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2 injured after car travels into oncoming traffic, causing head-on crash that left vehicle engulfed in flames in Wadsworth

A woman and a man were hospitalized after a car drove into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash that left one of the cars fully engulfed in flames in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 6 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth […]

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1 charged as detectives investigate more suspected arson fires of vehicles in Huntley neighborhoods

A suspect has been arrested as detectives investigate multiple arson fires involving parked cars at homes in Huntley in recent months, police said. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 11:31 p.m. on March 1 to the 11800 block of Everglades Road in Huntley for a report of a vehicle fire. […]

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Video captures car fleeing police slamming into parked cars, bursting into flames in Lindenhurst

A surveillance video captured the moment a driver fleeing from police at a high speed slammed into multiple parked cars at a dealership in Lindenhurst and erupted in flames last week. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Grand Avenue for a report […]

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Detectives investigating suspected arson fire that left car torched in Huntley neighborhood

Detectives are investigating a suspected arson fire that left a resident’s car engulfed in flames in the driveway of their home in Huntley, authorities said. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 11:31 p.m. Wednesday to the 11800 block of Everglades Road in Huntley for a report of a vehicle fire. […]