Police say an elderly man was killed in what is believed to be a “tragic accident” after he was struck by a Metra train in Zion Saturday morning. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Metra Police Department and Zion Police Department responded around 8:38 a.m. Saturday to the area of Eden Avenue and Shiloh Boulevard. Zion Police […]
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Child taken to hospital by ambulance after getting off bus, running into vehicle in Algonquin
A student was taken to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries after getting off a school bus and running into a van in Algonquin Monday afternoon, school officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Algonquin Police Department responded to the incident around 2:40 p.m. Monday at Woods Creek Lane and […]
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19-year-old improving after suffering life-threatening injuries when load shifted, crushing him in his truck in Lake in the Hills
A 19-year-old man is improving after suffering serious, life-threatening injuries when concrete slabs shifted on a trailer and crushed him in the cab of his truck in Lake in the Hills, fire officials said. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 11:04 a.m. Wednesday to […]
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Semi-truck driver flown to hospital after concrete slabs impale truck cab in Lake in the Hills
A semi-truck driver had to be extricated and flown to the hospital after being pinned in his cab when concrete slabs impaled his truck cab in Lake in the Hills Wednesday morning. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 11:04 a.m. Wednesday to Randall Road […]
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‘Luckily they survived’: 2 Cary residents hospitalized after suffering critical injuries in UTV crash
A couple from Cary remains hospitalized after their UTV rolled over down into a ravine, leaving them with serious injuries, in Tennessee last weekend. Alan Steffens and Kelly Steffens were riding in a utility vehicle last Saturday while on vacation in Cocke County, Tennessee. The UTV got too close to the edge of the gravel […]
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3-year-old boy dies in hospital after being run over by golf cart near Marengo
A 3-year-old boy has died in the hospital after he suffered severe injuries after he was run over by a golf cart at an RV park near Marengo, officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 9:55 a.m. Saturday to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, 19608 Harmony Road […]
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Young child flown to hospital after being run over, severely injured by golf cart near Marengo
A young boy remains in critical condition after he suffered severe injuries when a juvenile driving a golf cart ran him over near Marengo, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 9:55 a.m. Saturday to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, 19608 Harmony Road in unincorporated […]
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Young child suffers life-threatening injuries after being run over by vehicle near Marengo
A young child suffered life-threatening injuries after being run over by a golf cart near Marengo Saturday morning, fire officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 9:54 a.m. Saturday to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort, 19608 Harmony Road in unincorporated Marengo. Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts Communication […]
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82-year-old man hospitalized after car rolls down driveway, pinning him under the vehicle in McHenry
An elderly man was hospitalized after he became pinned underneath his own vehicle in McHenry after police say he forgot to put the vehicle in “park.” The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 8:40 a.m. Friday to the 5100 block of Greenbrier Drive in McHenry. McHenry Deputy Police Chief Thomas […]