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Community rallies to help Algonquin firefighter, family displaced from home after fire in Crystal Lake

Community members are raising money for an Algonquin firefighter and his family who were displaced from their Crystal Lake home after a fire heavily damaged it. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:40 a.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Fountain Green Drive in Crystal Lake for a report of a structure fire. […]

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Multiple dogs, cats accounted for after fire injures 2 residents and leaves house total loss near Woodstock

Multiple dogs and cats are unaccounted for after a fire injured two residents and left their house a complete loss near Woodstock Saturday morning, authorities said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded around 11:26 a.m. Saturday to the 3600 block of Vermont Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]

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Judge orders man held without bond after being charged in Lakewood arson fire while on bond for Crystal Lake house crash

A man charged over the weekend with committing an arson fire in Lakewood while out on bond for crashing into a Crystal Lake house, critically injuring a resident, has been ordered held without bond. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down around 5:45 a.m. Saturday at Route 14 and Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake. […]

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Off-duty Huntley firefighter receives Medal of Valor for evacuating neighbor’s Lake in the Hills house that caught fire

A Huntley firefighter received a Medal of Valor award for his “heroic actions” off-duty when he spotted his neighbor’s home on fire and ran inside to evacuate them in Lake in the Hills. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on June 21 in the 200 block of Stickley Lane in Lake in the Hills. Huntley […]