6 killed, including 2 Illinois residents, in Wisconsin plane crash

PHILLIPS, Wis. (WLS) --Six people, including at least two Bensenville residents, were killed early Saturday when a small plane crashed in Price County in northern Wisconsin.

The Cessna took off from Waukegan headed to Canada for a fishing trip. The Price County Sheriff's Office says the airplane crashed at 3:21 a.m. Saturday near the city of Phillips.

Everyone on board was killed. Two of the victims were identified as Charles Tomlitz and Thomas Demauro, according to Bensenville School District 2 where they both worked.

WSAW-TV reports that the crash victims were all adults, but no names have been released.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators say there was a discussion between the pilot of the plane and air traffic controllers about "local weather phenomenon." Soon after, the aircraft dropped off radar.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.