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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Mundelein motorcyclist died following crash with pickup truck in Mount Prospect
An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Mundelein died in a crash with a pickup truck in Mount Prospect, authorities said. Daniel Vazquez was pronounced dead near the intersection of Algonquin Road and Briarwood Drive at about 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, Mount Prospect Police said in a news release. Police received a 911 call of a traffic crash […]
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Lake Barrington man identified as motorcyclist who died when he hit tree after sliding off roadway in Tower Lakes
A Lake Barrington man was killed in a crash after his motorcycle left the roadway and hit a tree on Roberts Road, Lake County Coroner officials announced. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said in a news release Tower Lakes Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded to Roberts Road approximately 150 feet west of North […]
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Motorcyclist dies following crash on Route 176 and Dean Street in Lakewood
A male motorcyclist transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash with a minivan at the intersection of Route 176 and Dean Street died after arriving at the hospital, authorities said. The cause of the crash at 2:22 p.m. in Lakewood has not been released and remains under investigation by Lakewood Police […]
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Fundraiser set for single father killed in Antioch motorcycle crash
A “one of a kind” father, who was a single parent raising two boys, died last month in a motorcycle crash in Antioch. Now, a benefit event is set to take place on Sunday to help raise money for his children. Lake Villa resident Ian Wilson was riding his 1999 Honda motorcycle near Grass Lake […]
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Woman killed in North Barrington motorcycle crash identified as school district employee
The 62-year-old Mount Prospect woman killed in a Memorial Day motorcycle crash in North Barrington was identified as Deborah Platz, a longtime school district employee who was just days away from retirement. Emergency crews were called at 11:57 a.m. Monday to a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries near the area of Miller Road […]
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72-year-old motorcyclist killed in Woodstock crash
A 72-year-old Woodstock man, who was a local business owner, was identified as the man killed in a motorcycle crash on Sunday in Woodstock, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Marengo Rescue and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were called at 11:05 a.m. on Sunday to a report of a motorcycle crash near Kishwaukee Valley Road and […]
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Volo man killed after motorcycle crash in Fox Lake
A 62-year-old Volo man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle into a guardrail in Fox Lake Tuesday evening. Emergency crews responded at 6:15 p.m. to the Route 12 Frontage Road near Big Hollow Road. Police said that a 62-year-old Volo man was driving a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on the Route 12 Frontage […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed after driving in opposite lanes of traffic, hitting a car in Fox Lake
The coroner has identified the 27-year-old man who was killed after a motorcycle crash in Fox Lake on Tuesday. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne L. Majewski identified the man as Samual J. Wiesbrock, 26, of Spring Grove. Fox Lake police and firefighters responded to a report of a car that hit a motorcycle at around 4:30 […]