Buffalo Grove firefighters and paramedics were recently honored for saving the life of a driver who crashed their car into a frozen pond and became partially submerged in water. Buffalo Grove Fire Chief Mike Baker said his department along with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 6 a.m. on February 2 to 901 East […]
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62-year-old man dies after ATV falls through thin ice on Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa
A 62-year-old man has died after his ATV fell through the ice and he had to be rescued from Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa Wednesday afternoon. An autopsy showed Rodney Allard, 62, of Lake Villa, died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner’s Office Chief Deputy Stephen Newton. The Lake County […]
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Firefighters and deputies rescue man after his ATV falls through ice on Druce Lake near Lake Villa
A man is in critical condition after he drove his ATV on Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa and fell through thin ice Wednesday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 4:05 p.m. Wednesday to Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa for a report of an ATV that went through […]
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Firefighters rescue dog from pond in Hawthorn Woods neighborhood
Firefighters rescued a dog that went out into the icy water of a pond in a Hawthorn Woods neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The Countryside Fire Protection District and Hawthorn Woods Police Department responded around 2:42 p.m. Wednesday to the 1-100 block of East Prairie Court in Hawthorn Woods for a service call. A person called 911 […]
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Coroner identifies snowmobiler who died after plunging into lake in Antioch
The coroner has identified a 40-year-old Antioch man who died after his snowmobile went through the water on Loon Lake in unincorporated Antioch Sunday evening. A preliminary autopsy showed that Damian Rivas, 40, of Antioch, died of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. Toxicology results are pending. The Antioch Fire Department and […]
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Antioch man dies after snowmobile plunges into lake
A 40-year-old Antioch man died after his snowmobile went through the water on Loon Lake in unincorporated Antioch Sunday evening. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 p.m. Sunday to the 22900 block of West Lakeshore Drive in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a snowmobile that went through the […]
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Firefighters rescue mother clinging to ice after falling into pond in Deer Park
A mother who tried rescuing her two sons and a dog that fell through the ice on a pond in Deer Park was rescued by firefighters Thursday evening, authorities said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department and Long Grove Fire Department responded around 5:49 p.m. Thursday to the 21000 block of North Inglenook Court in Deer […]
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3 ComEd workers recognized after helping rescue person from water in Antioch
Three ComEd workers are being recognized for helping rescue a person on a snowmobile who went through the ice on Grass Lake in Antioch Thursday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called around 12 p.m. to the Grass Lake Road bridge between Grass Lake and Nippersink Lake in Antioch. A […]