Firefighters quickly stopped a fire from spreading after a car caught on fire inside a garage attached to a house in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 7:37 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Wander Way in […]
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Coroner identifies man found dead in car that became fully engulfed in flames at Walmart in Crystal Lake
The coroner has released the identity of a 68-year-old man who was found dead inside a car after the vehicle became engulfed in flames at the Walmart in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 5:38 a.m. Thursday to Walmart, 1205 Route 31, for a report of […]
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Victim found dead in car that became fully engulfed in flames at Walmart in Crystal Lake
A person was found dead inside a car after the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames in the parking lot of the Walmart in Crystal Lake Thursday morning. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 5:38 a.m. Thursday to Walmart, 1205 Route 31, for a report of a vehicle […]
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Good Samaritans rescue unconscious man from burning vehicle after crash near Deerfield
The sheriff’s office says good Samaritans rescued an unconscious driver from his burning vehicle after the car drove off the road and crashed into trees near Deerfield. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 2:50 p.m. Sunday to the area of Speedway, 20744 Milwaukee Avenue in unincorporated Deerfield, for a […]
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Coroner rules 20-year-old man’s death suicide after body found in burning truck near McHenry
The coroner’s office has ruled that a 20-year-old man whose body was found inside a fully engulfed pickup truck near McHenry in May died by suicide. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:23 p.m. on May 11 to the area of West Ringwood Road and South Solon Road […]
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3 gunmen arrested after running from stolen car that caught fire near Wadsworth
Police arrested three men who were found armed with guns after they allegedly ran from a stolen vehicle when it caught on fire in Wadsworth Friday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 11:45 p.m. Friday to the 42400 block of North Route 41 in Wadsworth for a […]
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Thousands of gallons of water, foam used to extinguish ‘troublesome’ vehicle fire at home near Woodstock
Nearly 4,000 gallons of water and 35 gallons of firefighting foam were used to battle a “troublesome” fuel-fed car fire at an unincorporated Woodstock home Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 12:53 p.m. Friday to the 700 block of North Valley Hill Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of […]
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Coroner identifies 20-year-old man as body found in burning truck near McHenry
The coroner’s office has positively identified a 20-year-old man as the body found inside a fully engulfed pickup truck near McHenry last month. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:23 p.m. on May 11 to the area of West Ringwood Road and South Solon Road in unincorporated McHenry. […]
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A fire that destroyed a classic car and boat in McHenry remains under investigation
The cause of a fire that destroyed a classic car and a boat in McHenry is under investigation, authorities said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District was called to the 1600 block of O’Shea Court in McHenry Township at about 1 p.m. Monday for a boat and car on fire, said Battalion Chief Ryan Mastandrea. […]