The coroner has identified a 73-year-old man and said he died of natural causes before crashing into a semi-truck on Route 120 in Grayslake Friday morning. An autopsy showed that James Bechtel, 73, of Grayslake, died of natural causes prior to being involved in a crash, according to Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Newton. […]
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1 dead after crash involving semi-truck, car on Route 120 in Grayslake
Police have shut down Route 120 in Grayslake after a crash involving a semi-truck and a car left one man dead Friday morning, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 5:30 a.m. Friday to the area of the Starbucks, 775 East Belvidere Road in Grayslake, for a vehicle […]
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Route 173 near Antioch shut down for hours after semi-truck spills its load onto roadway
A portion of Route 173 was shut down for hours Monday near Antioch after a semi-truck spilled sheets of stone all over the roadway, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 p.m. Monday to a call of a truck that spilled its load on Route 173 east of Route 45 in unincorporated […]
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Both directions of Route 120 shut down for 10 hours after dump truck hits traffic light, wires in Lakemoor
A portion of Route 120 in Lakemoor was shut down for 10 hours Thursday after a dump truck knocked down a traffic light and multiple electric and cable poles, police said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Lakemoor Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash at Route 120 and Lily Lake Road in Lakemoor […]
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Route 45 reopens after dump truck rolls over, spills load of gravel onto roadway near Antioch
A dump truck rolled over and spilled its load of gravel onto the roadway, which struck two other cars, leaving the driver of the truck with minor injuries Tuesday morning near Antioch. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Route 173 in unincorporated Antioch […]
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Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan closed for a week for filming of TV show ‘Chicago Fire’
The Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan will be closed until next week to allow for the filming of a scene for the popular TV show Chicago Fire. The Illinois Department of Transportation said the closure began at 5 a.m. Thursday. The Amstutz Expressway, also known as Illinois Route 137, is fully closed between Genesee Street and […]
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Route 47 near Hebron shut down for hours after utility poles and power lines fall, sparking brush fire
A section of Route 47 near Hebron was shut down for hours Thursday evening into this morning after utility poles and live wires fell, sparking a brush fire. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 4:35 p.m. Thursday to the 11000 block of Route 47 for a report of wires down. Firefighters arrived within a […]
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No injuries after dump truck hits wires, damaging utility poles in Crystal Lake
A section of roadway had to be completely shut down after a dump truck hit cable and power lines in Crystal Lake Friday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Friday to Crystal Lake Avenue and Erick Street in Crystal Lake for a report of a […]
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Portion of Route 22 in Lincolnshire, Buffalo Grove to close for week due to road repairs
Officials say motorists should expect delays as crews shut down a portion of Route 22 in Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove for the week due to railroad crossing repairs. The Illinois Department of Transportation said that the repairs are being completed by the Canadian National Railroad to a crossing on Half Day Road east of Prairie […]