Two people were quickly rescued by firefighters after their sedan drove into a drainage culvert and stream, becoming partially submerged, at a park in Mundelein Sunday afternoon. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 12:57 p.m. Sunday to the area of the Courtland Commons Park, 400 East Courtland Street in Mundelein, for […]
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Man charged with DUI after crashing into pole on Route 45 in Mundelein, requiring extensive repairs
A man from Wisconsin was charged after he allegedly crashed into a utility pole while intoxicated on Route 45 in Mundelein Sunday afternoon, causing the pole to snap and shutting down the busy roadway. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 1:50 p.m. Sunday to Route 45 and Walnut Street in Mundelein […]
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Elderly driver accidentally crashes into ice cream shop in Vernon Hills, leaving it temporarily closed
An elderly driver was injured after he accidentally accelerated while parking and crashed into the Cold Stone ice cream shop in Vernon Hills Monday evening, leaving it temporarily closed. The Vernon Hills Police Department, Countryside Fire Protection District and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 5:05 p.m. Monday to Cold Stone Creamery at The Shops at […]
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Fire damages nail salon at Mundelein strip mall, officials credit fire alarm for providing early notification
A nail salon is unoccupiable after a fire, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters, broke out inside the business in a strip mall in Mundelein early Sunday morning. The Mundelein Fire Department initially responded around 5:10 a.m. Sunday to Quick Pick Liquors, 635 North Midlothian Road in Mundelein, for a fire alarm activation. Quick Pick […]
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‘Unimaginable loss’: Mundelein firefighter-paramedic receives call of own mother found unresponsive
A Mundelein firefighter-paramedic received the call that “every first responder dreads” when his mother was found unresponsive in his childhood home and died days later in the hospital. The Yard Foundation said the tones dropped for a call that “changed everything” for Mundelein Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Angel Gonzaga on Christmas Eve on December 24. The […]
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Two cars, attached garage, involved in fire in Mundelein; no injuries reported
No injuries were reported in a fire in Mundelein that involved two cars and an attached garage, fire officials said. Mundelein Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeremy Lockwood said crews were summoned to the 900 block of Clearbrook Park Drive at about 2:55 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a working structure fire. The first arriving […]
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One person injured after being knocked into unfinished basement at Lake Forest construction site
One person was injured and had to be rescued after being knocked into an unfinished basement by an excavator at a construction site early Friday morning, officials said. Lake Forest Fire Department Battalion Chief Erik Kositzki, who served as incident commander, said rescuers were called to the 200 block of West Westminster Avenue at 8:59 […]
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Muddy Max safe and clean thanks to the Mundelein Fire Department after rescue from Diamond Lake muck
A German Shepherd trapped in the Diamond Lake muck is safe, clean, and reunited with his owner thanks to a little help from the Mundelein Fire Department. Mundelein Fire Department Lt. Kurt Rodeward said crews were dispatched to the shores of Diamond Lake at about 2 p.m. on May 31 for a dog stuck in […]
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Firefighters rescue several baby ducks, reunite them with mother in Mundelein
Firefighters rescued nearly a dozen baby ducks that fell into a storm drain at a rehabilitation center in Mundelein and reunited them with their mother. The Mundelein Fire Department received a phone call last week from Thrive of Lake County, located at 850 Route 45, about ducklings that had fallen through a storm drain. Mundelein […]