An employee was struck by lightning on a farm near Marengo Tuesday morning as thunderstorms passed through the Chicagoland area, authorities said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded around 7:08 a.m. Tuesday to Nichols Farm and Orchard, 2602 Hawthorn Road in unincorporated Marengo, for a report of a person struck by lightning. Paramedics arrived […]
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Woodstock woman struck by lightning released from hospital
The Woodstock woman who was seriously injured after being struck by lightning at the Country Thunder Music Festival has been released from the hospital, and almost $15,000 in donations have been raised. Brittney N. Prehn, 22, of Woodstock, was seriously injured after being struck by lightning on July 20 at the Country Thunder Music Festival, 2305 […]