Man dies after contact with live wire while trimming trees in Lake County, Illinois

A man from Chicago's far north suburbs died this weekend after an encounter with a live while he was trimming trees.

• May 25

Truck driver electrocuted when grain chute rips down power lines in McHenry Cty.

A semi-trailer truck driver was electrocuted in an incident on a farm in McHenry County, Illinois this week.

• Oct 28, 2025

1 killed, 1 injured by electrical shock at construction site in North Lawndale

Police said two men were working at a construction site in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with a power line.

• Feb 26, 2025

1 killed, 1 hurt by electric shock at West Side Chicago construction site

Police said two men were working at a construction site in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was killed after coming into contact with a power line. Shardaa Gray reports.

• Feb 25, 2025

1 killed, 1 hurt by electrical shock at North Lawndale construction site

A construction worker died after being electrocuted, and another worker was recovering after being shocked while working on a boom lift Tuesday morning at a construction site in the North Lawndale neighborhood.

• Feb 25, 2025

Dog suffers shock after wires are left exposed on parkway in Edgewater

A spokesperson for Ald. Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) said city workers discovered live wires the day Harvey was shocked.

• Sep 20, 2024

Man killed, wife injured after being electrocuted in a hot tub

The incident happened at the Sonoran Sea Resort on Mexico's northwest coast. Investigators are trying to determine the origin of the electrical shock.

• Jun 13, 2024