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Spring Grove man dies after pickup truck crashes into semi-truck, bursts into flames on I-88 in DuPage County

A Spring Grove man died after his pickup truck crashed into a semi-truck, trapping him and causing a fire that engulfed the two vehicles on Interstate 88 in DuPage County. The Oak Brook Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 2:39 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 88 at the 139.5 mile marker near Oak Brook […]

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Active search results in first responders finding missing endangered woman in Spring Grove

An active search Thursday resulted in a fire chief locating a missing endangered elderly woman in a wooded area in Spring Grove, officials said. The Illinois State Police activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory Thursday afternoon for a 70-year-old woman. The Spring Grove Police Department reported the woman was last seen around 5:50 a.m. Thursday […]

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Driver remains hospitalized, building deemed uninhabitable after truck slams into store in Antioch

A male driver remains hospitalized and police have ruled out impairment after a truck slammed into a health food store in downtown Antioch Tuesday evening. The Antioch Fire Department and Antioch Police Department responded around 5:08 p.m. Tuesday to Polson’s Natural Foods, 960 Main Street, for a report of a vehicle crash. Fire crews arrived […]

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Round Lake Beach woman charged with driving drunk with 4 children in car in Spring Grove

A woman arrested for driving under the influence was driving with four children, two of which were improperly restrained, in Spring Grove, court records allege. Salena M. Carranza, 33, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, four counts of child endangerment and numerous traffic violations. Court documents said Carranza […]

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McHenry man allegedly spat on African American man, shouted racial slurs at him during hate crime near Spring Grove

A McHenry man has been charged in a hate crime where authorities say he spat on an African American man multiple times and called him racial slurs near Spring Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on September 9 to the 37900 block of North Lake Vista Terrace in unincorporated Spring Grove for a call […]

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Coroner identifies man fatally struck by hit-and-run driver after getting out of his disabled car near Fox Lake

The coroner has released the identity of a North Chicago man who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver after getting out of his disabled vehicle near Fox Lake. An autopsy performed on Edgar Torres-Flores, 39, of North Chicago, showed he died as a result of blunt force trauma, according to McHenry County Coroner Dr. […]