Calls for speed limits during Fox Waterway Agency board meeting after deadly boat crash
It comes after Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed when a boat traveling at high speed hit her last month on the Fox River.
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It comes after Magdalena Jablonska, 48, was killed when a boat traveling at high speed hit her last month on the Fox River.
Dozens of people who live on Chain O'Lakes brought their concerns to the Fox River Agency's board of directors. Many suggested switching up or putting in new "No Wake" zones, controlling boats with high horsepower and implementing a speed limit.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
Family and friends of a woman killed in a boat crash on the Fox River last month came together over the weekend for a visitation.
People paid their respects to Magdalena Jablonska, 48, of Des Plaines at the Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, Ryan-Parke Funeral Home in Park Ridge.
The family of the woman killed in a DUI boat crash on the Fox River is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the man charged with her death.
Authorities have not yet identified partial human remains found in the Fox River, and it is not yet known whether they are connected to a boat crash or another incident.
The sister of a woman killed in a high-speed boat crash this past weekend on the Fox River said the victim always put others first.
Magdalena Jablonska, 48, of Des Plaines, was killed when a speeding pontoon boat crashed into where she was on board.
Sheila Lockwood lost her son Austin to a drunk driver in 2018 and now lives along the Fox River. Lockwood talked about how hard it was to learn this happened once again in her backyard.
Authorities have identified the woman who was killed in a high-speed boat crash over the weekend on the Fox River in unincorporated McHenry County, Illinois
A Lisle, Illinois, man accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend allegedly had a blood alcohol content level nearly three times the legal limit at the time.
New court documents have revealed some details in the deadly Fox River boat crash that killed a woman over the weekend. Among them, prosecutors say the boater charged in her death had a blood alcohol content of almost 3 times the legal limit.
According police documents, the Lisle man charged in a fatal boat crash on the Fox River over the weekend had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit.
Richard Stevenson, 45, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after investigators said the triple-engine pontoon boat he was operating collided with another boat on Saturday. Darius Johnson reports.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
The suspect was taken into custody early Sunday morning and charged with reckless homicide and aggrvated DUI.
A Lisle man has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the boating crash.
Officials say that on Saturday, 45-year-old Richard Stevenson was in a triple-engine pontoon when it crashed into another boat, killing one woman and seriously injuring the person with her.
The video was shot a minute before they say it collided with another boat downriver around 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.
Crews spent hours responding to a boating incident that occurred around 3 p.m. on the river near Riverside Drive south of the McHenry Dam.
It happened Saturday afternoon near Riverside Drive south of the McHenry Dam.
The body of a missing swimmer was recovered in Fox Lake, Illinois, on Monday, the Lake County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
The search continues Saturday for a man who Elgin police said was running away with a large knife and went into the Fox River after an incident Friday morning.
Elgin police are looking for a man who went under the water in the Fox River after an incident Friday morning.
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