Well over a dozen fire departments were called to help extensively search the Des Plaines River near Libertyville after an overturned kayak was discovered Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Libertyville Fire Department, Lake County Forest Preserve Police and Libertyville Police Department responded around 11 a.m. Sunday to the area of the Oak Spring Road […]
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‘One of a kind’: Funeral services set as family mourns death of father of 6 in boating incident near Antioch
Funeral services are set for a Gurnee man, who was a father of six and grandfather to two, remembered as “the life of the party,” after he died in a boating incident on the Fox Lake near Antioch. An autopsy performed on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake […]
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Coroner identifies Gurnee man found dead after being ejected from boat on Fox Lake near Antioch
The coroner has released the identity of a Gurnee man who went missing on the Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. An autopsy performed on Wednesday on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]
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Crews recover body suspected of being man who was ejected from boat, went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch
Emergency crews on Tuesday afternoon recovered a body suspected of being the man who went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. Fire department boats located and recovered the body on the lake at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Man located safely after medical device pings to Fox River, prompting water rescue response near Algonquin
A man was located safely after fire officials say a medical alarm activated and pinged to the Fox River near Algonquin, prompting a major fire department rescue response Wednesday afternoon. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 p.m. Wednesday to the 9700 block of Arthur Road in unincorporated Algonquin for a […]
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Driver located and charged after car found fully submerged in pond in Cary, prompting fire department search
Police say they have located and charged a driver who fled after crashing his car into a pond before it was found fully submerged, prompting the fire department to conduct a search in Cary. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 7:40 p.m. Monday to the area of Detroit Street just north of Crystal Woods Circle […]
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Fire department divers, sonar equipment respond after car found fully submerged in pond in Cary
Fire department divers and sonar equipment responded and searched a pond after a car was discovered submerged in the water in Cary Monday evening, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 7:40 p.m. Monday to the area of Detroit Street just north of Crystal Woods Circle in Cary for a report of a […]
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Missing college professor found ‘in distress’ by jogger in Arlington Heights following search in Long Grove
Police say a missing college professor who disappeared was found “in distress” by a jogger on Wednesday following a massive search effort at a Long Grove forest preserve on Tuesday. The Arlington Heights Police Department announced Tuesday they were seeking the public’s assistance in locating 54-year-old Adam Gerber. He was last seen around 11:20 p.m. […]
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College professor remains missing following police, fire department search of Long Grove forest preserve
Police are continuing to search for a missing college professor who disappeared from Arlington Heights after a fire department search of water at a Long Grove forest preserve came up empty. The Arlington Heights Police Department said they are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Adam Gerber. Gerber is 54 years old and described as […]