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Firefighters rescue driver after vehicle drives approximately 100 feet onto icy pond in Lakewood

Firefighters assisted a woman to shore after she drove her car approximately 100 feet out onto a pond in Lakewood Thursday evening, authorities said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Lakewood Police Department responded around 8:50 p.m. Thursday to the area of Turnberry Trail and Bonnie Ridge Road for a report of a water […]

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Buffalo Grove firefighters honored for rescuing victim trapped in car that went into frozen pond

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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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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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 […]