Thursday, December 20, 2012
Now through New Year's Eve, the Grayslake Police Department will be conducting a holiday crackdown on drunk driving and stepping up seat belt enforcement.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Grayslake Police Department has announced its plans for the 2012 Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” crackdown. The intensified enforcement effort to combat late-night impaired driving and safety belt violations underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths occurring during late-night hours. The stepped up enforcement began this week and runs through New Year’s Eve. Enforcement efforts will concentrate on the deadly night time hours between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. According to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the midnight to 3 a.m. time frame is the deadliest time on Illinois roadways and 9 p.m. is the time of …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Three ambulances were called and portions of Route 12 were closed Friday nigh due to an accident.
A major car accident required three ambulances to respond to the northbound lanes of Route 12, one half mile south of Route 120 on June 29. Lake County officials said the cause was reported as a wrong way driver. Portions of the northbound lanes of Route 12 between Route 120 and Case Road were closed as a result Friday night, causing heavy traffic delays.
Friday, April 13, 2012
The mother whose daughter and finance were in the car hit by former Grayslake Police Chief Matt McCutcheon shares their side of the story.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
It has been reported that Police Chief Matt McCutcheon of Grayslake was involved in an accident and arrested for driving while intoxicated and armed with a loaded weapon while intoxicated. While it is "claimed" that he struck a 'silver Dodge' head-on, I would like to make it clear that it is not a 'claim' but a fact. I am the Mother of that 'silver Dodge' and would like the public to know that the 'silver Dodge' held two people, my daughter and her fiance. It is also a fact that the Police Chief admitted in the police report that he had drank three martini's and a few beers and that he hade been driving the vehicle that struck Kate and Todd. Though Mayor Rhett Taylor of Grayslake prefers to use the word "allegations" and speaks to the …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Traffic officer accidentally hit by a small daycare bus suffered a broken nose and fractured both wrists.
Updated 4 p.m.: "It was an truly just an unfortunate accident," said Vince Murray, principal of Prairieview School. "The police and the rescue personnel did a great job with a quick response to the scene and providing help to the Community Service Officer." Murray said that getting onto Route 120 at any time of day can be challenging. "It is a congested road and it is getting even more so," Murray said. The accident was not caused by congestion but the congestion creates the need for traffic assistance at the entrance to the school. "We are hoping that the officer has a speedy recovery," Murray said. Original Story 9:55 a.m.: A Community Service Officer directing traffic near Prairieview School was struck by a small daycare bus yesterday, …
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Eleven girls from Libertyville High School were taken to area hospitals after their school bus crashed into a pickup truck in Grayslake Saturday morning.
***** Updated Oct. 22, 2:45 p.m. All of the students and the coach involved in Saturday's bus accident in Grayslake have been treated and released from area medical facilities. No one suffered serious injuries, according to a statement released by Community High School District 128. ***** A crash between a school bus filled with 11 girls from Libertyville and a pick up truck sent all the teens to local hospitals with minor injuries. Members of the Libertyville High School volleyball team were headed to Woodstock for a tournament when their bus crashed into a pick up truck on Route 83 in Grayslake this morning. "The bus was hit and flipped on its side," said Sgt. Scott Heimos of the Grayslake Police Department. The accident occured at 7:41…
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Teenager from Gurnee distraught over dog's poor health makes a fatal mistake, but is remembered for her love of animals, friends and family.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Local reports are providing more details today of the teenage girl from Gurnee who died on June 21 in a crash in unincorporated Grayslake. The Daily Herald article said that Taylor Mae Stinchcomb, a 15-year-old Warren Township High School student, was well-liked by both teachers and students. Stinchcomb was reportedly upset that her dog was due to be put down due to cancer. Stinchcomb and a friend took the dog and went for a drive, and ended up in a one-car rollover accident, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Stinchomb died at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville after being extricated from the crash wreckage on Almond Road, about a quarter mile south of Route 120, sheriff officials said. A spokesperson from Condell…
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Girl initially took the vehicle without permission but was a passenger when the crash occurred.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A 15-year-old girl from Gurnee was killed in a rollover accident in unincorporated Grayslake early Tuesday morning. She reportedly was distraught over the possibility of having to put down the family dog due to cancer, and went with a friend for a drive, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The accident happened at about 12:45 a.m. June 21, on Almond Road about one-quarter mile south of Route 120 in unincorporated Grayslake. The Sheriff's Office reported that a 2003 Dodge minivan, driven by a 15-year-old girl from Gurnee, was northbound on Almond Road at a high rate of speed. The driver appears to have lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway striking several trees and a utility pole on the east side of Almond Road. …
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Country Financial gets hit with unexpected visitor.
As employees at Country Financial were getting ready for lunch Tuesday, a potential client came barreling through the wall. A white pickup truck traveling eastbound on Washington Street crashed into the Country Financial office located in the Washington Square shopping plaza in Grayslake, across from the College of Lake County. The driver of the vehicle was injured and taken by ambulance to Condell Hospital. The vehicle drove directly into the office of Tim VanderMeer, the agency manager. "I had just been at my desk and left the office to go pick up lunch when the accident happened. I'm pretty shaken up by that," said VanderMeer. New employee Gloria Holman had spent the morning being trained when she heard what she thought was a crashing …
Angela Sykora
11:57 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Good information to know, though I've always wondered who the slogan writers were, and if they patted themselves on the back for rhyming, or trying to anyway. more ›