A restaurant and a massage parlor have been temporarily closed after a fire caused damage to the businesses in Round Lake Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday to 159 West Belvidere Road in Round Lake for a report of a structure fire. Greater Round Lake […]
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Off-duty Huntley firefighter receives Medal of Valor for evacuating neighbor’s Lake in the Hills house that caught fire
A Huntley firefighter received a Medal of Valor award for his “heroic actions” off-duty when he spotted his neighbor’s home on fire and ran inside to evacuate them in Lake in the Hills. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on June 21 in the 200 block of Stickley Lane in Lake in the Hills. Huntley […]
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Residents displaced after escaping from home engulfed in flames overnight in Wauconda
Multiple residents were awakened by their smoke alarms to find a fire that had started at the front of their home in Wauconda early Friday morning, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 12:46 a.m. Friday to the 900 block of Larkdale Row in Wauconda for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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State fire marshal, police and fire investigators called after fire causes $250K in damage to home in Lakewood
The state fire marshal and fire and police investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that caused $250,000 in damage and left a Lakewood home uninhabitable. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 5:54 a.m. Saturday to the 9300 block of Firth Court in Lakewood for a report of a structure […]
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Students return to classes at Buffalo Grove High School after fire damages school, 4 students die in unrelated crash
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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Dog dies, large home valued at $1 million a ‘total loss’ after extra-alarm fire in Barrington Hills
A family dog died during a fire that prompted the response of more than a dozen fire departments and left a large home, worth approximately $1 million, a total loss in Barrington Hills. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:01 p.m. Thursday to the 0-10 block of Cross Timber Road in Barrington […]
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Residents escape after fire engulfs garage, two vehicles in Mundelein
A garage became fully engulfed in flames, leaving two vehicles a total loss and damaging the attached residence in Mundelein Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Mundelein Fire Department responded around 1:43 p.m. Monday to the 200 block of North Fairlawn Avenue in Mundelein for a report of a structure fire. Mundelein Deputy Fire Chief […]
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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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Resident treated for injuries after vehicle fire spreads to garage in Lakewood
Quick-responding police officers were able to contain a vehicle fire that spread to an attached garage and left a resident injured in Lakewood Saturday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Lakewood Police Department responded around 8:34 p.m. Saturday to the 6200 block of Brighton Lane in Lakewood for a report […]