The Meijer in Round Lake Beach was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a malfunctioning rooftop HVAC unit caused smoke conditions and a burning smell in the store’s break room. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach Police Department and mutual aid fire departments responded around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday to Meijer, 750 East Rollins […]
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Pickup truck catches on fire in driveway, spreads to Round Lake home and leaves it uninhabitable
A home was damaged and is uninhabitable after a pickup truck became engulfed in flames in the driveway and spread to the garage in Round Lake Sunday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Police Department and automatic aid fire departments responded around 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of West […]
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Firefighters extricate driver who only had non-life-threatening injuries after crash involving 2 dump trucks in Round Lake Beach
A driver miraculously suffered only non-life-threatening injuries after their car was hit by a dump truck and ended up crushed against a tree on Route 83 in Round Lake Beach Friday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 10:25 a.m. Friday to Route 83 south of […]
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Driver charged with DUI after SUV crashes into Wauconda fire station while firefighters slept, causing $100K in damage
Police say a driver was intoxicated when he ran a stop sign and his SUV slammed into a fire station in downtown Wauconda, causing $100,000 in damage as firefighters slept inside. The incident happened just after midnight early Tuesday morning at Wauconda Fire District Station #1, located at 109 West Liberty Street in Wauconda. Wauconda […]
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Police cite Round Lake Beach man with running stop sign, crashing into fire station in Round Lake
Police say they have cited a Round Lake Beach man, who reported he suffered a medical emergency, when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a fire station in Round Lake Monday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District said it responded to an “unusual incident” at Fire Station 1, located at 409 […]
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SUV slams into Wauconda fire station as firefighters slept inside, causing $100K in damage
An SUV slammed into a fire station in downtown Wauconda early Tuesday morning, causing $100,000 in damage as firefighters slept inside, just a day after a fire station in Round Lake was hit by a car. The incident happened just after midnight early Tuesday morning at Wauconda Fire District Station #1, located at 109 West […]
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Car occupants, firefighters uninjured after SUV crashes into fire station in Round Lake
Fire officials say they are thankful no injuries were reported after an SUV drove off the road and crashed into a Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District station in Round Lake Monday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District said it responded to an “unusual incident” at Fire Station 1, located at 409 West […]
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House heavily damaged and uninhabitable after fire in Round Lake Beach
No one was injured, but residents were displaced after a home filled up with smoke and was heavily damaged in a fire in Round Lake Beach Wednesday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach Police Department and multiple automatic aid fire departments responded around 10:55 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block […]
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Dogs and birds rescued, resident and firefighter injured in Round Lake Beach house fire that displaced 5
A firefighter and a resident were injured and multiple pets were rescued after a fire broke out at a house in Round Lake Beach, leaving five occupants displaced Wednesday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach Police Department and automatic aid fire departments responded around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 […]