A child and a woman were killed, and another child is in critical condition after a rollover crash near Lake Villa Thursday evening, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:20 p.m. Thursday to the 39300 block of North Route 59 in unincorporated […]
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Driver wanted for double fatal crash arrested trying to flee country
A Round Lake Beach man wanted for allegedly driving drunk and killing two women in a crash near Grayslake last month was captured as he tried to escape the U.S. for Guatemala, police said. Victor H. Ortiz, 51, of the 1400 block of Kildeer Drive in Round Lake Beach, was arrested on a warrant Saturday […]
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Coroner identifies two women killed in head-on crash in unincorporated Grayslake
Officials have released the names of two women killed Saturday evening in a head-on crash in unincorporated Grayslake, as police work to determine what caused the deadly crash. Barbara Gaulke, 56, of Ingleside, and Sandra Forscht, 64, of Round Lake, were identified as the two women killed in the crash, Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard […]
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Two killed in head-on crash in unincorporated Grayslake
A 56-year-old woman and a 64-year-old woman were killed Saturday evening after a van went into the wrong lane of traffic and struck two vehicles head-on in unincorporated Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded at 9:05 p.m. Saturday to a three-vehicle head-on crash with injuries on Fairfield Road north of Route 60 in Fremont […]
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Coroner IDs 2 people killed by drunk driver in Waukegan
Jose Socorro Arroyo-Zavala, 42, of Waukegan, and Laura Orozco Corona, 41, of Mexico, were killed after a crash involving a drunk driver in Waukegan on Sunday, the Lake County Coroner said. The suspect, Letisia C. Delgadillo, 39, of Waukegan, had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit. She is facing numerous charges after police say […]
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Woman charged in DUI crash that killed two people in Waukegan
A 39-year-old woman, who had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, is facing numerous charges after allegedly speeding and running a red light, crashing into three cars and killing a married couple in Waukegan Sunday evening, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department were called around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday […]
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Two killed after car strikes semi truck head-on near Harvard
A 48-year-old Harvard man and an 18-year-old man are dead after their Toyota Prius crashed head-on with a semi-truck near Harvard early Friday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Fire Protection District were called at 2:29 a.m. Friday to a crash involving a 2003 Toyota Prius and a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck near […]
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Coroner confirms both people killed in Hebron crash died of blunt trauma
The McHenry County Coroner confirmed on Tuesday that the man and woman killed in the Hebron crash on Sunday died from blunt trauma. Emergency crews were called at 4:20 p.m. to a report of a head-on two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 47 south of O’Brien Road in Hebron. On Monday, the McHenry County Coroner’s […]
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Coroner IDs two people killed in Hebron crash
A Marengo man and Hebron woman were killed in a car crash in Hebron Sunday afternoon, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office said. Emergency crews were called at 4:20 p.m. to a report of a head-on two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 47 south of O’Brien Road in Hebron. On Monday, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office […]