No injuries were reported after an extra-alarm fire ripped through a large banquet and conference center in Crystal Lake early Saturday morning, leaving it a total loss. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 1:24 a.m. Saturday to an activated fire alarm at D’Andrea Banquets and Conference Center, 4419 Northwest Highway. Two minutes later, […]
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Two teen boys charged in arson fire that destroyed former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry
Police say an anonymous tip led to the arrests of two 14-year-old boys, one of which allegedly started a fire that destroyed the former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry. The two juvenile suspects are 14-year-olds who reside in McHenry, according to McHenry Deputy Police Chief Thomas Walsh. One of the two boys was […]
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Police searching for two persons of interest in arson fire that destroyed former roller rink in McHenry
Police are asking for tips from the public in the search for two possible suspects in an arson fire that destroyed the former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry. The McHenry Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 10:27 p.m. Thursday to 914 North Front Street for a report of a structure […]
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Arson suspected in third-alarm fire that destroyed former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is assisting in the investigation of what fire officials say is a suspected arson fire that destroyed the former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry Thursday evening. The McHenry Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 10:27 p.m. Thursday to 914 North Front Street for a report of […]
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Dozens of firefighters responding to third-alarm fire at former roller rink in McHenry
Dozens of firefighters are responding to a massive third-alarm fire at the building of the former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry Thursday evening. The McHenry Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 10:28 p.m. Thursday to 914 North Front Street for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find […]
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Fire at strip mall in Waukegan under investigation
A building fire sent flames and smoke billowing from a 15-unit strip mall in Waukegan Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 3 p.m. Monday to the 2200 block of Grand Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found smoke and flames coming […]
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Firefighters responding to second structure fire in Marengo just 2 hours after first fire
Firefighters are responding to a second structure fire in Marengo, just two hours after a fire in downtown Marengo Friday afternoon. The Marengo Fire Protection District and other fire departments were called around 2:07 p.m. Friday to a structure fire at a house next to Cafe 20 in the 700 block of East Grant Highway. […]
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Firefighters respond to extra-alarm fire in downtown Marengo
A dozen fire departments were called Friday afternoon to downtown Marengo after a fire broke out in the rear of a building. The Marengo Fire Protection District and Marengo Police Department responded around 12:25 p.m. Friday to the Marengo Business District in the 100 block of South State Street for a structure fire. A fire […]
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Fire at auto body shop in Crystal Lake causes $35,000 in damage
A fire at Crystal Lake Auto Body is under investigation after it caused $35,000 in damage Monday morning, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 11:23 a.m. Monday to Crystal Lake Auto Body, 7218 North Virginia Road, for a report of a structure fire. The first fire crew arrived on […]