A 32-year-old woman who was a Buffalo Grove native died after she fell during a hiking accident at a national park in Washington state, officials said. Rachel Heiss, 32, of Seattle, Washington, died on September 9 at Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington. Heiss fell while hiking at the park, according to the Pierce County […]
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Coroner identifies 59-year-old man fatally shot while inside home in Waukegan
The coroner has identified a 59-year-old man who was fatally shot in the head in Waukegan last week, in which police had initially incorrectly ruled the man died from an accidental fall. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. September 5 to the 300 block of Helmholz Avenue in Waukegan […]
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58-year-old man who went missing found dead in home’s crawl space in unincorporated McHenry County
The sheriff’s office is investigating after a 58-year-old man who had been missing was found dead in the crawl space of his residence in unincorporated McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 10:15 a.m. Saturday to the 16400 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Harvard, which is in […]
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Police incorrectly suspect death as accidental fall after man fatally shot in head in Waukegan
Police incorrectly ruled a 59-year-old man died from an accidental fall in Waukegan Wednesday until it was later discovered by the funeral home he had actually been shot in the head. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Helmholz Avenue in Waukegan for a […]
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Coroner identifies 92-year-old man killed by train while trying to get to Antioch High School football game
The coroner released the identity of a 92-year-old man fatally struck by a train Friday evening while trying to cross the tracks to attend the Antioch High School football game. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Wayne Blanchette, 92, of Antioch, died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]
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Elderly man fatally struck by train was trying to cross tracks to Antioch High School football game, officials say
Officials say a pedestrian fatally struck by a train Friday evening was a man in his 90s trying to cross the tracks to attend the Antioch High School football game. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Antioch Police Department responded around 7:10 p.m. Friday to Route 173 east of Route 83 for a report of […]
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by train at entrance to Antioch High School field during football game
A pedestrian died after being struck by a train at the entrance to the Antioch High School stadium while a football game was being played Friday evening, officials said. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Antioch Police Department responded around 7:10 p.m. Friday to Route 173 east of Route 83 for a report of a […]
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Coroner identifies man who died after collapsing while water skiing on Lake Marie near Antioch
The coroner has identified a 62-year-old man who died after he collapsed while water skiing on Lake Marie near Antioch and was pulled from the water last week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department responded around 6:50 a.m. Friday to the 40800 block of North Douglas Avenue in unincorporated Antioch. Lake County […]
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Medical examiner rules cause, manner of death ‘undetermined’ in death of toddler at daycare in Island Lake
The medical examiner has ruled the cause and manner of death as undetermined in the death of a toddler who was found lying unresponsive on a toy bin at a daycare center in Island Lake. The Island Lake Police Department was called around 8:46 a.m. on April 25 to Lots of Tots ChildCare, 202 West […]