The Lake Villa Fire Department was dispatched at 5:30 PM today to a brush fire near Fairfield Road & Cedar Lake Lane in Lake Villa near the Cedar Lake Bog. Firefighters on scene confirmed a working brush fire in the marsh area to the east of Fairfield Rd & Cedar Lake Lane near 38263 North […]
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Flight For Life responds to motorcycle crash in Cary
The Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched at 6:52 PM tonight to a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries near 29047 Kristy Lane in Cary. The incident occurred near 3 Oaks Road & N Hickory Nut Grove Road on Kristy Lane. Flight For Life was requested to land at Cary Junior High School, 2109 […]
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Multiple people injured in rollover crash on I-94 in Gurnee
The Gurnee Fire Department and Newport Fire Protection District responded to a rollover accident with injuries on I-94 near Rt 132 today. The incident happened at around 12:45 PM today. It was reported that one of the vehicles involved rolled over. Multiple ambulances were requested. It occurred in the eastbound (southbound) lanes of Interstate 94 […]
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Serious injuries reported in motorcycle crash in Richmond
Flight For Life was requested to a motorcycle crash with serious injuries today in Richmond on Keystone Road. The crash happened today at around 1:00 PM at 7203 Keystone Road in Richmond which is south of Tryon Grove Road. Initial reports from scanner traffic indicted the patient was unconscious and Flight For Life was requested […]
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Vehicle stolen in Round Lake Beach
The Round Lake Beach Police Department is investigating a vehicle that was stolen in the 1600 Block of North Oak Ave. on Thursday night. A viewer on our website said that the vehicle that was stolen was a green Chevrolet Trailblazer. It has black emblems, HID headlights (blue), LED plate lights, and it has a noticeable […]
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Video and photos of the large brush fire in Round Lake Beach
There was a large brush fire today in Round Lake Beach at Rollins Rd & Goldenrod Terrace. It occurred today at around 3:00 PM and was extinguished at around 4:30 PM. Unconfirmed reports that this was possibly an arson fire. It damaged siding on townhomes near the brush fire. Five acres out of the twenty acres […]
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Motorcyclist seriously injured in accident in Highland Park
The Highland Park Fire Department was dispatched at around 6:57 PM tonight to a report of a motorcycle vs car at Walker Ave & Fort Sheridan Ave in Highland Park. Dispatch advised that CPR was being performed by bystanders that were on the scene. Squad 34 and Ambulance 34 were initially dispatched. Once on scene, the […]