The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the identity of the 5-year-old who died after being pulled unresponsive from a Buffalo Grove pool Friday evening. An autopsy remains pending for Tyson Nyamganid, 5, of Plainfield, who was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m. on July 4 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, records show. […]
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5-year-old dies after being pulled unresponsive from a Buffalo Grove pool
A 5-year-old died after being pulled unresponsive from a Buffalo Grove pool Friday, officials said. Paramedics from the Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded to the 100 block of Copperwood Drive for a report of an unresponsive child in a private residential pool at 6:30 p.m. Friday, said Molly Gillespie, Communications and Engagement Director for the […]
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Buffalo Grove man facing arson charges for role in fire that caused $360,000 damages to home
A Buffalo Grove man is charged with aggravated arson after setting fire to a home that resulted in $360,000 in damages, authorities confirmed Saturday. Evan Rude, 24, of Buffalo Grove, was taken into custody at 9 p.m. Friday and charged with Class X felony aggravated arson with known people present, residential arson, a Class 1 […]
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Fire causes $360,000 in damages to Buffalo Grove home, leaving house uninhabitable
A structure fire in Buffalo Grove left a home uninhabitable and caused $360,000 in damages Thursday evening, authorities said. Buffalo Grove firefighters were dispatched to 970 Lucinda Drive for a reported structure fire at 7:16 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. While firefighters were en route to the location, Buffalo Grove police arrived at the scene and […]
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Buffalo Grove firefighters receive award for rescuing multiple people trapped in burning building
Three Buffalo Grove firefighters, who were called “brave and courageous,” were awarded on Monday for their actions in saving four people who were trapped in a burning building. Buffalo Grove Fire Department Lt. Daniel Downey, Firefighter-Paramedic Phil Schroeder and Firefighter-Paramedic Kyle Ditthardt were awarded unit citations during a village board meeting on Monday evening. The […]
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Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Baker set to retire in July
Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Mike Baker will be retiring in July after 45 years of service to the fire industry, officials said. Baker, who joined the fire department in 2013 and was named chief in Buffalo Grove in 2015, will be retiring effective July 14, the village of Buffalo Grove said in a news release. […]
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Buffalo Grove firefighters honored for rescuing victim trapped in car that went into frozen pond
Buffalo Grove firefighters and paramedics were recently honored for saving the life of a driver who crashed their car into a frozen pond and became partially submerged in water. Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Mike Baker said his department along with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 6 a.m. on February 2 to 901 East […]