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 […]
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Person injured after lightning causes Hawthorn Woods house fire
A man was injured after a house fire that was caused by a lightning strike Saturday in Hawthorn Woods, officials said. At 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, the Lake Zurich Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 3 Newhaven Drive in Hawthorn Woods. Fire officials said that the first arriving units encountered fire and smoke […]
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Two dogs rescued, cat killed in Crystal Lake house fire
Two dogs were rescued by police officers after a house fire in Crystal Lake on Saturday, officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Department said that firefighters were called at around 1:18 p.m. on Saturday to a report of smoke coming from the attic at 191 Eastview Avenue in Crystal Lake. Police officers arrived and rescued […]
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Hawthorn Woods police officer saves residents after alerting them of fire
A Hawthorn Woods police officer came upon a fire while on routine patrol and helped evacuate the residents early Friday morning, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department and other fire departments were called to the scene in the 0-10 block of Heather Lane in Hawthorn Woods. The first fire department unit arrived at […]
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Three police officers recognized for saving boy who was shot in the head before being trapped in house fire in Grayslake
The Grayslake Fire Department recognized the three police officers who saved a teenage boy from a house fire on August 22. On Wednesday morning, the Grayslake Fire Protection District Board of Trustees and Fire Chief John Christian recognized the three police officers who risked their lives to save a young teenage boy, who had been […]