An injured woman was able to escape from her rolled-over vehicle after she hit a pole, causing wires to fall down and sparking a brush fire near Marengo Wednesday evening. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:27 p.m. Wednesday to the 23200 block of Pleasant Grove Road in […]
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NWS says smoke smell throughout Chicagoland area is from wildfires 600 miles away in Kansas
The National Weather Service said the smoke smelled Thursday morning throughout the Chicagoland area is from wildfires 600 miles away in Kansas. “Any early risers out there may smell smoke. Have no fear – there are no fires nearby,” the National Weather Service Chicago said in a tweet. “The smoke is actually from Kansas, traveling […]
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Investigation underway after fire burns 5 acres of Lyons Prairie and Marsh Conservation Area near Cary
An investigation is underway after five acres of prairie land in the Lyons Prairie and Marsh Conservation Area in Cary caught fire Monday evening. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 9:18 p.m. Monday to the 7000 block of Hickory Nut Grove Road in unincorporated Cary for a call of a brush fire. Alex Vucha, […]
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Fireworks believed to have caused Lippold Park fire in Crystal Lake
Fire officials say that fireworks are believed to have caused a multiple-acre field fire at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake Saturday evening. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Park District Police Department responded around 9:42 p.m. Saturday to Lippold Park, 1051 Route 176 in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Fire Chief Paul DeRaedt […]
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Dozens of fire departments called to large brush fire in Long Grove
Dozens of fire departments were called Tuesday to a large fire in a marshland on Route 22 in Long Grove that burned around 16 acres of land, fire officials said. The Long Grove Fire Department responded around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 22 and Salem Lake Drive for a report of a […]
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Police, firefighters locate person who went missing near large brush fire in Crystal Lake
The sheriff’s office said that authorities located a missing person nearby a large brush fire Thursday near Crystal Lake, but the two incidents are believed to be unrelated. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy on patrol was flagged down by a concerned citizen around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, according to McHenry County Sheriff Spokeswoman Sgt. Aimee Knop. […]
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45 acres of brush burn during ‘accidental fire’ near Woodstock, officials say
A fire, fueled by wind, burned 45 acres of grass and marshland Wednesday morning in Bull Valley just outside of Woodstock, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire and Rescue District responded around 11:03 a.m. Wednesday to the 9000 block of Thompson Road in Bull Valley for a report of a field on fire. The first […]
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Firefighters battle 7-hour brush fire that burned 45 acres in Lake Forest
It took dozens of firefighters over seven hours to extinguish a wildland fire that burned more than 45 acres of land in Lake Forest on Monday. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 11:52 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Circle Lane for a report of smoke in the area. The fire department arrived […]
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Brush fire burns for hours near Cedar Lake Bog in Lake Villa
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 […]