A man was flown to the hospital after he was seriously injured during a cooking accident on Memorial Day near Spring Grove, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:17 p.m. Monday to the 38600 block of North Lake Shore Drive in unincorporated Spring Grove for a burn victim. Fox Lake […]
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Child seriously injured after being run over by bicycle near Wonder Lake
A 6-year-old girl was seriously injured after being run over by a bicycle while playing at a party at a house near Wonder Lake Monday afternoon. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 1:53 p.m. Monday to the 8200 block of Howe Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake for a […]
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Man flown to hospital after being found with serious injuries at residence near Marengo
An elderly man was flown to the hospital after deputies found him with serious injuries from an apparent accident in his garage near Marengo, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 p.m. Saturday to the 19100 block of West Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a well-being check. McHenry County Sheriff’s […]
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Man flown to hospital with severe injury after becoming trapped in machinery accident near Huntley
A man suffered a severe injury and was flown to the hospital after he became pinned between two construction vehicles near Huntley Thursday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 4:35 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Ellery Lane and Clearwater Way in unincorporated Huntley. Huntley Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Michael Pierce said […]
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Police say elderly man hit and killed by Metra train in Zion believed to be ‘tragic accident’
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 […]