Two people escaped from a car with minor injuries after it struck a pole and became fully engulfed in flames Sunday afternoon in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 1:40 p.m. Sunday to the Waste Management, 1400 South Virginia Road. First responders received a call for […]
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Police say speed a factor in fiery crash that killed Waukegan woman, injured male passenger
Police say that speed may have been a factor in the fiery crash that killed a 27-year-old woman in Waukegan on Friday. Good Samaritans rescued a male passenger, police added. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 1:39 a.m. Friday to the 2300 block of North Sheridan Road for a vehicle crash […]
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$1 million bond for man charged with arson after lighting his own car on fire in McHenry
A McHenry man was arrested after police say he lit his vehicle, which he co-owns with his girlfriend, on fire during an argument with the woman. Randall S. Grayburn, 27, of the 4300 block of Shamrock Lane in McHenry, was charged with arson, a Class 2 felony, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct. McHenry […]
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Police arrest Chicago man for child endangerment following fiery crash in Crystal Lake
A Chicago man, who is a convicted murderer, was arrested after he crashed his car into a pole, causing it to burst into flames in Crystal Lake while he had a child in the car. Ledell T. Rice, 40, of the 5000 block of West Washington Street in Chicago, was charged with causing a child […]
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Hand sanitizer causes car to catch fire in Waukegan
Fire officials are warning the public after hand sanitizer sitting in a vehicle ignited a fire Thursday afternoon in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:45 p.m. Thursday to the 400 block of Pioneer Road for a report of a vehicle fire. Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi said that the fire was out by […]
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Driver killed after car crashes into ditch, bursts into flames in North Chicago
The driver of a vehicle was killed after they crashed into a ditch and their car caught fire on Route 41 in North Chicago Thursday morning. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 8:27 a.m. Thursday to Route 41 south of Route 137 for a single-vehicle crash with injuries. Emergency […]
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12 years in prison for man who set vehicle on fire inside U.S. Post Office garage in Woodstock
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting a vehicle on fire inside a garage of the Woodstock Post Office. James Durkee, 55, of Woodstock, was found guilty of arson, a Class 2 felony, following a negotiated plea before McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge. The Woodstock Fire […]
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Tesla SUV catches on fire after head-on crash in Barrington
A Tesla SUV caught on fire after a head-on crash in Barrington that shutdown part of Northwest Highway for over an hour Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The Barrington Fire Department and Barrington Police Department responded around 7 a.m. to Northwest Highway and Lake Zurich Road for a two-vehicle accident. Firefighters arrived and found a […]
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Tow truck driver, police officer rescue man trapped in fiery rollover crash in McHenry
A tow truck driver and a police officer rescued a man who was trapped and critically injured in his car that rolled over and caught on fire Friday evening in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 9:30 p.m. Friday for a report of a vehicle rollover with fire […]