Travel / Thursday, 20-Nov-2025

Hikers Fend off Dog Attack in Elgin Forest Preserve

Hikers Fend off Dog Attack in Elgin Forest Preserve

A woman sustained bite injuries from the three dogs, presumed to be feral,

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A Gurnee couple was forced to fend off an attack from three dogs in Elgin’s Bluff Spring Fen Forest Preserve last week, using a photography tripod to escape after the woman sustained bite injuries to her leg. The dogs, which officials presumed to be feral, were caught and euthanized. 

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