A small plane crashed near Trilla, Illinois, on Saturday morning, killing all four people on board. The single-engine Cessna 180 went down about 12 miles from Coles County Memorial Airport. Emergency crews and state police responded, launching a fatal aircraft investigation. Debris scattered across a roadway, prompting its closure.
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