A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was reportedly driving at a high speed and crashed into a wall on I-94 near Gurnee, causing him to be ejected and the motorcycle to catch fire. The Gurnee Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 4:30 p.m. Monday to Interstate 94 westbound at milepost 11.4 near Gurnee […]
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‘Taken from us too soon’: Daughter asks for help with funeral costs after father killed in Lake in the Hills crash
The man killed in a multi-motorcycle crash in Lake in the Hills was a father of four kids and his daughter has started a fundraiser to raise money for his funeral. Frank Muniz, 52, of Chicago, was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while they were traveling in a group on Sunday. One […]
Authorities identify Chicago man killed after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
Authorities have identified a 52-year-old man who was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills on Sunday. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake […]
Wife sues Crystal Lake bar that allegedly served drunk driver before fatally striking her husband
The wife of an Algonquin man, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2019 in Crystal Lake while riding on his motorcycle, has sued the bar that allegedly served the drunk driver. Deborah Klinger, of Algonquin, filed a lawsuit against Coleman’s Crystal Lake Bar, which is located at Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive in […]
1 dead, 1 injured after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
One person died and another was hospitalized after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake in the […]
Woman pleads guilty to DUI hit-and-run that killed motorcyclist in Crystal Lake
A woman who was driving drunk and fled the scene after striking and killing a motorcyclist and injuring the victim’s wife in Crystal Lake in 2019 has pleaded guilty, court records show. Carolyn A. Tyrrell, 54, of the 900 block of Wesley Drive in Crystal Lake, was indicted on one count of leaving the scene […]
Crystal Lake native, Florida TV reporter killed in motorcycle crash
A young Florida television news reporter, who grew up in Crystal Lake, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, her broadcasting company announced. Jenny Lenzini, 26, began working in July as a reporter for Waterman Broadcasting, which operates NBC2 and ABC7 in southwest Florida. Lenzini was riding on the back of a motorcycle Saturday […]
Motorcyclist found dead hours later after crashing in unincorporated Marengo
A 29-year-old man was found dead several hours after he crashed his motorcycle in a rural area northwest of Marengo early Sunday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire Protection District responded around 11:58 a.m. Sunday to the area of River Road and Miller Road in Marengo Township. Deputies located a […]
Man seriously injured, woman also hospitalized after motorcycle crash near Harvard
A 20-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was flown by helicopter to the hospital following a motorcycle crash near Harvard Saturday evening, police said. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:38 p.m. Saturday to the 7200 block of Oak Grove Road in unincorporated Harvard near Chemung Township. Deputies arrived […]