The coroner has identified a 34-year-old man who died after he crashed his car into a guardrail, leaving him partially ejected, while exiting the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan Sunday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:59 p.m. Sunday to the area of the Amstutz Expressway and Greenwood Avenue for a […]
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34-year-old man killed after car slams into guardrail while exiting Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man died after he crashed his car into a guardrail while exiting the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan late Sunday evening, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:59 p.m. Sunday to the area of the Amstutz Expressway and Greenwood Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan closed for a week for filming of TV show ‘Chicago Fire’
The Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan will be closed until next week to allow for the filming of a scene for the popular TV show Chicago Fire. The Illinois Department of Transportation said the closure began at 5 a.m. Thursday. The Amstutz Expressway, also known as Illinois Route 137, is fully closed between Genesee Street and […]
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Fleeing suspect drives wrong way, causes multiple-vehicle crash that left 7 injured in Waukegan
A suspect was arrested after he drove the wrong way on the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan, causing a five-vehicle crash that sent seven people to area hospitals. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 7:15 p.m. Sunday to the Amstutz Expressway near Grand Avenue in Waukegan for a report of a vehicle […]