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4-year-old among 3 killed in head-on crash in Kendall County, Illinois State Police say
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA 4-year-old girl was among three people killed in a head-on crash on Friday night, Illinois State Police said.
The headline splitWLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "4-year-old among 3 killed in head-on crash in Kendall County, Illinois State Police say". The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) frames it as "N.J. driver killed in head-on crash on highway".
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Center4-year-old among 3 killed in head-on crash in Kendall County, Illinois State Police say
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