Students returned to classes Friday for the first time after a fire damaged the Buffalo Grove High School and four of the school’s students died just hours later in an unrelated crash. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday to Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 West Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove, for […]
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Buffalo Grove High School closed Wednesday after fire damages English wing of school
Multiple fire departments were called to extinguish a fire that damaged the English wing at the Buffalo Grove High School and forced the school to cancel classes Wednesday. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday to Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 West Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove, for a report of a […]
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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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In-person classes canceled after fire damages, knocks out ‘critical infrastructure’ at Highland Park High School
In-person learning was canceled Friday after a fire damaged Highland Park High School and knocked out critical infrastructure, school officials said. Township High School District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law sent an email to parents and students on Friday alerting them to the situation. Law said the fire occurred early Friday morning at Highland Park High […]
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1 hospitalized after fire at Wauconda High School
A school employee was transported to the hospital after an electrical fire broke out in the locker room at Wauconda High School Thursday morning, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District was called at 9:57 am. on Thursday to a report of a structure fire at the Wauconda High School, 555 North Main Street. A […]