A 28-year-old man was critically injured and hospitalized after the car he was in struck the front of a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Green Bay Road and 9th Street in […]
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Firefighters extricate woman after car becomes entangled in trees during Lake Bluff crash
A woman was lucky to only have non-life-threatening injuries after she drove off the road and her car become wrapped around a tree in Lake Bluff on Saturday. The Lake Bluff Fire Department and Lake Bluff Police Department responded around 6:02 a.m. Saturday to Route 41 south of Route 176 for a rollover vehicle crash. […]
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Man punched, injured sheriff’s deputy and fought several others at crash scene in Beach Park
A Zion man was charged after he punched and injured a sheriff’s deputy at the scene of a crash in Beach Park and then began physically fighting several other deputies, officials said. Akilra J. Tolbert, 38, of the 1400 block of Lorelei Drive in Zion, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a […]
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Police officer hospitalized after truck strikes his squad car in Waukegan
A police officer suffered injuries and was transported to the hospital after a driver crashed their pickup truck into his squad car in Waukegan Friday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department said a Waukegan police officer was in his marked squad car on westbound Grand Avenue just east of Lewis Avenue. The officer was stopped in […]
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3 hospitalized after rollover crash involving two cars, semi-truck in Antioch
Three people were hospitalized following a rollover crash that involved two cars and a semi-truck in Antioch Monday evening, police said. The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 8:21 p.m. Monday to the area of Route 173 and Redwing Parkway for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. Antioch Police Department […]
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Gurnee man fled high-speed crash, leaving injured woman behind in Richmond, police say
A Gurnee man was arrested after he allegedly crashed his car into a pole at a high rate of speed and fled the scene on foot, leaving an injured female passenger behind in Richmond. Cody W. Washington, 24, of the 400 block of Gould Street in Gurnee, was charged with leaving the scene of an […]
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Off-duty firefighter injured after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Libertyville
Police located a car that struck and injured an off-duty firefighter in Libertyville Friday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. Friday to the area of Milwaukee Avenue and School Street for a report of a hit-and-run crash. An off-duty Libertyville firefighter was crossing the street after having dinner […]
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1 injured after car slams through Mundelein home, leaving it uninhabitable
One person was injured after a car struck a pole and then drove into a Mundelein house, leaving it uninhabitable Tuesday morning. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 2:21 a.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of East Maple Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash. Mundelein Deputy Fire Chief Darren […]
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3 hospitalized after Jeep slams into rear of a van near Woodstock
Three people were injured after a Jeep slammed into the rear of a cargo van that was stopped in the roadway near Woodstock Thursday, police said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:50 a.m. Thursday to Charles Road and Timberline Trail in unincorporated Woodstock for a vehicle crash. McHenry County […]