A woman died and a passenger was injured when an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed rolled over multiple times and crashed into parked cars in Waukegan Sunday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Sunday to Classic Kia, 425 North Green Bay Road, for a report […]
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Deerfield school board member identified as bicyclist fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Highland Park
A Deerfield school board member has been identified as the bicyclist who died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Highland Park Friday afternoon. An autopsy performed Friday on Maureen Wener, 49, of Deerfield, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]
Female victim dies after being struck by hit-and-run driver while riding bicycle in Highland Park
A female victim has died after she was riding her bicycle and was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Highland Park Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 12:37 p.m. Friday to Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road for a report of a bicyclist […]
Investigators release similar photo of car wanted for fatally hitting pedestrian, fleeing scene near Fox Lake
Investigators are asking for help in identifying the driver who fatally struck a North Chicago man and fled the scene, leaving the man to die near Fox Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:08 a.m. Monday to Wilmot Road and Paddock Road in unincorporated Fox Lake for […]
North Chicago man fatally struck by hit-and-run driver after getting out of his car near Fox Lake
Sheriff’s officials say a North Chicago man died after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver after he got out of his car, which was stuck in a ditch, near Fox Lake Monday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:08 a.m. Monday to Wilmot Road and Paddock […]
Lawmakers advance new legislation after motorcyclist fatally struck by ambulance not using sirens in Waukegan
Lawmakers have advanced legislation that changes how ambulances operate after a 23-year-old man died when an ambulance, which was responding without sirens, hit his motorcycle in Waukegan. Donald Stallworth III, 23, of North Chicago, died on May 16, 2022, following a two-vehicle crash at Lake Street and Genesee Street in Waukegan. A Waukegan Fire Department […]
Buffalo Grove High School student recovering after surviving crash that killed 4 fellow classmates
A Buffalo Grove High School student has a “long recovery ahead” after he was critically injured in a crash that killed four of his fellow classmates and friends in Wheeling. Jaime Davila was hospitalized in the intensive care unit following the May 16 crash. “This has been really hard for our family, the families involved, […]
Coroner identifies 67-year-old man, says he died of medical emergency after crashing off roadway in Lindenhurst
The coroner has identified a 67-year-old man who died of a medical emergency after police say his vehicle drove into oncoming traffic before traveling off Route 45 in Lindenhurst. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Saturday to Route 45 near Briargate Boulevard for a vehicle crash with […]
Funerals held after 4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in high-speed crash in Wheeling
Three funerals have been held this week after four Buffalo Grove High School students, ages 16 to 18, were killed in a high-speed crash last week in Wheeling. The Wheeling Police Department and Wheeling Fire Department responded to the crash, which occurred at Dundee Road and Schoenbeck Road in Wheeling, around 10:19 p.m. on May […]