A Highwood resident is identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as the person who died in a head-on crash early Sunday morning in North Chicago. George Santi, 67, died from blunt force injuries he received in the crash on Route 41 south of Brompton Avenue at about 2:14 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, said […]
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Round Lake Beach motorcyclist died from injuries sustained in nearly 3-week-old Gurnee crash
A Round Lake Beach motorcyclist injured in an accident in Gurnee in May has died from his injuries, Lake County Coroner officials said. Frank Rodriguez, 57, died Sunday at Advocate Medical Center in Libertyville from the blunt force injuries he received in the crash with a Toyota SUV on Grand Avenue in Gurnee, Lake County […]
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Harvard woman identified as person killed in crash on I-90 Tuesday
A Harvard woman has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as a person killed during a crash on I-90 Tuesday. Aimee Simmons, 51, was heading eastbound on I-90 near the 66th mile marker in Schaumburg when she collided with a stopped semi at about 9 a.m., authorities said. The Cook County Medical […]
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4-year-old child from Zion died due to head-on crash in Waukegan, coroner officials say
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified a 4-year-old Zion child killed in a head-on vehicle crash in Waukegan. Waukegan Police and Waukegan Fire responded to the area of Sunset and Kellogg avenues for a two-vehicle crash with multiple injuries at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday morning, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said in a news release. […]
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Holiday Hills man identified as victim in motorcycle crash with minivan in Woodstock
A 67-year-old Holiday Hills motorcyclist died of blunt force injuries he sustained in a crash with a minivan on Route 176 near Dean Street in Lakewood, authorities said. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said an autopsy conducted Tuesday showed motorcyclist Claude Bulava died of the blunt force injuries received in the crash Saturday afternoon. […]
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Lake County Coroner identifies man killed after vehicle strikes utility pole near Gurnee Saturday
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of an 89-year-old man who died after a car he was riding in collided with a pole near Gurnee Saturday afternoon. Preliminary results show that Leonard Blum, of Gurnee, died as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash that took place at about 2:15 […]
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Vernon Hills man dies during accident while working construction at school in south suburbs
A Vernon Hills man has died following a motorized saw accident that occurred while he was performing masonry work at a school in the south suburbs, officials said. Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 Superintendent Dr. Scott Wakeley sent a message on Thursday to parents about the incident. Wakeley said it was a “very sad […]
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Coroner identifies owner of excavation company who died after being crushed under ramp near Vernon Hills
The coroner has identified a Libertyville man, who was the owner of an excavation company, that was found dead after being crushed by a ramp near Vernon Hills. An autopsy performed Thursday on Wladyslaw Dziedzic, 53, of Libertyville, showed he died from blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire […]
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53-year-old man crushed to death by ramp while off-loading excavator near Vernon Hills
Authorities say a 53-year-old man was found dead after he was apparently crushed to death by a ramp while offloading an excavator near Vernon Hills Thursday morning. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:30 a.m. Thursday to the 24800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in unincorporated Vernon Hills for […]