The coroner has scheduled a jury inquest to determine the manner of death of a woman who died after she was found unresponsive on Vista Medical Center’s rooftop in Waukegan. The Lake County Coroner’s Office is set to hold an inquest in the death of Chelsea Adolphus, 28, of Waukegan, on April 10 in Courtroom […]
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Pedestrian gate installation set for next month at railroad crossing in Barrington following death of student
Crews are set to begin installation of pedestrian gates next month at a railroad crossing in Barrington near where a 17-year-old girl was killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School. The Canadian National Railway (CN) announced last year that it was going to install pedestrian gates at the Main Street crossing just […]
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Lawsuit alleges staff left surgical sponge inside patient following surgery at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry
A lawsuit has been filed alleging that medical staff at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry left a surgical sponge inside a patient following surgery. Chicago-based law firm Bobber, Teich & Pippin filed the medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of 71-year-old Frank Kryzak in McHenry County Circuit Court on Thursday. The lawsuit complaint said Kryzak was […]
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Injured bicyclist files lawsuit against village after police officer hits him with squad car in Cary
A bicyclist has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Cary and a police officer after he was left injured when a police squad hit him in Cary in December. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on December 17 at Three Oaks Road and Silver Lake Road in Cary. Cary Deputy Police Chief Scott Naydenoff […]
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Family files lawsuit, says Vista lied to them after woman found on rooftop of Waukegan hospital dies
A family has filed a lawsuit against Vista and said that the Waukegan hospital lied to them after a woman was found unresponsive on the hospital’s rooftop and died from cold exposure. Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. Crump, who is representing the family […]
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Driver was nearly 3 times over drinking limit in UTV crash that killed himself, 2nd man near Hebron
A man was driving at nearly three times the legal drinking limit when he caused a fiery high-speed UTV crash near Hebron that left himself and a second man dead, a report said. The incident happened around 10:50 p.m. on August 17 in the 13300 block of Thayer Road in unincorporated Hebron. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire […]
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Lawsuit filed after passenger killed by stepping on power line following fiery UTV crash near Hebron
A lawsuit has been filed after a fiery high-speed UTV crash near Hebron that left two men dead, one of which died after trying to walk away from the wreckage and being electrocuted to death. The incident happened around 10:50 p.m. on August 17 in the 13300 block of Thayer Road in unincorporated Hebron. The […]
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Man wrongfully convicted of killing own grandmother in Waukegan files federal lawsuit against police, city
A man who was wrongfully convicted of murdering and sexually assaulting his own grandmother in Waukegan and sentenced to life has filed a federal lawsuit after being exonerated in the case. Robert Melock, who was 22, was charged with raping and murdering his own 72-year-old grandmother, Augustine Melock, who had been found stabbed, strangled, and […]
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Village officials say progress happening but more time needed to bring pedestrian railroad gates to Barrington
Barrington officials said they continue to climb through necessary red tape to obtain permits needed to install pedestrian gates at Union Pacific railroad crossings at Hough Street, Main Street, and Hillside Avenue in downtown Barrington. However, officials said the process of obtaining the safety gates designed to protect pedestrians from walking in front of an […]