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Cargo Jet Crashes in Suburban Chicago
UPDATED 4:02pm 1/5/10 WHEELING, Ill. (AP) -- Officials say they believe at least two people were aboard a small cargo jet that crashed into a forest preserve this afternoon near a small airport in Wheeling.

Elizabeth Cory of the Federal Aviation Administration says in a recorded message it is unknown if there was anyone else aboard the jet that crashed on the banks of the DesPlaines River. The jet on its final approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, about 15 miles northwest of Chicago, when it crashed.

The FAA says the jet is registered to the Waterford, Mich.-based Royal Air Freight but is still trying to determine where the flight originated. A woman answering the phone at the company has declined to comment.

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