Three people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash left a semi-tractor-trailer truck on top of a car, crushing the vehicle, on Interstate 94 in Lake Forest Monday afternoon. The Illinois State Police, Lake Forest Fire Department and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 4:29 p.m. Monday to Interstate 94 near the 21 mile marker in […]
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Children among 8 transported to hospital after crash leaves cars heavily damaged on I-94 near Bannockburn
Children were among eight people transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash that resulted in heavy damage and shut down part of Interstate 94 near Bannockburn Saturday morning. The Illinois State Police (ISP) and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 8:50 a.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 near Duffy Lane in Bannockburn for a report […]
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Driver transported to hospital after sedan drives into pond in medical center parking lot in Bannockburn
Firefighters assisted a man out of his car and transported him to the hospital after he drove his car over an embankment into a pond at a medical office building in Bannockburn. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Bannockburn Police Department responded around 12:45 p.m. Thursday to the North Shore Medical Group, 2151 Waukegan Road, […]
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Illinois State Police mourn death of police canine who served Lake, McHenry counties and surrounding area
The Illinois State Police has announced the death of one of its police canines, who served Lake and McHenry counties and the surrounding Chicago area, following a seven-year career. Illinois State Police Troop 3, which serves Lake, McHenry, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Grundy, Kendall, Will and Boone counties, announced “with love and a deep sadness” […]
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Woman accused of ditching her child in middle of street during police pursuit in Bannockburn
Prosecutors say a mother, who was wanted on a warrant, fled from officers at a high rate of speed and ditched her child in the middle of the street during the police chase in Bannockburn. Brittney E. Laarveld, 39, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude police, driving on a suspended license and […]
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‘Tragic accident’: Coroner identifies toddler who died after drowning in pool in Bannockburn
The coroner has released the identity of a two-year-old boy who died after he was pulled unresponsive from a pool at a house in Bannockburn Monday afternoon. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Bannockburn Police Department responded around 2 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Half Day Road for a report of a drowning. […]
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2-year-old boy dies after suspected drowning in pool at house in Bannockburn
A two-year-old boy has died after he was pulled unresponsive from a pool at a house in Bannockburn Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Bannockburn Police Department responded around 2 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Half Day Road for a report of a drowning. Firefighter-paramedics and police officers arrived […]
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2 children among 4 hospitalized after car veers off Interstate 94, rolls over multiple times near Bannockburn
Two children were among four transported to the hospital after a car veered off of Interstate 94 near Bannockburn and rolled over multiple times, authorities said. The Illinois State Police and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 94 at the 23 mile marker in Bannockburn for a report of a […]
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Owl rescued by police after being struck by car, suffering injuries in Bannockburn
Wildlife rehabilitation officials are hopeful an owl will make a full recovery after he was struck by a vehicle and injured in Bannockburn overnight. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation that they were contacted early Saturday morning about the incident. The organization is a licensed non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center based in Barrington that cares for injured and […]