A 49-year-old man is dead and another man was critically injured after a fully engulfed house fire in Lake in the Hills on Sunday. The Huntley Fire Protection District and numerous other fire departments were called at 3:49 a.m. to a house fire at 10 Newbury Court in Lake in the Hills. Crews arrived and […]
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3 injured after fire breaks out at house in unincorporated Lake Villa
Three people were transported to the hospital after an early morning fire in Lake Villa township on Monday. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District was called at 1:32 a.m. to a report of a house on fire at 37483 North Route 59 in unincorporated Lake Villa. When fire crews arrived they found heavy fire showing […]
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Harvard man arrested after allegedly trying to burn down his home with children inside
A 38-year-old Harvard man allegedly tried to burn down his house while two kids were upstairs, officials said. The Northwest Herald reported that Joshua Widmayer, 38, of the 5700 block of Island Road in Harvard, was charged with arson, residential arson and child endangerment. According to a court filed complaint, Widmayer tried setting his house […]
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No injuries after house fire in Harmony
Fire crews from Huntley and surrounding departments were called to battle a two-alarm fire at a home in Harmony Friday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District was called at 3:30 p.m. to 11516 South Grant Highway in Harmony, which is located west of Huntley, for a report of a house fire. When emergency crews arrived, […]
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Resident injured, dog rescued from Algonquin house fire
A resident was injured and a dog was rescued from a basement fire in Algonquin on Monday. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 11:40 a.m. to the 1100 block of Stonegate Road in Algonquin for a report of a house fire. The Northwest Herald reported that heavy smoke was showing from […]
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Medical examiner rules death of 17-year-old Grayslake boy shot in the head before house fire a homicide
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office officially ruled on Monday that the death of the 17-year-old Grayslake boy, who was shot in the head before being trapped in a house fire in August, was a homicide. On August 22, Grayslake police officers arrived on the scene of a house fire in the 400 block of […]
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Kitchen fire leaves Vernon Hills home uninhabitable
No one was injured after a kitchen fire left a home uninhabitable in Vernon Hills on Wednesday, fire officials said. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 8 a.m. on Wednesday to a report of a structure fire in the 0-100 block of Monterey Drive in Vernon Hills. When firefighters arrived there was no smoke […]
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Man rescued by police officers from burning house in Marengo
A man who was trapped inside a house fire in Marengo was rescued by police officers and airlifted to the hospital Monday evening. Police and firefighters were called at 10:14 p.m. Monday night for a report of a house fire in the 700 block of East Grant Highway, according to the Marengo Police Department. Authorities […]
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Man charged with arson for starting house fire in Woodstock
A man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly started a house fire in Woodstock on September 22, officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced that sheriff’s deputies arrested Carl K. Rice, 28, of Woodstock, on Friday in connection with a house fire that occurred in unincorporated Woodstock on September 22. At around […]