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Three victims of Waukegan factory explosion identified; search continues for last victim

By Sam Borcia | May 7, 2019 5:42 pm

Three of the victims killed in the Waukegan manufacturing plant blast have been identified by authorities as crews continue to search for the last victim…

Coroner says second body recovered from site of Waukegan plant explosion, bringing deaths up to 3

By Sam Borcia | Updated on May 7, 2019 5:57 pm

Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced that a second body has been located in the rubble at the site of the Waukegan plant explosion…

2 dead, 2 missing after explosion, fire at Waukegan chemical plant

By Sam Borcia | May 4, 2019 10:13 pm

Two people are confirmed dead and two others remain missing after a massive explosion at a chemical plant in Waukegan, fire officials said in an…

1 dead, 2 missing after explosion at chemical plant in Waukegan

By Sam Borcia | May 4, 2019 11:05 am

One person is dead, four people were injured and two others remain missing after a massive explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Waukegan…

At least 4 injured after massive explosion, fire at factory in Waukegan

By Sam Borcia | May 4, 2019 12:28 am

At least four people were hospitalized and several are unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire that leveled a factory in Waukegan Friday evening,…

Man set diesel tank on fire in Antioch after woman rejected him, police say

By Sam Borcia | April 27, 2019 2:40 pm

A man has been arrested after police say that he set a diesel fuel storage tank on fire in Antioch, causing a large explosion, after…

2 injured, including man with 3rd-degree burns after Harvard garage fire; investigation underway

By Sam Borcia | August 29, 2017 2:38 pm

Two people, including a man that had second and third-degree burns, were injured after an “explosive” garage fire in Harvard that caused $250,000 in damage.…

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