The body of a 9-year-old boy who fell off a boat Friday evening on Bangs Lake in Wauconda has been located by divers Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District was called around 7:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Edgewater Parkway and Monroe Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a water rescue. Wauconda police […]
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Coroner IDs man who died in Lake Michigan
Stanislaw Wlosek, Jr., 46, of Itasca, died after being rescued from Lake Michigan and a 52-year-old Elgin woman is still missing after a polar-plunge type event on Lake Michigan Sunday morning near Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department along with the U.S. Coast Guard and numerous other fire departments responded shortly after 9 a.m. […]
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62-year-old man found dead in Deerfield retention pond
A 62-year-old man was found after apparently drowning on Monday morning in Deerfield, police said. The Deerfield Police Department said that police officers and firefighters were called at 7:30 a.m. to a retention pond in the 500 block of Lake Cook Road for a medical call. Emergency crews found a 62-year-old man, whose identity has […]
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Coroner releases name of child who drowned near Waukegan Harbor
Antony O’Conner, 14, of Waukegan, was identified Wednesday as the boy who died after being rescued from Lake Michigan near the Waukegan Harbor last week. The Waukegan Fire Department was called around 6 p.m. Friday for a report of a person who went under the water at the Waukegan Harbor and Marina near Madison Street […]
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14-year-old boy dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Waukegan
The 14-year-old boy who was rescued from Lake Michigan near the Waukegan Harbor by fire department divers Friday evening has died. The Waukegan Fire Department was called around 6 p.m. Friday for a report of a person who went under the water at the Waukegan Harbor and Marina near Madison Street and Harbor Place. Witnesses […]
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Coroner IDs fisherman who drowned at Independence Grove in Libertyville
Nicholas Bishop, 25, of McCullom Lake, died after suffering a medical emergency, which caused him to fall out of his boat and drown at Independence Grove in Libertyville, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday to Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 West Buckley Road in […]
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Man in critical condition after near drowning on Chain O’ Lakes
For the third time in a week, someone has drowned or nearly drowned on the Chain O’ Lakes. This time, a 70-year-old man was rescued after falling into the water. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called to Barnacle Bob’s Boat Rentals on Lake Marie near […]
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Arlington Heights man who died in Petite Lake drowning identified
23-year-old Jason Saccone of Arlington Heights was identified Tuesday as the man who died after drowning in Petite Lake over the weekend, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday to the Petite Lake Sandbar, which is located on the Chain O’Lakes, for a […]
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Man dies after being rescued from Petite Lake
A 23-year-old man who didn’t know how to swim died after going under the water on Petite Lake on Saturday, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday to the Petite Lake Sandbar, which is located on the Chain O’Lakes, for a report of an unresponsive person. Lake […]