The Sheriff’s Office added that the pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft and was taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Proponents want to provide more evening sunlight hours, while opponents point to sunrise coming later during the winter months.
Six months after ISP completed its investigation, prosecutors have yet to issue a ruling.
3 Illinois airports rely on federal subsidies for commercial air routes.
The National Weather Service said a lingering high pressure system has trapped the smoke close to the ground.
In the Chicago area, air quality ranged from very unhealthy to hazardous.
The federal warnings to consumers did not identify the company, but a federal official who was briefed on the investigation and not authorized to discuss it told The Associated Press it was Taylor Farms of Salinas, California.
The university’s board of trustees approved the new deal for Whitman at its regular meeting on Thursday.