A box truck hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge on Thursday, police said. It is approximately the 20th time a vehicle has struck the bridge in a year. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Robert Park Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove for a […]
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Authorities identify Buffalo Grove man killed in crash with tree in Long Grove
The coroner has identified a 28-year-old Buffalo Grove man who was killed Friday afternoon when his car drove off the roadway and slammed into a tree in Long Grove. An autopsy showed that Aleksey Soldatenkov, 28, of Buffalo Grove, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries in a crash, according to Lake County […]
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28-year-old man killed after car slams into large tree in Long Grove
Police say a 28-year-old Buffalo Grove man was killed Friday afternoon when his car drove off the roadway and slammed into a large tree in Long Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 4:10 p.m. Friday to Route 53 southwest of Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove […]
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Charges pending after drunk driver struck, killed 5-year-old girl with truck near Long Grove
Police say that a suspected drunk driver struck and killed a 5-year-old girl with his truck in an unincorporated area between Long Grove and Arlington Heights. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 p.m. Saturday to the 4000 block of Jennifer Lane in unincorporated Arlington Heights. The Long Grove Fire Protection District also responded to […]
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Two people shot at apartment complex near Long Grove, sheriff says
The sheriff’s office says two people were shot during a shooting at an apartment complex on the border of Long Grove and Arlington Heights late Tuesday evening. The Long Grove Fire Department and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights for […]
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Motorcyclist ejected, seriously injured after high-speed crash in Long Grove
A 25-year-old man was ejected and seriously injured after he reportedly drove at a high speed on his motorcycle and crashed into a car in Long Grove Saturday morning, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 8:30 a.m. Saturday to Route 83 and Endwood Drive in Long Grove […]
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Backyard controlled burn spreads to Long Grove house, causing massive blaze
Embers from a backyard controlled burn are believed to have caused a massive fire that destroyed a large home in Long Grove Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:50 p.m. Thursday to the 3100 block of Cuba Road for a report of a structure […]
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U-Haul truck heavily damaged after hitting Long Grove Covered Bridge; 14th time bridge has been struck
A U-Haul truck hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge on Friday and became stuck, police said. It is at least the 14th time a vehicle has struck the bridge in less than a year. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Robert Park Coffin Road and Schaeffer […]
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Dozens of fire departments called to large brush fire in Long Grove
Dozens of fire departments were called Tuesday to a large fire in a marshland on Route 22 in Long Grove that burned around 16 acres of land, fire officials said. The Long Grove Fire Department responded around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 22 and Salem Lake Drive for a report of a […]