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Person injured after being pinned by tractor in water following bridge collapse near Woodstock

One person was injured and airlifted to a hospital after being pinned under a tractor and partially submerged in water for over 30 minutes when a bridge collapsed under him near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a reported water rescue in the 3200 block of N. Route 47 in unincorporated Woodstock at about […]

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Lindenhurst man ordered detained in Lake County jail following threats to “shoot up” Condell Medical Center in Libertyville

A Lindenhurst man who threatened to “shoot up” Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville after becoming upset with the care his mother was receiving was ordered detained in Lake County jail until trial, authorities said. Gerald Welch is officially charged with a class 4 felony for harassment by electronic communication device, court records show. If […]

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Two Lake County hospitals named among best in United States for maternity care

Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington are two of six Advocate Health Care hospitals nationally recognized as leaders in advancing maternity and postpartum care by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. This distinction reflects the safe, high-quality care parents and their newborns can […]

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Three injured following serious motorcycle crash at Route 176 and Dean Street in Woodstock Saturday afternoon

Three people were injured following a serious crash between a motorcycle and a minivan at the intersection of Route 176 and Dean Street in Woodstock. Alex Vucha, Communication Specialist with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, said Woodstock and the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department were dispatched to the intersection at 2:25 p.m. Saturday for a report […]

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100 students from local high schools experience day in life at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville

100 students from area high schools experienced a “day in the life” of trauma staff at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, which is Lake County’s only Level 1 trauma center. Advocate Condell Medical Center hosted 100 students from 10 area high schools for its annual Trauma Day 2024 on Friday. The students were fromย Carmel […]

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Woman charged with striking, injuring nurse in face while being treated at Advocate Condell hospital in Libertyville

A Round Lake Beach woman was arrested after allegedly striking a nurse in the face, injuring the nurse, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, police said. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 2:20 a.m. on January 14 to Advocate Condell Medical Center, 801 South Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, for a report of a battery. […]

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Organization releases hospital safety ratings: Vista East in Waukegan gets ‘D’ grade

A report was released last week with safety grade ratings for hospitals in the country. Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan scored a “D” grade. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, released its fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grade results. The organization assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on over […]

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Man accused of battering and injuring security guards, nurses at Condell Hospital in Libertyville

A Rockford man has been arrested for allegedly attacking several hospital employees, leaving two injured, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, police said. Jordan V. Nelson, 21, of Rockford, was charged with three counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and three counts of aggravated battery. Court records show the incident occurred on […]