A pastor is asking the community for food donations after 18 residents, who are being housed at church, were displaced from their apartment building near Long Grove due to a fire that injured several. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of […]
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Resident says cooking caused extra-alarm fire that displaced over dozen, injured 5 at building near Long Grove
A resident says a cooking accident caused an extra-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building, displacing at least a dozen and injuring at least five, near Long Grove Tuesday evening. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road […]
Injuries reported after extra-alarm fire rips through apartment building near Long Grove
Firefighters from nearly 20 departments are responding to an extra-alarm fire that sent flames through an apartment building and injured people near Long Grove Tuesday evening. The Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights, just south of Long Grove, for […]
2 pedestrians transported to hospital after being hit by SUV near Lincolnshire
A man and a woman were transported to the hospital after they were struck by an SUV whose driver claimed that his brakes failed near Lincolnshire, the sheriff said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Long Grove Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 2:37 p.m. Sunday to the 16200 block of West […]
Construction project improving Aptakisic Road in Long Grove, Buffalo Grove completed following decade of planning
Crews have officially completed work improving Aptakisic Road through Long Grove and Buffalo Grove after more than a decade of planning went into the road project. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) said the Aptakisic Road project was officially completed last week. Fresh pavement is in place, road striping has been applied and the […]
Truck hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; over 60th time bridge has been struck
A box truck associated with Toys for Tots struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Thursday afternoon, marking over 60 times that the bridge has been hit. The incident happened just after 12 p.m. on Thursday and was caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed a white […]
Medical examiner identifies man killed after being struck by SUV on Route 53 near Long Grove
The medical examiner has released the identity of a man who died after he was struck by an SUV while walking across traffic on Route 53 near Long Grove and Palatine. The Illinois State Police, Arlington Heights Fire Department and Palatine Fire Department responded around 4:56 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 53 and […]
Man fatally struck by SUV while walking across traffic on Route 53 near Long Grove
State police say a man died after he suffered critical injuries when he was struck by an SUV while walking across traffic on Route 53 near Long Grove and Palatine. The Illinois State Police, Arlington Heights Fire Department and Palatine Fire Department responded around 4:56 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 53 and Lake […]
Another vehicle strikes historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove for over 60th time, video shows
Video captured a small truck hitting the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in downtown Long Grove Wednesday afternoon, marking over 60 times that the bridge was hit. This time, what looks to be a small truck carrying an oversized, vertically stacked load struck the top girders of the bridge at around 1:27 p.m. Wednesday. Surveillance […]