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CRIME & SAFETY
DeKalb Co. five-car pileup kills two
CORTLAND, Ill. (WIFR) - Two people are dead and multiple are injured after a five-car pileup on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County Tuesday evening. The crash was reported at 5:19 p.m. on Interstate 88 east of Hinckley Road near mile marker 99 in Cortland. Due to rush hour and a...
Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District assist in Yorkville water rescue
The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District reports that a child is safe after they were reported missing in the Fox River near Hydraulic Ave in Yorkville Tuesday morning. Dispatch reported a child was on a tube in the river and went missing at approximately 10:52. A Chief Officer with the BKFPD was on scene within a minute and met with a bystander who reported the child was out of the water and safe. The child was confirmed to be out of the water and was checked out by paramedics.
Multi-vehicle crash in DeKalb Co. sends 2 to hospital
DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Two people are in the hospital after a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning near Waterman. Just after 4:30 a.m. July 16, DeKalb County deputies were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on State Route 23 and Watson Road. According to the sheriff’s office, one vehicle one veered out of their lane and hit two vehicles traveling southbound. The first vehicle hit the front-end of a second vehicle and clipped the the front right side of the third vehicle.
School student conduct not part of resource officer duties, says Sandwich Police Chief
Starting in August, a police officer will be stationed for various times and days in Sandwich School District 430 schools after being approved by the Sandwich City Council Monday night. Sandwich Police Chief Kevin Senne talked about the school resource officer. Sixty percent of the officer’s time may be spent...
Two injured in three-vehicle crash south of Waterman
Two were hurt in a three vehicle crash south of Waterman early Tuesday morning. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says a Lincoln MKS driven by 23-year-old Mathew J. Waltham of Ottawa veered from his lane on Route 23 near Watson Road and hit two southbound vehicles. Two passengers in one...
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