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Mengelt Wrongful Death Suit Settled, Case Dismissed

Mengelt Wrongful Death Suit Settled, Case Dismissed

A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widower of late jogger Maureen Mengelt was settled, with the case dismissed, according to a recent news report. The suit was filed against drunk driver and former Lutheran Bishop, Bruce Burnside, among others. Mengelt was killed in April of 2013 when Burnside drunkenly…

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Fairdale Man Killed in Belvidere Forklift Accident

Fairdale Man Killed in Belvidere Forklift Accident

Earlier this year, several northern Illinois news outlets reported the death of a Fairdale man in a freak forklift accident at Fastenal’s Belvidere facility. According to a Rockford Register Star report, shortly after 11am 36-year-old Chris Thick drove his forklift onto a flatbed truck and parked it. When Thick got…

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Construction Worker Killed in Rochelle Work Zone Crash

Construction Worker Killed in Rochelle Work Zone Crash

A Channel 13 WREX news report states a local construction worker was fatally killed in a work zone crash, according to Illinois state police. The fatal crash, which is still under investigation by local law enforcement, occurred when a Mack dump truck was backing up eastbound on the I-88 construction…

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