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Firefighter injured, family left homeless after extra-alarm fire sends flames from house in Kildeer

A family was left homeless after an extra-alarm fire heavily engulfed their house, leaving one firefighter injured and prompting a major fire department response in Kildeer Tuesday evening. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 9 p.m. Tuesday to the 21400 block of West Boschome Drive in Kildeer for a […]

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Woman critically injured, 2 others seriously injured after crash shuts down busy intersection in Kildeer

A woman was critically injured and two other women were seriously injured after a car turned in front of another car, causing an offset head-on crash, on the border of Kildeer and Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 6:15 p.m. Friday to the area of Route 22 […]

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‘Will be deeply missed’: Funeral services set for ‘charismatic, generous’ Mundelein man who died in crash in Kildeer

Funeral services are set for a 44-year-old Mundelein man who died after he crashed head-on into another car in Kildeer as his family remembers him for his “charismatic spirit and generous heart.” The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 12:45 a.m. on December 13 to the area of Route 22 […]

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Coroner identifies Mundelein man who died after causing head-on crash into woman’s car in Kildeer

The coroner has released the identity of a 44-year-old man from Mundelein who died after he crashed head-on into another car, leaving a woman injured, in Kildeer Saturday morning. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 12:45 a.m. Saturday east of the intersection of Route 22 and Quentin Road in […]

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Police say victim had parked car along road before crossing street, being fatally struck by car in Kildeer

The police chief says a Barrington man had parked his car along the road before crossing a busy roadway where he was fatally hit by a car in a “tragic” Thanksgiving crash in Kildeer. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Quentin Road […]

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‘Tragic event’: Coroner identifies Barrington man who was fatally hit by car on Thanksgiving Day in Kildeer

The coroner has released the identity of a Barrington man who died after he was hit by a car while crossing the street in Kildeer on Thanksgiving Day, which police called a tragic incident. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Quentin Road […]

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Pedestrian killed while crossing Quentin Road in Kildeer; cause of crash under investigation

The cause of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle while crossing a busy Kildeer road on Thanksgiving night remains under investigation, police officials said. Officers were dispatched to a personal injury accident on Quentin Road, south of Rand Road, that involved a vehicle and a pedestrian at about 5:30 p.m. […]

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Investigation underway after house fire breaks out while residents were away from home in Kildeer

An investigation is underway after a fire broke out and sent flames out the window of a large home in Kildeer while the residents were gone, leaving the home uninhabitable. The Long Grove Fire Protection District and Kildeer Police Department responded around 1:05 p.m. Sunday to the 20500 block of North Weatherstone Road in Kildeer. […]