A 19-year-old man suffered critical injuries after he crashed his car into a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed in Long Grove on Wednesday, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:35 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 22 and Old McHenry Road […]
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Drivers of school bus and box truck issued numerous citations after damaging Long Grove Covered Bridge
The drivers of a school bus and a box truck, who both hit and damaged the Long Grove Covered Bridge following its grand reopening, have been issued numerous citations, police said. The bus driver, identified as Wendy Guzman, 42, of Chicago, was cited for disobeying a traffic control device (posted – no trucks/buses on bridge), […]
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For the second time in less than a week, a vehicle has hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge
A box truck hit and damaged the Long Grove Covered Bridge on Wednesday, making it the second time a vehicle has struck the bridge since its grand reopening on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday for a call of a hit-and-run crash at the covered bridge near Robert Parker Coffin […]
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School bus damages historic Long Grove bridge day after two-year repair was completed
Less than 24 hours after the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge was reopened, it was damaged again by an oversized vehicle — this time a bus. The incident happened around 12:25 p.m. Saturday at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that they responded and deputies […]
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3 charged after woman beaten, robbed in Long Grove
Three people have been charged with beating and robbing an 18-year-old woman in Long Grove after they offered the woman a ride home from a party, police said. Jovanni Mora, 21, Neslye Y. Palacios-Flores, 23, and Juan A. Colon, 24, all of the 400 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan, were […]
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Coroner IDs 69-year-old semi-truck driver killed in Long Grove crash
Authorities have released the identity of a 69-year-old Des Plaines man killed after his semi-truck was involved in a crash with a minivan Thursday in Long Grove. An autopsy performed Friday showed that Stanley Adams, 69, of Des Plaines, died of blunt force injuries caused by a motor vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner […]
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Route 83 remains closed after semi-truck driver killed in crash with minivan in Long Grove
Route 83 in Long Grove remains closed after a semi-truck driver was killed during a violent crash involving a minivan, which caused the semi-truck cab to detach from the truck after it drove off the roadway. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Countryside Fire Protection District and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 11:10 a.m. Thursday to […]
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Semi-truck driver killed after crash with minivan in Long Grove
A two-mile stretch of Route 83 in Long Grove is closed for extended accident investigation after a semi-truck driver was killed in a crash, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:10 a.m. Thursday to Route 83 and Westmoreland Drive in Long Grove for a two-vehicle crash with […]
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Man in critical condition after car crashes into trees in Long Grove
A 63-year-old Deerfield man is in critical condition after he drove off the road and struck several trees in Long Grove Sunday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 9:10 a.m. to Route 22 and Miranda Lane in Long Grove for a report of a vehicle crash with […]