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Waukegan man dies after school bus converted to RV slams into overpass during multi-vehicle crash in Indiana

A Waukegan man is dead and his passenger was critically injured after a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus converted into an RV on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana Saturday evening. The Indiana State Police, Merrillville Fire Department and Superior Ambulance Service responded around 5:15 p.m. Saturday to Interstate 65 at the 253.6-mile marker near […]

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Driver fled scene after causing multiple-vehicle crash that left 5 hospitalized, car rolled over on Route 31 near Crystal Lake

The sheriff says a driver fled but was arrested and charged after causing a multiple-vehicle crash that left a car rolled over and five people hospitalized along Route 31 near Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:15 a.m. Monday to TC Industries, 3703 Route 31 in […]

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Multiple-vehicle crash leaves 5 hospitalized, car rolled over and Route 31 shut down near Crystal Lake

Five people were hospitalized after a multiple-vehicle crash left a car rolled over and heavily damaged, shutting down Route 31 near Crystal Lake for hours Monday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:15 a.m. Monday to TC Industries, 3703 Route 31 in unincorporated Crystal Lake, for a […]

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4 hospitalized after car crashes into tractor, collides head-on with truck on Route 31 in Prairie Grove

Four people were transported to the hospital after police say a car crashed into a village public works tractor and then crashed head-on into a truck on Route 31 in Prairie Grove, outside of Crystal Lake. The Prairie Grove Police Department and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 10:14 a.m. Tuesday to the area […]

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Man charged with DUI, causing head-on crash that killed 18-year-old and seriously injured 2nd teen in Beach Park

A Zion man has been charged with driving under the influence and causing a five-vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old Waukegan man and seriously injured another teen in Beach Park. Diego A. Valencia, 22, of Zion, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing a crash involving death, two counts of […]

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2 transported to hospital after 4-vehicle crash causes heavy damage, results in SUV rolling over in Riverwoods

Two people were sent to the hospital after a four-vehicle crash that resulted in an SUV rolling over onto two cars, causing heavy damage, in Riverwoods, police said. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Northbrook Fire Department, Highland Park Fire Department, Riverwoods Police Department and Deerfield Police Department responded around 12:06 p.m. Friday to Deerfield Road […]

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Coroner releases identity of Huntley woman who died in multiple-vehicle crash in Carpentersville

The coroner’s office has released the identity of a Huntley woman and mother who died after she suffered severe injuries in a three-vehicle crash in Carpentersville. The Carpentersville Police Department and Carpentersville Fire Department responded around 4:48 p.m. on January 8 to the area of Randall Road and Binnie Road for a report of a […]