Waukegan workers hospitalized after truck touches power line
The fire department said a crane boom on a truck came into contact with a power line, electrifying the truck and injuring the two men.
2 Waukegan workers electrocuted while trimming trees, officials say
Two employees with Waukegan’s Public Workers department were electrocuted while trimming trees on Thursday, authorities said.
Waukegan, Illinois city workers suffer electric shock from power lines
Firefighters said the workers were trimming trees at Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue near the Waukegan Generating Station, a now-shuttered coal-fired power plant. The workers' crane touched a power line, which energized the truck and gave the workers an electric shock.
2 Waukegan Public Works employees electrocuted while trimming trees
Two Waukegan Public Works employees are recovering in the hospital on Thursday after they were electrocuted while trimming trees. According to officials from the Waukegan Fire Department, the incident happened Thursday mornnig near the intersection of East Greenwood Avenue and Pershing Road while the workers were trimming trees in the area,
Two Waukegan Public Works employees injured in power line incident
Two Waukegan Public Works employees were hospitalized on Thursday after their truck's crane boom made contact with a power line.
2 public works employees rushed to hospital after being electrocuted by power line in Waukegan
Two public works employees were rushed to the hospital, one by helicopter, after they were electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan Thursday morning.
Man accused in deadly Waukegan hit-and-run told officers he had hit a raccoon
A Waukegan man accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash last week is now facing felony charges. According to Waukegan police, 22 ...
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Waukegan police ask public for help in deadly hit-and-run
The crash was investigated by the Waukegan Police's Major Crash Unit and several other local agencies assisted at the scene. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Waukegan police ...
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Waukegan police seek help finding vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-run
Waukegan police are asking for help finding a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash last Saturday near Route 41 and ...
Waukegan youth police academy gives teens a glimpse behind the badge; ‘Cops do a lot of different things’
It is an opportunity to educate young people about the nature of police work and perhaps motivate some to consider a career ...
Waukegan man, 16-year-old boy charged after shooting, extensive police chase in Lake County; driver at large
An 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy from Waukegan have been charged with aggravated and unlawful possession of a firearm ...
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Firefighters respond to 2 separate fires at houses in Waukegan in three day span
Firefighters responded to two separate fires that damaged homes in Waukegan three days apart but fire crews were able to ...