A family has filed a lawsuit against a movie theater in Woodstock alleging that they turned off the lights after a movie ended, resulting in the death of a Crystal Lake man who was still in the theater and fell in the dark. The son of Jack T. Smerecky, 62, of Crystal Lake, filed the […]
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2 vehicle crash in Grayslake leaves 19-year-old dead, 86-year-old woman injured
A 19-year-old teenager was killed and an elderly woman was injured following a two-vehicle crash with heavy damage in Grayslake on Monday afternoon. Officials from the Grayslake Police Department said they responded to an accident with injuries at Washington Street and Atkinson Road at about 2:13 p.m. Police said a black Volkswagen driven by the […]
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No injuries reported following crash involving Cary squad car
No injuries were reported after a marked Cary Police squad car was involved in an accident on Route 14, authorities said. Scott Naydenoff, Deputy Chief of Support Services for the Cary Police Department, said the officer was turning southbound onto Cary-Algonquin Road from westbound U.S. Route 14 at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, when […]
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Lawsuit says woman required surgery after fall from Superman ride at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Six Flags Great America in Gurnee alleging that she was left injured after falling off the Superman ride following a malfunction. Chicago-based law firm Trauma Lawyers filed a lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court late last month against Great America, which does business as Six Flags Great America. […]
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Young man flown to hospital with serious burn injuries after campfire accident in Johnsburg
A young man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after he was burned during a campfire accident in the backyard of a house in Johnsburg, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:05 p.m. Friday to the 5700 block of Dakota Ridge in Johnsburg for a report of a […]
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Elderly man found seriously injured hours after being run over by tractor near Marengo
An elderly man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after he was run over by a tractor and was not discovered for hours near Marengo Sunday afternoon. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:24 p.m. Sunday to the 6500 block of Maple Street in unincorporated Marengo. […]
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Worker left seriously injured after suffering laceration from industrial lawnmower in Wonder Lake
A woman, who was working as a private contractor, was left seriously injured after she suffered a laceration from an industrial lawnmower while mowing a yard in Wonder Lake. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 11:56 a.m. Tuesday to the 7000 block of Hiawatha Drive in Wonder Lake for a report of a […]
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No injuries reported after car leaves roadway in Algonquin, lands in creek
Police officials said no injuries were reported after a car went off the roadway and landed in a small creek in Algonquin. Algonquin Police Sgt. Kory Koehler said the driver was at Route 31 and Edwood Drive at 7:56 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, when the vehicle left the roadway. The car clipped a street […]
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Alderman says 2 Waukegan Public Works employees ‘doing well’ after electrocution accident
An alderman says two public works employees who were hospitalized after being electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan are both conscious and “doing well.” The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the area of Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue. Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec said fire crews arrived to find two […]