Firefighters rescued a family dog that was inside a home that caught fire and sustained significant damage Saturday evening in Lake Zurich, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 7:08 p.m. Saturday for a call of a residential fire alarm in the 1000 block of Memory Lane in Lake Zurich. The homeowner […]
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YMCA centers in Lake, McHenry counties will now require members to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Starting next month, all of the YMCA’s suburban locations, which includes ones in Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich and Lindenhurst, will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from everyone age 5 and older. YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Director of Communications Man-Yee Lee said the association’s 14 Y centers will begin enforcing the requirement using a two-phased approach. […]
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6 victims hospitalized after two-vehicle crash in Lake Zurich
Numerous ambulances were called to transport six people to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Lake Zurich Friday evening, officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 8:17 p.m. Friday to Rand Road and Route 22 in Lake Zurich for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Residents uninjured, two pets die after massive fire engulfs house in Kildeer
Two pets died but residents escaped without injury after a large fire engulfed a Kildeer house Wednesday evening, prompting the response of over a dozen fire departments. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday to the 21400 block of North Meadowlark Drive in Kildeer for multiple reports of a structure fire. Lake […]
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Bird nest in chimney believed to have caused fire that damaged Lake Zurich house
Fire officials say the residents of a home in Lake Zurich escaped without injuries after a fire started in a chimney, which is believed to have been caused by a bird’s nest. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 3 p.m. Friday to the 100 block of West Harbor Drive in Lake Zurich for a […]
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Police officer locates missing elderly couple in Lake Zurich, reunites them with family members
A police officer in Lake Zurich on Wednesday located an elderly couple who had been missing for days and reunited them with family members. Lake Zurich Police Department Officer Przemyslaw Struga observed a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Rand Road near Ela Road. Struga initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle around […]
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Multiple fire departments called to fire overnight at Lake Zurich Middle School South
Firefighters, with the help of a sprinkler system, extinguished a fire at Lake Zurich Middle School South early Friday morning which left the building with smoke and water damage. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 12:33 a.m. Friday to an activated fire alarm call at Lake Zurich Middle School – South Campus, 435 West […]
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Lake Zurich pastor suspended again after new evidence in sexual abuse investigation
The return of a suspended pastor at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich has been delayed after new evidence was brought forward in a child sexual abuse case. In November, Cardinal Blase Cupich, who is the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the St. Francis community announcing the investigation into […]
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Police arrest student after social media threat, shell casing found at Lake Zurich High School
After two lockdowns Wednesday at Lake Zurich High School, police arrested a student for a social media post that indicated an act of violence was imminent, officials said. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 said in a statement the first lockdown, which was a soft lockdown, was issued after a shell casing was found […]