Several inmates have filed a lawsuit after a McHenry County Jail prisoner transport bus crashed in Hainesville, leaving the driver unconscious and sending 19 people to the hospital, last year. Attorney Robert A. Langendorf filed a lawsuit in McHenry County Circuit Court earlier this month on behalf of Angel Borgas, Lynell Glover, Jonathan Skorko, Cesar […]
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No charges to be filed against driver who caused tour band van crash that left 9 hospitalized, 3 severely injured in McHenry
Police say no charges will be filed against the driver of a traveling band van from Mexico that fell asleep and caused a crash that left three severely injured and six others also hospitalized in McHenry. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 7:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of […]
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Band issues statement after 9 hospitalized, 3 with severe injuries, following tour van crash in McHenry
A traveling band from Mexico has issued a statement saying their members are all expected to survive after three were severely injured and six others were hospitalized when their van crashed into a tree in McHenry. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 7:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of […]
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9 hospitalized, 3 with severe injuries, after band tour van crashes into tree in McHenry
Three people were severely injured, one of whom was flown to the hospital, and six others were also hospitalized after a band tour van slammed into a tree in McHenry Saturday evening. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 7:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of Route 31 and Prime […]
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All inmates released from hospital after prisoner transport bus crash that hospitalized 19 in Hainesville
All inmates have been released from the hospital after a prisoner transport bus crash that sent 19 people to the hospital and left one of the drivers unconscious in Hainesville. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for […]
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9 students transported to the hospital with heat exhaustion in Waukegan
More than a dozen ambulances were called after nine students were overcome by heat Saturday afternoon in Waukegan. At around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, first responders were called to the area of Brookside Avenue and McAree Road in Waukegan for a report of multiple heat exhaustion victims. It occurred on the field on the southwest […]