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4 years in prison for ‘dangerous fugitive’ injured after crashing stolen car head-on into another car in Antioch

A “dangerous fugitive,” who had been traveling up to 100 mph and erratically in a stolen vehicle before causing a head-on crash in Antioch, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Then-Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said a 2017 silver Chevy Malibu was reported stolen on December 3, 2022. The Antioch Police […]

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Dump truck rolls over, spilling dirt onto Route 41 and causing heavy delays near Wadsworth

A semi dump truck rolled over and spilled dirt onto Route 41, resulting in heavy traffic delays for hours at a busy intersection in Wadsworth Thursday afternoon. The Newport Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:20 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Route 173 in Wadsworth for a vehicle rollover crash. […]

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Woman flown to hospital in critical condition after 5-vehicle crash that left several injured near Antioch

A woman suffered critical, life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after a five-vehicle crash near Antioch that sent several others to the hospital Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 6:05 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 173 east of Route 45 in unincorporated Antioch […]

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Coroner identifies man who died after crashing into ditch, being found unresponsive near Harvard

The coroner’s office has identified a 58-year-old man who died after he was believed to have suffered a medical emergency and crashed his pickup truck near Harvard Wednesday. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and Reese Road in unincorporated Harvard […]

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Person found unresponsive, partially ejected from vehicle in rollover crash with semi-truck near Richmond

A person was found unresponsive and partially ejected after a crash involving an SUV and a semi-truck that left one of the vehicles rolled over near Richmond Wednesday afternoon. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:34 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and Hawks Point Trail in unincorporated Richmond for a […]