At least six ambulances were called to the scene of a crash that involved eight vehicles and left some people trapped in their cars Saturday in Riverwoods. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Riverwoods Police Department responded around 12 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Deerfield Road in Riverwoods. The crash happened […]
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Man charged with DUI after speeding with emergency lights activated on his vehicle in Lincolnshire
A Highwood man is facing numerous charges including DUI after police saw him speeding and using emergency lights on his truck near Lincolnshire. Christopher Faulkner, 39, of the 200 block of the Highwood Avenue in Highwood, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a revoked driver’s license, obstructing identification, illegal […]
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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter Mark Amore laid to rest in McHenry
First responders lined a procession route in McHenry Wednesday to honor a veteran Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter who died in an off-duty accident last week. Mark Amore, 46, of McHenry, died on April 16 while working at his side job as a heavy equipment operator for Pirtano Construction. Amore was operating a skid steer in a parking […]
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Off-duty Lincolnshire firefighter dies in skid steer accident in Fox Lake
An off-duty firefighter/paramedic with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District died Thursday afternoon in a skid steer accident in Fox Lake. The Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:20 p.m. Thursday to Ben Watts Marina, 116 South Route 12. Police said that a man, identified as Mark Amore, 46, was […]
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3 seriously injured after two-vehicle crash in Buffalo Grove
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after five people were injured, including three seriously, in a two-vehicle crash Saturday near Buffalo Grove. The Buffalo Grove Police Department and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 3:35 p.m. Saturday to Milwaukee Avenue just south of Parkway Drive in Buffalo Grove for a vehicle crash with […]
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Lincolnshire man charged with possessing child pornography, attorney general says
A 45-year-old man has been charged with possessing child pornography after police raided his Lincolnshire home Wednesday, the attorney general’s office said. Malay S. Vasavda, 45, of the 1-100 block of Robin Hood Court in Lincolnshire, was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul […]
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Over $50K in jewelry stolen during home burglary in Lincolnshire
A Chicago man has been charged after police say he stole more than $50,000 worth of jewelry after ransacking a home in Lincolnshire. Moris Y. Polis, 58, of the 6200 block of North Avers Avenue in Chicago, was charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and theft, a Class 2 felony. The Lincolnshire Police […]
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14 hospitalized, including 6 police officers and 4 firefighters, after chemical leak in Lincolnshire
Two people were in serious condition and 12 others, including six police officers and four firefighters, were hospitalized after an unknown chemical leak at a pool in Lincolnshire on Thursday. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire Police Department responded around 2:20 p.m. Thursday to the community pool at 445 Village Green South for a […]
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Two suspects allegedly lured, tried robbing victim at Lincolnshire restaurant
A Johnsburg man was arrested and another suspect is being sought after the duo allegedly lured a victim through an online sales app to a Subway in Lincolnshire where they tried robbing the person. The Lincolnshire Police Department was called around 3:45 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fight in progress at the Subway, […]