Numerous ambulances were called to transport six residents from an assisted living facility in Fox Lake who were experiencing COVID-19 symptoms Saturday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to The Cottages of Fox Lake, 16 Lilac Avenue in Fox Lake, for a report of a sick person. While the […]
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Gurnee police officers, local residents deliver Valentine’s Day gifts to senior citizens
Residents helped write over 3,000 Valentine’s Day cards and police officers helped deliver the cards along with gifts to senior citizens in Gurnee on Thursday. An extension of the police department’s Senior Community Group, the Give a Valentine to a Senior program launched in 2021 to fill the social void many seniors have faced since […]
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60-year-old woman dies following fire at senior apartment complex in Zion
A 60-year-old woman who was rescued from a fire at a senior apartment building in Zion has died. Two other people were also hospitalized following the blaze. An autopsy showed Dawn Gideon, 60, of Zion, died as a result of smoke inhalation, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department […]