No injuries were reported, but a home was deemed uninhabitable following an early morning fire in Spring Grove on Friday. Spring Grove Fire Protection District Chief Paul Klicker said emergency personnel were dispatched to the 300 block of Waverly Drive in Spring Grove at 2:33 a.m. Friday morning for a fully involved structure fire. Klicker […]
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House heavily damaged and uninhabitable after fire in Round Lake Beach
No one was injured, but residents were displaced after a home filled up with smoke and was heavily damaged in a fire in Round Lake Beach Wednesday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach Police Department and multiple automatic aid fire departments responded around 10:55 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block […]
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Large barn destroyed after becoming fully engulfed in flames, causing 2nd barn to catch fire near Huntley
A large barn was destroyed after it became fully engulfed in flames and spread to a second barn, leaving it also fully engulfed in flames, near Huntley Friday morning, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:44 a.m. Friday to the 14800 block of Church Road in […]
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Firefighters rescue 3 pets from Round Lake house fire that injured resident, caused $400K in damage
Firefighters rescued three pets from a fire that injured one resident and heavily engulfed a house in Round Lake, causing significant damage late Wednesday evening. The Grayslake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Police Department and several automatic aid fire departments responded around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday to the 1900 block of South Jonathan Drive in Round […]
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Overnight fire engulfs, destroys vacant home that was under construction in Volo
Firefighters from several departments worked overnight on Friday to extinguish a fire that left a home, which was under construction, fully engulfed in flames in Volo. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:25 a.m. Friday to the 34000 block of North Fischer Drive in Volo for a report […]
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17-year-old boy dies after drowning in Lake Michigan near Waukegan while swimming with friends
A 17-year-old boy has died after he drowned while swimming with friends in Lake Michigan in Waukegan and was rescued by fire department divers Monday evening, authorities said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the Waukegan North Harbor, 199 East Madison Street in Waukegan, for a report […]
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Teenager rushed to hospital in critical condition after being rescued from Lake Michigan near Waukegan
A teenager was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he went missing while swimming and firefighters rescued him from Lake Michigan in Waukegan Monday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the Waukegan North Harbor, 199 East Madison Street in Waukegan, for a report of […]
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Half-dozen residents homeless, over 15 cats unaccounted for after fire damages apartment building in Woodstock
A half-dozen residents were left homeless and over 15 cats are unaccounted for after a fire broke out overnight and caused damage throughout an apartment building in Woodstock, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 1:01 a.m. Wednesday to the 600 block of Clay Street in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. […]
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No one injured but house near Antioch significantly damaged, uninhabitable, due to fire
A dozen fire departments responded to a fire that left a home in unincorporated Antioch with significant damage Saturday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:40 p.m. Saturday to the 41200 block of North Lincoln Avenue in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and […]