For the second time in a week, a box truck has hit the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove. It is the 42nd time the bridge has been hit in recent years. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that deputies responded around 2:15 p.m. Monday to […]
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Driver cited after truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge for 41st time in Long Grove
The historic bridge in Long Grove remains closed and a driver has been cited after a box truck hit the bridge on Monday. Police say it marks the 41st time the bridge has been hit. A 15-foot white Chevrolet box truck hit the bridge at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove […]
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Box truck heavily damaged after hitting historic bridge in Long Grove; bridge has been hit over 30 times
A box truck was heavily damaged after it hit the historic bridge in Long Grove Monday afternoon. The bridge has been hit over 30 times now. The white Chevrolet box truck hit the bridge, located at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove, around 1 p.m. Monday. The truck appeared to be […]
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‘His life ended way too early’: man identified after being killed in motorcycle crash near Long Grove
A 40-year-old man who was killed in a crash involving his motorcycle and a car near Long Grove has been identified. His family said his life “ended way too early.” The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to Old Hicks Road and Lake Cook Road, which […]
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with car on Lake Cook Road near Long Grove
A motorcyclist was killed after he crashed into another vehicle on Lake Cook Road near Long Grove Tuesday evening, the sheriff’s office said. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to Old Hicks Road and Lake Cook Road, which is on the border of Long Grove […]
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Firefighters rescue baby deer trapped in basement window well in Long Grove
Firefighters were able to successfully rescue a baby deer without injuring it after the animal got trapped in a window well in Long Grove. The Long Grove Fire Department’s red shift crew responded Monday after someone called to report the animal trapped in a basement window well. The deer was “struggling and scared” when firefighters […]
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Man sentenced to supervision after police say he attacked nurse, removed man from care facility in Long Grove
A Buffalo Grove man has been sentenced to supervision for an incident where police say he attacked a nurse and removed a man from hospice care in Long Grove while armed with a gun. David Rahimzadeh, 55, of the 100 block of Navajo Trail in Buffalo Grove, was charged in November with aggravated unlawful use […]
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Man arrested for allegedly firing shots after 2 teens accidentally pulled into wrong driveway in Long Grove
Police say a Long Grove man fired shots after two teenagers accidentally pulled into his driveway while trying to find one of their friend’s homes in Long Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 1800 block of Pheasant Run in Long Grove for a report of shots fired. Sheriff’s […]
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Firefighters battle massive extra-alarm fire that engulfed large home in Kildeer
Firefighters from dozens of fire departments were called to an extra-alarm fire that left a large home in Kildeer well engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. The Long Grove Fire Department responded around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to the 21600 block of North Tiffany Court in Kildeer. Multiple people called 911 to report a structure fire. […]