Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart has been accused by his political opponent of committing a crime by failing to report a crash involving his county-issued vehicle. The incident happened over seven months ago on January 12 at Rinehart’s residence in Highland Park. Rinehart’s 2017 Ford Explorer, which is a county-owned and issued vehicle, sustained […]
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3 transported to hospital after rollover crash that left 2 victims trapped near McHenry
A driver was cited after causing a two-vehicle crash that left a car rolled over, trapping two people inside, and sending three people to the hospital near McHenry. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:05 a.m. Thursday to South River Road and Dowell Road in unincorporated McHenry for […]
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Suspect attacks 2 women, leads deputies on pursuit that ends in multi-vehicle injury crash in Gurnee
Three people were transported to the hospital and a suspect was taken into custody after he allegedly attacked two women and led deputies on a pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Gurnee. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5 p.m. Wednesday to a residence in the 18500 block of West Old Gages Lake […]
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Box truck becomes 2nd vehicle in 3 days to hit historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove
A box truck struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove and became wedged underneath Wednesday afternoon, the second truck in three days to hit the bridge. The latest incident happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday and was caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed a white […]
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Overfilled junk collection truck hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove, flees scene
An overfilled junk collection truck struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Sunday afternoon and left the scene. The bridge has been hit well over 50 times in recent years. Jimmy Bolf told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened around 3:55 p.m. Sunday. Bolf said he was at Neumann’s Cigars […]
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Man flown to hospital after being seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Woodstock
A man was flown to the hospital after he was seriously injured during a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in Woodstock Saturday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:29 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 14 and Dean Street in Woodstock for a vehicle crash with injuries. Fire crews arrived to […]
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Wrong-way driver reportedly causes multiple-vehicle rollover crash on I-94 in Libertyville
Multiple people were hospitalized in a four-vehicle crash, suspected to be caused by a wrong-way driver, that resulted in a car rolling over on Interstate 94 in Libertyville. The Illinois State Police and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 1:45 a.m. Thursday to Interstate 94 at Route 176 in Libertyville for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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New details released after McHenry County judge ejected in motorcycle crash while being stopped by police
A police report says that a McHenry County judge allegedly caught driving his motorcycle at 93 mph was ejected and injured after crashing the vehicle as a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop him. The incident happened around 10:10 a.m. on June 9 near Route 47 and Vanderkarr Road in unincorporated Hebron. A McHenry County sheriff’s […]
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2 boys ‘incredibly lucky’ to be alive after Metra train strikes SUV at railroad crossing in Ingleside
Police say two teenage boys were transported to the hospital and are “incredibly lucky” to be alive after a Metra train struck their car in Ingleside Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 p.m. Sunday to the area of 26200 block of West Ingleside Avenue in […]