Chicago: 3 die in suburb small plane crash

Three people have died aboard a small plane that crashed on the only vacant lot in a dense Chicago suburb of single-family homes, authorities said Monday. The twin-engine Beechcraft Baron crashed in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, shortly after takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport for Lawrence, Kansas, said Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration. He said the plane had hit some trees but didn't strike any houses when it crashed, adding the wreckage was in a rather compact area, according to AP.