Flooding continues to plague the upper Midwest, as high water reached record stages in Illinois and left at least four people dead.

The Illinois River is making history, says the U.S. Geological Survey: "USGS has measured the highest levels of flooding ever recorded in Illinois: At least ten USGS stream gauges in Illinois that have more than 20 years of record, have measured the . More record levels are expected as flooding moves downstream."

National Weather Service Significant Flood Outlook for the week of April 23 - 28, 2013.

National Weather Service

Flooding continues to plague the upper Midwest, as high water reached record stages in Illinois and left at least four people dead.

The Illinois River is making history, says the U.S. Geological Survey: "USGS has measured the highest levels of flooding ever recorded in Illinois: At least ten USGS stream gauges in Illinois that have more than 20 years of record, have measured the . More record levels are expected as flooding moves downstream."

Thomas Kilbride is the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He said the murder of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot days after singing at President Obama’s inauguration, could have been prevented.

Kilbride said one of the suspected shooters violated parole three times, and should have already been in custody.

“There are too many cases, with too few probation workers to handle the load, and this individual slipped through the system.”

The fastest a car is supposed to go in Illinois is 65 miles an hour.  Drivers could legally accelerate to 70 under a measure approved by the state Senate. The Senate easily passed the measure, 41 to 6.  Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation say it could lead to more serious traffic accidents, because they say drivers will go even faster.

Populous counties, including Cook, the collar counties, Madison and St. Clair can keep the speed limits lower in their areas.

Federal budget cuts are expected to affect airports in Illinois. However, the scope of these reductions may vary. 

Lincoln Highway was America's first transnational highway. Stretching from New York City to San Francisco, it was completed at the dawn of the automobile age.

Universities will have to go beyond creating a disaster plan, they'll have to practice implementing it. The schools are participating in a new Illinois Emergency Management Agency program. Five years ago - five students were killed when a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University. Don Kauerauf heads the Illinois Terrorism Task Force: