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Cook County

Lauren Traut

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Homewood-Flossmoor

Illinois

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Peotone, IL — A Homewood woman died in a crash with a semi-tractor trailer Saturday in Peotone Township. Sarah M. Hank, 19, was inside a vehicle that was struck by a semi near Wilmington and Center Roads around 4 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Will County Coroner has scheduled an autopsy for Monday.

The 19-year-old woman was involved in a crash in Peotone Township on Saturday.