Two separate fires, a house fire and a shed fire, broke out in Crystal Lake within an hour of each other Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire-Rescue Department responded around 7:29 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Corrine Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department […]
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Fire destroys large house in Barrington Hills
Dozens of fire departments responded after a large home in Barrington Hills was heavily damaged during an extra-alarm fire early Sunday morning. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 4 a.m. Sunday to the 1-100 block of Steeplechase Road in Barrington Hills for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a one-story […]
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Woman charged after attacking Lake and McHenry County Scanner photographer
A Grayslake woman was charged after she pushed a Lake and McHenry County Scanner photojournalist to the ground and punched him while he was covering a townhouse fire in Volo on Wednesday. Emilia B. Demers, 22, of the 300 block of Alta Street in Grayslake, was charged with one count of battery, a Class A […]
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1 hospitalized after fire dancer accidentally starts Volo townhouse on fire
One person was hospitalized after a fire performer accidentally caused a fire during a practice routine inside a garage in Volo Wednesday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of Terra Vista Court in Volo for a report of a structure […]
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Numerous animals die, three townhouse units uninhabitable after fire in Lakemoor
A fire left three townhouse units uninhabitable and numerous animals dead on Friday in Lakemoor, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 5:22 p.m. Friday to the 31600 block of Tallgrass Court in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found flames and smoke coming from the garage of […]
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Firefighters rescue animals from house fire in Fox Lake
Firefighters rescued several animals from a fire that left a home uninhabitable in Fox Lake Tuesday morning, officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Monroe Avenue for a reported structure fire. Deputy Fire Chief Ed Lescher told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a […]
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Barn fire causes extensive damage near Woodstock
It took firefighters nearly two hours to extinguish a large barn that caught on fire outside of Woodstock Saturday afternoon, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:40 p.m. Saturday to the 14500 block of Perkins Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Captain Brendan Parker said that firefighters arrived and found […]
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Fire causes ‘substantial damage,’ leaves home uninhabitable in Lakemoor
A home in Lakemoor suffered substantial damage and was left uninhabitable following a fire Thursday evening, McHenry fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 6:54 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Boulevard in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found a […]
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2 injured, 5 displaced after overnight fire at Gages Lake apartment building
An early morning fire at an apartment building in Gages Lake left two people injured and five people displaced, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 1:22 a.m. Monday to the 33600 block of Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief […]