Jet skier dies on Fox River in McHenry County, Illinois
There was no word late Sunday about how the jet ski overturned, or the identity of the person who died.
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There was no word late Sunday about how the jet ski overturned, or the identity of the person who died.
A second jet skier, traveling in tandem on a different jet ski, was not hurt.
The wreckage landed just inches from a home in McHenry along the Fox River.
Gustavo Guzman-Perez's body was found Wednesday after he had been missing for more than a week.
A boater noticed a man's body in the water.
McHenry police are also investigating the disappearance of Gustavo Guzman-Perez, 28, who has not been seen since Saturday, April 22.
They named her "Jan."
They pulled her out of the water, warmed her up with blankets and hot packs.
Fishermen in the area called for help after discovering the body.
It's 150 feet above the Fox River and definitely not for the faint of heart. This weekend, this ski jump will be busy for the Norge Ski Club's 117th Winter Ski Jump Tournament.
A boat went flying off the Fox River in the far northwest suburbs and caught fire Wednesday, leaving its operator dead.
A person was found dead in the Fox River in Elgin Wednesday afternoon.
Memorial Day weekend is usually a big money maker for some businesses along the water, but recent rain is dealing a devastating blow to shops already stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fox River is still rising, turning a northwest suburban couple's dream home into a disaster.
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Flood warnings and road closures in Lake County have people in the area watching river levels.
According to Algonquin police, a limousine headed south on River Road lost control and went into the Fox River Saturday afternoon.
Authorities are trying to identify the remains of a man found by kayakers in the Fox River.
The injury of a six-year-old boy, hit by a boat along the Fox River last weekend, has locals in the far northwest suburbs re-examining when they take to the waters.
A body recovered from the Fox River Thursday afternoon is believed to be the man who disappeared in the water Wednesday night during the Grand Victoria Casino's fireworks show in Elgin, officials said.
Dive teams planned to return to the Fox River near the Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino in Elgin on Thursday, to resume searching for a man who disappeared in the water on Wednesday.
A flood watch blanketing the Chicago area Thursday left residents in towns near the Fox River keeping a watchful eye on water levels tonight.
Storms have cleared out for most of the Chicago area, but flooding risks remain along parts of the Fox and Des Plaines Rivers for the next few days as runoff continues to swell local waterways.
Twenty firefighters and divers searched for Connor Lasley for 49 minutes and found him about 50 feet from shore.
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A man has been accused of killing a well-respected doctor in front of their 3-year-old daughter, after luring her to his home in Barrington.
Prosecutors said William Zientek lured Dr. Olga Duchon to his home on the grounds of having a face-to-face talk.
As the officers approached the parked white Lexus, police said several men got out and started running.
By mid-morning Thursday, a band of snowfall is expected to rotate around a low-pressure system in Wisconsin into our area.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
CTA officials received a disturbance call just before 9:40 a.m. on board a bus near the entrance to the Red Line station along the Dan Ryan Expressway.
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Connor Bedard set up each of Jason Dickinson's two goals, and Arvid Soderblom made 21 stops.
CTA officials received a disturbance call just before 9:40 a.m. on board a bus near the entrance to the Red Line station along the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Susan Smith, convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994, broke down in tears while making her case to the parole board.
Prosecutors said William Zientek lured Dr. Olga Duchon to his home in Barrington on Sunday on the grounds of having a face-to-face talk.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
