Firefighters assisted a man to shore after his snowmobile went through the ice on the Chain O’ Lakes in Fox Lake Sunday afternoon, officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to Bauske Boat Basin, 152 Route 12 in Fox Lake, for a report of an ice rescue. Fox Lake […]
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Firefighters use boats to battle structure fire on remote island near Antioch
In an unusual situation, firefighters had to use fire boats to extinguish an abandoned structure that caught fire on an island on the Chain O’Lakes near Antioch Monday evening. The First Fire Protection District of Antioch responded around 4:45 p.m. Monday to a call of a structure fire on Whiskey Island. The island is just […]
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73-year-old man in critical condition after falling into water while fishing with friend near Antioch
Authorities say a 73-year-old man is in critical condition after he fell into the water while fishing with a friend and had to be rescued Friday afternoon near Antioch. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:35 p.m. Friday to the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in unincorporated Antioch. […]
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Dozens of fire departments assisting in search for swimmer who went missing on the Fox Lake
Dozens of fire departments from Lake County and McHenry County are assisting in a large-scale search for a swimmer who went missing on the Fox Lake Friday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 10 a.m. Friday to the Fox Lake south of Crabapple Island for a report of a water rescue. Lake […]
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Coroner identifies man who died of drowning while saving child on Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch
Authorities have identified a 43-year-old man who died while trying to rescue his girlfriend’s child on the Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Antioch Fire Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Friday to the Fox Lake for a possible drowning. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman […]
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Man arrested on Chain O’ Lakes saved after overdosing while in custody
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was recognized for helping save a man who was suffering an opioid overdose while in custody early Saturday morning. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was on boat patrol between Grass Lake and Lake Marie on the Chain O’ Lakes when […]
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Man in critical condition after near drowning on Chain O’ Lakes
For the third time in a week, someone has drowned or nearly drowned on the Chain O’ Lakes. This time, a 70-year-old man was rescued after falling into the water. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called to Barnacle Bob’s Boat Rentals on Lake Marie near […]