Waukegan, Public Works

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 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,
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 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. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 a.
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.
Two Waukegan Public Works employees injured
Two Waukegan Public Works employees were injured in an electrocution accident Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene at Pershing and Greenwood avenues around 11:30
Waukegan, Illinois city workers suffer electric shock from power lines
Two city workers from Waukegan were rushed to the hospital Thursday morning after they were shocked by power lines. Firefighters said the workers were trimming trees at Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue near the Waukegan Generating Station,
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Waukegan council OKs stop signs at 6 intersections; ‘These are not recommended by staff’
The Waukegan City Council voted 6-3 to place ... He said at a meeting of the Public Works & Infrastructure Committee that despite the negative advice of the engineering department, they were ...
Chicago Weather forecast: Winter storm misses Chicago area; north suburbs see some snow and sleet
While some freezing drizzle and light snow continues to fall, the Chicago area missed the brunt of the winter storm moving through the Midwest.
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Waukegan, Illinois woman receives helping hand, special gift from police officer-social worker team
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) -- A woman in Waukegan who lives with cerebral palsy never expected the gift she got Thursday—all thanks to the local police department and a nonprofit. Joyce, who did not ...