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81-year-old woman flown to hospital after being seriously injured, trapped following head-on crash in Antioch

An 81-year-old woman was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after she was trapped in her car following a head-on crash on Route 59 in Antioch Tuesday. The Antioch Police Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday to Route 59 and Bowles Road for a vehicle crash […]

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Elderly man, elderly woman dead after rollover crash that left car severely damaged in Barrington

An 85-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman are both dead after a high-speed crash that left one of them ejected from their rolled-over car in Barrington Thursday afternoon. The Barrington Police Department, Barrington Fire Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 10:40 a.m. Thursday to 633 South Hough Street in Barrington. Barrington Assistant Police […]

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Coroner identifies 73-year-old grandfather killed in crash caused by wrong-way driver near Lake Villa

The coroner has identified a 73-year-old grandfather who died after another driver, who was possibly impaired, crashed head-on into his car on Route 59 near Lake Villa. An autopsy performed Monday showed George Giannakakis, 73, of Ingleside, died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake County […]

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Lake County police departments to participate in regional safety initiative on Route 59 on Monday

The Antioch and Barrington police departments, along with several other northern Illinois law enforcement agencies, will participate in a regional traffic safety initiative on Route 59 on Monday. The Naperville Police Department announced on Thursday that several police departments in northern Illinois, including two Lake County departments, will conduct a traffic safety initiative on Route […]