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 […]
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House fire leaves home uninhabitable in Round Lake Park
A fire at a house in Round Lake Park left the home uninhabitable and a family displaced, authorities said. The Round Lake Fire Protection District was called to 223 Bellevue Drive in Round Lake Park for a report of a structure fire at about 2:00 p.m. on Monday. When firefighters arrived, they found found smoke […]
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Medical examiner identifies teen boy who died after being shot in head and rescued from Grayslake house fire
The teenage boy who was shot in the head before a fire at his home in Grayslake and died on Saturday has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Grayslake police said that at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday they were notified that the 17-year-old boy, identified as Zackary Bollam, had died at Loyola […]
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Grayslake teen boy dies in hospital week after being shot before house fire
The teenage boy who was shot in the head before a fire at his home in Grayslake has died, police said on Monday. Grayslake police said that at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday they were notified that the 17-year-old boy had died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. The body was transported to the Cook […]
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Grayslake teen rescued from house fire also had gunshot wound; grandmother committed suicide on Thursday
The teenage boy who was rescued from a house fire in Grayslake on Tuesday suffered a gunshot wound to the head prior to the fire, police said. Police also said that the boy’s 65-year-old grandmother, Deborah St. Antione-Browne, who also lived in the house, killed herself on Thursday after being being interviewed by police. Firefighters […]
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3 police officers injured trying to rescue trapped teen from house fire in Grayslake
Three police officers and teenage boy were hospitalized Tuesday morning after the officers rescued the boy from his burning home in Grayslake. Firefighters and police responded at around 12:35 a.m. to a report of a house fire with someone trapped inside in the 300 block of Normandy Lane in Grayslake. Police officers arrived on the […]
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Residents escape house fire overnight in Lake Forest
No one was injured after a fire broke out at a house in Lake Forest early Friday morning, officials said. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire in the 200 block of North Mellody Road in Lake Forest at 2:52 a.m. after the 911 caller reported the house was […]
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Two injured after Buffalo Grove house fire
Two people suffered from smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at a house in Buffalo Grove late Tuesday night. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded at around 8:30 p.m. for a call of a kitchen fire in a home in the 400 block of Ferndale Court. When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke filling the […]