Residents were displaced after two apartments were deemed uninhabitable following a fire that broke out at an apartment complex in Antioch, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Antioch Police Department responded around 1:53 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Joanna Court for a report of a structure fire. Police officers arrived […]
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Church seeks donations after 18 residents displaced in apartment building fire near Long Grove
A pastor is asking the community for food donations after 18 residents, who are being housed at church, were displaced from their apartment building near Long Grove due to a fire that injured several. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of […]
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Resident says cooking caused extra-alarm fire that displaced over dozen, injured 5 at building near Long Grove
A resident says a cooking accident caused an extra-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building, displacing at least a dozen and injuring at least five, near Long Grove Tuesday evening. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road […]
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Injuries reported after extra-alarm fire rips through apartment building near Long Grove
Firefighters from nearly 20 departments are responding to an extra-alarm fire that sent flames through an apartment building and injured people near Long Grove Tuesday evening. The Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 5:51 p.m. Tuesday to the 2300 block of West Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights, just south of Long Grove, for […]
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Resident displaced after apartment fully engulfed in flames, left severely damaged in North Chicago
A resident was displaced after a fire fully engulfed an apartment at an apartment building in North Chicago, leaving the unit completely destroyed Saturday evening. The North Chicago Fire Department responded around 8:08 p.m. Saturday to the 1500 block of Broadway Avenue in North Chicago for a report of a structure fire. North Chicago Fire […]
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Residents displaced after heavy flames destroy unit at apartment building in Hebron
Numerous residents were displaced after flames engulfed a unit at an apartment building, prompting a large fire department response and shutting down Route 47, in Hebron Tuesday evening. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:09 p.m. Tuesday to the 10100 block of Main Street in Hebron for a report of a structure fire. Hebron-Alden-Greenwood […]
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Firefighters rescue dog after cooking accident leads to building fire near Lake Bluff
Firefighters rescued a resident’s dog after a cooking accident led to a fire damaging an apartment at a mixed-use building near Lake Bluff Saturday evening. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 5:39 p.m. Saturday to 215 North Waukegan Road in unincorporated Lake Bluff for a report of a fire alarm. Lake Forest Fire Department Battalion […]
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Sleeping residents escape without injury after fire causes extensive damage to McHenry apartment building
Residents were awoken by smoke detectors and escaped without injury after an early morning fire caused extensive damage to an apartment building in McHenry. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:30 a.m. Monday to the 1300 block of Park Street in McHenry for a report of a structure fire. McHenry Township Fire Protection […]
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Elderly woman transported to hospital after being rescued from apartment fire in Wauconda
An elderly woman was transported to the hospital after she was rescued from a fire that broke out at a duplex residence in Wauconda Friday afternoon. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 1 p.m. Friday to the 100 block of East Mill Street in Wauconda for a report of a structure fire. Wauconda Fire District […]