Posted inLake County

Cat unaccounted for, over dozen condo units uninhabitable after fire causes significant damage at Vacation Village in Fox Lake

A cat is unaccounted for and over a dozen condominium units were deemed uninhabitable after a fire caused significant damage at Vacation Village in Fox Lake, just months after a fatal fire at the same complex. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:33 p.m. Saturday to Vacation Village […]

Posted inLake County

‘Will be deeply missed’: Funeral services set for 52-year-old father who died after being rescued from Fox Lake condo fire

Funeral services are set for a 52-year-old father and former vice president of a company whose family says he will be “deeply missed” after he was rescued from a condominium fire and died in Fox Lake. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 […]

Posted inLake County

Coroner releases identity of man who died after being rescued from fire that left condo uninhabitable in Fox Lake

The coroner has released the identity of a 52-year-old man who died after he was rescued from a fire that caused significant damage to a condominium in Fox Lake Monday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of St. Thomas Colony […]

Posted inLake County

Man dies after being critically injured, rescued by firefighters from fire that left condo uninhabitable in Fox Lake

Authorities say a 52-year-old man has died after he was critically injured and rescued from a fire that caused significant damage to a condominium in Fox Lake Monday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of St. Thomas Colony Street in […]

Posted inLake County

Man rescued by firefighters in critical condition from fire that left condominium building uninhabitable in Fox Lake

A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was rescued by firefighters from a fire that left residents of six condominium units displaced in Fox Lake Monday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of St. Thomas Colony Street in Fox Lake […]

Posted inLake County

Firefighters extinguish second condominium fire on same street in Vernon Hills in two weeks

Firefighters responded to a condominium fire Thursday afternoon for the second time in two weeks on the same street in Vernon Hills, fire officials said. The Countryside Fire Protection District and Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of West Court of Shorewood in Vernon Hills for a report […]

Posted inMcHenry County

Firefighters assist resident in evacuating after fire breaks out in 24-unit condo building in Crystal Lake

Firefighters assisted a resident in evacuating after a fire broke out in a 24-unit condominium building in Crystal Lake, leaving residents of one unit displaced Monday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 10:14 a.m. Monday to the Virginia Road Condominiums, 651 South Virginia Road in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department […]