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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For the 13th time since August, a vehicle struck the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge
For the 13th time since August, a vehicle has hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge. This time, it was a box truck and a bystander caught the crash on video. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday on Robert Parker Coffin Road near Schaeffer Road in Long Grove, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s […]
Sheriff’s deputy injured after scuffle with car chase suspect in Long Grove
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was injured following a scuffle with a man who fled from a traffic stop in Long Grove, police said. Israel Garcia-Guzman, 23, of the 1300 block of East Winslowe Drive in Palatine, was charged with aggravated speeding, fleeing to elude, resisting arrest, driving while license suspended, illegal transportation of cannabis […]
Man critically injured after high-speed crash into tree in Long Grove
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]