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Suspicious device in Lake Zurich apartment deemed safe after bomb squad called

By Sam Borcia | April 13, 2019 2:10 pm

A bomb squad was called after a maintenance worker spotted a suspicious device inside an apartment in Lake Zurich Friday afternoon, police said. Lake Zurich…

9-year-old boy phoned in fake bomb threat to Walmart in Lake Zurich

By Sam Borcia | December 28, 2018 4:05 pm

Police said that a 9-year-old boy phoned in a fake bomb threat to the Walmart in Lake Zurich, prompting an evacuation and a large police…

Fire chief: Cause of massive blaze at old Hackney’s restaurant is undetermined

By Sam Borcia | September 19, 2018 5:39 pm

The cause of the massive extra-alarm blaze which burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich has been ruled as undetermined. The Lake Zurich…

Vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich burns to ground in massive fire

By Sam Borcia | September 9, 2018 2:50 pm

A massive extra-alarm blaze burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department was…