The coroner’s office has identified a 59-year-old contractor who died after he suffered a medical emergency and had to be rescued from the roof of a theater in downtown Antioch. A preliminary autopsy showed that Daniel Ruckoldt, 59, of Salem, Wisconsin, likely died from a cardiac issue, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The […]
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Worker found unresponsive dies after firefighters rescue him from roof of theater in Antioch
A contractor died after he was found unresponsive on the roof of a theater and had to be rescued by firefighters in Antioch Thursday morning, authorities said. The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 10:56 a.m. Thursday to the PM&L Theatre, 877 Main Street in Antioch. Antioch Fire Chief Jon Cokefair said […]
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Worker rescued from malfunctioning elevator 80-feet below ground in Lake Bluff
A worker was rescued almost two hours after being trapped in a malfunctioning elevator 80-feet below ground at a water pumping station in Lake Bluff early Friday morning. The Lake Bluff Fire Department and the Lake Bluff Police Department responded around 1:30 a.m. Friday to 700 East Blodgett Avenue for a report of a person […]