Jet skier killed in accident on Fox River in McHenry County
A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
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A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
There was no word late Sunday about how the jet ski overturned, or the identity of the person who died.
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It was not clear late Thursday how the bull escaped.
The bull was found hiding in cornfields near Marengo.
All inmates who were in the van were accounted for. None of the injuries was life-threatening.
Nineteen people were hurt after a van transporting jail inmates collided with an SUV on Wednesday afternoon in far north suburban Round Lake.
Gloria Gastelum, 54, and her son, German Vargas, 22, were charged with felony drug charges.
A mother and a son from Arizona are facing charges after they were caught trying to smuggle thousands of fentanyl pills through McHenry County.
The extent of the child's injuries was not immediately learned, but the child had to be taken to the hospital in a medical helicopter.
The driver of the SUV that hit the child did stop after the accident near the Chain O'Lakes.
The nearest fire hydrant was more than two miles away, requiring crews to use several water tenders to bring water to the scene.
Firefighters successfully rescued 24 sheep, 18 goats, one cow, and several chickens and ducks.
The barn collapsed in the 10800 block of Weidner Road in unincorporated McHenry County outside Harvard.
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Peter Sova, 36, of McHenry, was arrested without incident Monday morning near the very bank he is accused of robbing.
Police determined a man, identified as Raymond Link, 47, attacked and battered a 59-year-old woman along with his unleashed dog.
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A deputy also shot and killed one of the dogs. McHenry County Animal Control took three of the other four dogs away.
The dogs' owner, a neighbor, and a deputy were hospitalized after being bitten by a group of fighting dogs.
The homeowner was injured, as was a woman who may have been a neighbor and who had a dog bite on her lower extremity.
The investigation was turned over to the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshall.
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Cruz, 26, leaves behind four young daughters after she was shot and killed while driving her brother and his friend, who were also wounded, home from school in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on May 4.
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The White Sox improved to 18-21 on the season. They were 11-28 after 39 games last year.
The victim, identified as a 20-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
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According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
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More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
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The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
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Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
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Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The law was named after Karina Gonzalez after her brutal murder in Little Village in 2023. For her son, Manny Alvarez, the one-year mark of Karina's Law comes at a complicated time. His father, charged with killing both his mom and 15-year-old sister, Daniela, has died after battling health complications while awaiting trial.
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Authorities conducted a pit maneuver causing the U-Haul to crash and flip on its side. Drugs were found in the vehicle, and the driver was arrested.
Cruz, 26, leaves behind four young daughters after she was shot and killed while driving her brother and his friend, who were also wounded, home from school in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on May 4.
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The victim, identified as a 20-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
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One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean.
A man was killed on Tuesday night in a shooting less than a block from an elementary school in the West Englewood neighborhood.
