Funeral services are set for a Gurnee man, who was a father of six and grandfather to two, remembered as “the life of the party,” after he died in a boating incident on the Fox Lake near Antioch. An autopsy performed on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake […]
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Coroner identifies Gurnee man found dead after being ejected from boat on Fox Lake near Antioch
The coroner has released the identity of a Gurnee man who went missing on the Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. An autopsy performed on Wednesday on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]
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Crews recover body suspected of being man who was ejected from boat, went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch
Emergency crews on Tuesday afternoon recovered a body suspected of being the man who went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. Fire department boats located and recovered the body on the lake at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Officials urge people to practice safe boating as summer approaches
Illinois conservation police are urging residents to wear life jackets and avoid operating boats while under the influence ahead of the summer season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) released a statement during National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 21 to May 27, reminding people to practice safe boating ahead of the […]
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‘Absolutely heartbreaking:’ Reward offered after sandhill crane shot and killed in Lake Villa
A $2,600 reward has been offered by a wildlife rehabilitation facility in the search for a suspect who shot and killed a sandhill crane in a forest preserve near Lake Villa. Non-profit organization Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation said that the incident occurred on the morning of May 15. An unknown person shot the crane in […]