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Police say victim had parked car along road before crossing street, being fatally struck by car in Kildeer

The police chief says a Barrington man had parked his car along the road before crossing a busy roadway where he was fatally hit by a car in a “tragic” Thanksgiving crash in Kildeer. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Quentin Road […]

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‘Tragic event’: Coroner identifies Barrington man who was fatally hit by car on Thanksgiving Day in Kildeer

The coroner has released the identity of a Barrington man who died after he was hit by a car while crossing the street in Kildeer on Thanksgiving Day, which police called a tragic incident. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Quentin Road […]

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Coroner releases identity of 22-year-old man who died after being struck by Metra train in Fox Lake

The coroner has released the identity of a 22-year-old man who died after being hit by a Metra train in Fox Lake during a snowstorm Saturday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District, Fox Lake Police Department and Metra Police Department responded around 10:20 p.m. Saturday to the Ingleside Metra station in the area of […]

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Pedestrian killed while crossing Quentin Road in Kildeer; cause of crash under investigation

The cause of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle while crossing a busy Kildeer road on Thanksgiving night remains under investigation, police officials said. Officers were dispatched to a personal injury accident on Quentin Road, south of Rand Road, that involved a vehicle and a pedestrian at about 5:30 p.m. […]

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Driver of van dies in hospital after rear-ending semi-truck, leaving him trapped on I-90 near Huntley

The driver of a van has died in the hospital days after he was left critically injured and heavily trapped in a rear-end crash with a semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Huntley. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police (ISP) responded around 5:10 p.m. Thursday to eastbound Interstate 90 at mile marker 48 […]

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Round Lake Beach man identified as driver killed after freight train collided with landscaping truck in Elgin

A Round Lake Beach man has been identified as the driver killed after a freight train struck his landscaping truck in Elgin as investigators say the driver had only seconds’ notice of the incoming train. The Elgin Police Department and Elgin Fire Department responded around 6:30 a.m. on October 23 to the area of State […]