A Buffalo Grove High School student has a “long recovery ahead” after he was critically injured in a crash that killed four of his fellow classmates and friends in Wheeling. Jaime Davila was hospitalized in the intensive care unit following the May 16 crash. “This has been really hard for our family, the families involved, […]
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Funerals held after 4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in high-speed crash in Wheeling
Three funerals have been held this week after four Buffalo Grove High School students, ages 16 to 18, were killed in a high-speed crash last week in Wheeling. The Wheeling Police Department and Wheeling Fire Department responded to the crash, which occurred at Dundee Road and Schoenbeck Road in Wheeling, around 10:19 p.m. on May […]
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Families of 4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in crash remember teens, raise money for funeral expenses
Family members are raising money for funeral expenses as they remember four Buffalo Grove High School students, ages 16 to 18, that died in a major crash in Wheeling Tuesday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three of the four as Jesus Rodriguez, 16, of Wheeling; Richard De-Ita, 18, of Wheeling; and Kevin R. […]
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‘Terrible event’: Authorities identify 4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in major crash in Wheeling
Authorities have released the identities of four Buffalo Grove High School students, all between the ages of 16 and 18, who were killed in a high-speed crash in Wheeling. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three of the four as Jesus Rodriguez, 16, of Wheeling; Richard De-Ita, 18, of Wheeling; and Kevin R. Hernandez-Teran, […]
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4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in high-speed crash in Wheeling
Four Buffalo Grove High School students, between the ages of 16 and 18, were killed in a high-speed three-vehicle crash in Wheeling Tuesday evening, officials said. The Wheeling Police Department and Wheeling Fire Department responded around 10:19 p.m. Tuesday to Dundee Road and Schoenbeck Road in Wheeling for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Armed drug trafficker allegedly found with large amount of cocaine, multiple guns following searches in Vernon Hills, Wheeling
Police say a drug trafficker who had a large amount of cocaine and multiple guns was arrested while driving in a vehicle with his child in Vernon Hills Thursday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) concluded a several-month-long drug investigation that resulted in the arrest of Javier Franco, 26, of Wheeling. Members […]
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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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Roofing company that performed work in Lake County facing nearly $300K in fines after federal investigation
A roofing contractor is being fined nearly $300,000 after federal officials said the company exposed its workers to deadly fall hazards at job sites in the Chicago area, including Lake County. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that Araujo Construction Corp faces $277,584 in proposed penalties. The proposed penalties […]
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2 U.S. Military members based in Lake County killed in murder-suicide in Wheeling
Two active-duty U.S. Military members who are based in Lake County, including one who lived in Gurnee, were both killed in a murder-suicide shooting in Wheeling, police said. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said officers responded around 4:50 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call for a person down in the roadway near Lakeview Drive […]