A couple on Sunday met the 911 dispatcher who helped instruct a husband to perform CPR on his unresponsive wife in McHenry, saving her life. William and Lidia Golden came to the McHenry Police Department on Sunday to drop off donuts for the officers and dispatchers. The McHenry Police Department said that upon speaking with […]
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911 dispatcher recognized for helping parents deliver newborn baby in Algonquin
A 911 dispatcher will be honored Wednesday for helping parents who called 911 with delivering their newborn baby until paramedics arrived in Algonquin. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Deputy Chief John Knebl said that Southeast Emergency Communications (SEECOM) Telecommunicator Jodi Kaalaas will be honored at Wednesday evening’s Fire Trustee meeting. Kaalaas calmly provided […]