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Lake Zurich police officer suffers extensive injuries, flown to hospital after crash on way to work

A Lake Zurich police officer has a “long recovery” ahead after he was seriously injured and flown to the hospital in a “catastrophic” crash on his way to work. The incident happened around 6:18 a.m. Sunday in the area of Barreville Road and Wright Road in Prairie Grove. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Nunda Rural […]

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Man flown to hospital with serious injuries after being trapped in crash in Prairie Grove

A man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after he crashed his pickup truck into a tree and was left heavily trapped inside in Prairie Grove Sunday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 6:18 a.m. Sunday to the area of […]

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Multiple-vehicle crash leaves car rolled over onto its side, Route 31 shut down in Prairie Grove

A three-vehicle crash left one car rolled over and resulted in Route 31 between Prairie Grove and McHenry shut down for nearly two hours Wednesday afternoon. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, Prairie Grove Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:19 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 31 and Gracy […]

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Lightning strikes believed to have caused attic fire in Prairie Grove, natural gas fire in Woodstock

Fire officials believe lightning strikes caused an attic fire at a Prairie Grove home late Saturday evening and a natural gas line fire in Woodstock Sunday morning. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded at 11:39 p.m. Saturday to the 3700 block of Thunderbird Lane in Prairie Grove for a report of a house struck […]

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Good Samaritans rescue seriously injured woman from burning car that crashed into tree near Crystal Lake

Two good Samaritans rescued a seriously injured woman from a burning vehicle after it struck a tree on Route 176 near Crystal Lake, police said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, Crystal Lake Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Prairie Grove Police Department responded around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to Route 176 east of Route […]

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Police issue alert to residents after suspects burglarize cars, steal mail in Prairie Grove

Village officials are warning residents to lock their car doors after suspects burglarized vehicles and stole mail from mailboxes in Prairie Grove near Crystal Lake. The Village of Prairie Grove said in a statement Friday that there were multiple incidents of theft and vehicle burglaries on Thursday. The suspects, which officials did not provide a […]

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Firefighters work for over hour to extricate heavily trapped victim seriously injured in rollover crash in Prairie Grove

It took firefighters over an hour to extricate a man who was heavily trapped in his sports car that rolled over, leaving him with life-threatening injuries in Prairie Grove Thursday evening. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and Prairie Grove Police Department responded around 8 p.m. Thursday to Gracy Road and Route 31 in Prairie […]