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School bus driver arrested for driving drunk, causing crash with students on board in Gurnee

A District 50 school bus driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after he crashed a bus with children on it in Gurnee Wednesday, prosecutors said. Ryan J. Vanheirseele, 36, of Gurnee, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper traffic lane […]

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1 transported to hospital after crash involving school bus, minivan near Harvard

One person was transported to the hospital but no students were injured after a crash involving a school bus and a minivan near Harvard, fire officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to Altenburg Road and Shields Road in unincorporated Harvard. Harvard Fire Protection District […]

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‘He had the biggest smile’: Coroner identifies 3-year-old boy struck, killed by school bus in Cary

The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 3-year-old boy who was killed after being hit by a school bus in Cary. His family said he was a “little light of sunshine.” An autopsy performed Wednesday by Dr. Kristin Escobar with the McHenry County Coroner’s Office showed that Samuel Huddleston, 3, of Cary, died […]