An active search is underway after a 14-year-old boy went missing while swimming in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Tuesday afternoon. The Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:03 p.m. Tuesday to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in unincorporated Zion, for a […]
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‘Unacceptable’: Fire chiefs plead for more funding to aid in rescues after young man drowns in Lake Michigan near Zion
Local fire chiefs held a press conference pleading for funding for their departments while also warning the public on the danger of Lake Michigan after a young man drowned while swimming near Zion. The Beach Park Fire Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Fire Rescue Department held a joint press conference on Monday morning […]
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Coroner releases identity of 20-year-old man left dead after being rescued from Lake Michigan near Zion
The coroner has released the identity of a 20-year-old man who died after he was rescued from Lake Michigan while swimming at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 6:26 p.m. Tuesday to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive […]
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Young man dies after being rescued by fire department from Lake Michigan near Zion
A young man, who was approximately in his late teens, died after he was rescued from Lake Michigan at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 6:26 p.m. Tuesday to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake […]
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Rescue response sent after bystander spots windsurfer in distress on Lake Michigan near Zion
A walker called 911 and prompted a rescue response after a windsurfer was spotted in distress on Lake Michigan near the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion Wednesday. The Beach Park Fire Department and Zion Fire Rescue Department responded around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in unincorporated […]
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Detectives believe identity has been made after skeletal remains found in wooded area near Zion
Authorities say an identity is believed to have been made after skeletal remains were found in a wooded area on the border of Beach Park and Zion last summer. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said the Zion Police Department received an anonymous tip on June 14 that human remains were in a […]
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Officials celebrate completion of $73 million project to preserve shoreline at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
The governor along with state and local officials celebrated the completion of a $73 million project to preserve the rapidly eroding shoreline at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and local and state officials gathered on Monday to celebrate the completion of the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project. […]
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2 transported to hospital after 3 water incidents moments apart at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
Two men were transported to the hospital after three separate swimmer-in-distress incidents just minutes apart on Lake Michigan at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Police, Beach Park Fire Department, Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Sunday to […]
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Woman rescues young child who nearly drowned in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
A woman rescued a young child, who is recovering, after he nearly drowned in Lake Michigan at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Monday afternoon. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department, Beach Park Fire Department, Illinois Department of Conservation Police and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:15 p.m. Monday to the Illinois Beach […]