Four police officers are being hailed for their actions in rushing into a burning house in Crystal Lake and rescuing a wheelchair-bound resident trapped inside in February. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 3:12 p.m. on February 19 to the 800 block of Cambridge Place in Crystal Lake […]
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Long Grove firefighter-paramedics, dispatcher reunite with Crystal Lake woman they saved after cardiac arrest
A Crystal Lake woman reunited with the Long Grove firefighter-paramedics and 911 dispatcher who saved her life when she went into cardiac arrest in Lake Zurich. Terri Basler, a 61-year-old woman from Crystal Lake, left her office at the Kemper Lakes Business Center in Lake Zurich in the afternoon of November 11. Once Basler got […]
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First responders, family, neighbor recognized in rescue of critically injured man trapped for hours under tractor near Harvard
First responders, family and a neighbor were recognized for their role in a rescue of an elderly man critically injured and submerged in water for hours following a tractor rollover accident near Harvard. The Harvard Fire Protection District last week presented several lifesaving awards recognizing “extraordinary actions” taken during a July 20 rescue. Firefighters were […]
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Police officer, dentist, other emergency personnel, honored for life saving event in Highland Park
Several emergency responders were celebrated for forming a “chain of survival” for a man who suffered from a life-threatening medical emergency while driving in Highland Park. The City of Highland Park presented formal commendations to Highland Park Police Officer Ginger Stokes and dentist Dr. Michael Czarkowski, as well as recognized the professionalism and lifesaving contributions […]
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2 forest preserve police officers save life of man missing for 13 hours in frigid temperatures in Wadsworth
Two Lake County Forest Preserves police officers helped locate a man who went missing for 13 hours in frigid temperatures in a forest preserve in Wadsworth. Lake County Forest Preserve Police Sgt. Bradley Ehrhardt was presented with a Meritorious Service Award and Officer Michael Viramontes received a Lifesaving Award on Wednesday. The awards for the […]
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5 staff members help save life of child who choked on food at Round Lake Park elementary school
Five “heroic” staff members sprang into action and helped save the life of a child who started choking on food during lunch at an elementary school in Round Lake Park. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District presented a lifesaver award and challenge coin on Monday to five “heroic staff members” of WJ Murphy Elementary […]
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Teacher recognized for helping save 7th grade student who was choking at school in Algonquin
A teacher is being hailed for saving the life of a seventh-grade student who began choking on food during lunch at a school in Algonquin. The District 300 Blue Ribbon Society recognized Shellie Kamminga, an eighth-grade math teacher at Westfield Community School in Algonquin, during a board of education meeting on December 17. Kamminga on […]
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‘Exemplary and commendable’: Fire officials recognize 19-year-old, other responders for saving life of man in cardiac arrest in Lake in the Hills
A 19-year-old man is being recognized for performing CPR and saving the life of a 57-year-old man suffering cardiac arrest in Lake in the Hills last month. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded on October 1 to a report of a 57-year-old man who was unresponsive in Lake in the Hills. While rescue crews were […]
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10 first responders awarded for saving life of person who stopped breathing in Round Lake Beach
10 first responders who officials say seamlessly worked together as a team to save the life of a Round Lake Beach resident who stopped breathing have been honored. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District last week presented life-saver challenge coins to CenCom E-911 Telecommunicator Tia Chinn, Round Lake Beach police officers Dave Duncan, Tim […]