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Traffic impacted on Route 41 after semi-trailer truck’s load shifts, causing rollover crash in Lake Forest

Part of Route 41 was shut down after a semi-trailer truck’s load shifted and the truck and trailer both rolled over in Lake Forest Tuesday morning, officials said. A Countryside Fire Protection District ambulance was responding to a structure fire in Highwood around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday. The ambulance crew stopped after coming upon a rollover […]

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2 charged after allegedly fleeing from 4-car crash before police recover $13K cash, drugs in Lake Forest

Two suspects were arrested after they allegedly fled from a car involved in a multiple-vehicle crash in Lake Forest before officers located $13,000 in cash along with drugs. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 41 and Westleigh Road in Lake Forest […]

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Traffic resumes as normal at busy intersection after crews repair traffic lights following crash in Lake Forest

Traffic has resumed as normal at a major intersection in Lake Forest after crews repaired the traffic lights following a truck that crashed into a light pole and control box. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:23 a.m. Sunday to Route 41 and Route 60 for a single-vehicle crash. […]

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Alleged drunk driver arrested after truck crash leaves busy intersection without functioning traffic signals in Lake Forest

An alleged drunk driver was arrested after a truck slammed into a traffic light and control box, resulting in a busy intersection in Lake Forest being left without working traffic lights. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:23 a.m. Sunday to Route 41 and Route 60 for a single-vehicle […]

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Longtime Waukegan Public Schools teacher identified as motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV in North Chicago

A veteran Waukegan Public Schools teacher has been identified as the man who died after an SUV turned in front of his motorcycle in North Chicago Friday afternoon. An autopsy performed Monday showed David Drower, 36, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner […]

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Officer rescues driver trapped in car that became engulfed in flames after crash with police squad in Gurnee

A police officer rescued a trapped driver in a vehicle that became engulfed in flames after it slammed into the rear of a stopped police squad on Route 41 in Gurnee Thursday evening. The Gurnee Police Department conducted a traffic stop on southbound Route 41 just north of Route 120 around 9:50 p.m. Thursday. Officers […]