Two 15-year-old girls riding an electric bike were injured, one with life-threatening injuries, after crashing with an SUV on Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville Tuesday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 9:08 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Winchester Road and Milwaukee Avenue for a report of a crash involving a […]
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‘Dangerous behavior’: Police seek to identify off-road vehicle operators seen driving recklessly through Huntley
Police are trying to identify off-road vehicle operators who were caught on video speeding, blowing stop signs and performing stunts through Huntley amid ongoing “dangerous behavior” by e-bikes and e-motos. The Huntley Police Department said Thursday they have been working for months to address the increase in reckless and unlawful off-road electric bikes and motorcycles […]
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Senate unanimously passes ‘sweeping’ bill that would implement new restrictions on electric bikes, scooters in Illinois
Lawmakers have unanimously passed a “sweeping” bill that would impose new restrictions on electric bikes and scooters in Illinois, treating certain ones the same as cars while implementing speed and age restrictions. The Illinois Senate on Wednesday passed what Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called a “sweeping” law as part of a statewide safety initiative […]
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Child transported to hospital after car hits electric bicycle in parking lot of movie theater in Deer Park
The sheriff says a car was at fault when it struck an electric bicycle and sent a child to the hospital in the parking lot of a movie theater in Deer Park Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 12:45 p.m. Monday to the Cinemark Century Deer […]