A teenager and an adult were rescued after they tried ice fishing and fell through the ice into a lake near Cary, resulting in a neighbor also falling through while attempting rescue Tuesday afternoon. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 4:38 p.m. Tuesday to the 6200 block of Londonderry Drive in unincorporated Cary for […]
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Child spotted walking on icy Cedar Lake who went missing in Lake Villa found safe after search effort
A child who was spotted walking on icy Cedar Lake in Lake Villa and then was unable to be located was found safe following a search effort Monday afternoon. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lake Villa Police Department responded around 12:12 p.m. Monday to Allendale Association, 600 West Grand Avenue in Lake Villa, […]
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Dog transported to Huntley animal shelter after becoming submerged in freezing pond, rescued by firefighters
The owner of a husky is being sought after the dog was taken to an animal shelter in Huntley after falling through a frozen pond and being rescued by firefighters. The Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District responded around 7:30 a.m. Monday to the 36W400 block of Hunters Gate Road in unincorporated St. Charles […]
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Driver uninjured after van rolls backwards into water while loading boat at marina near Antioch
A driver was uninjured after his van rolled into the water while he was trying to load his boat onto a trailer, prompting a water rescue response, at a marina near Antioch Sunday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 1:45 p.m. Sunday to Turtle Beach Marina, 42273 North […]
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‘One of a kind’: Funeral services set as family mourns death of father of 6 in boating incident near Antioch
Funeral services are set for a Gurnee man, who was a father of six and grandfather to two, remembered as “the life of the party,” after he died in a boating incident on the Fox Lake near Antioch. An autopsy performed on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake […]
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No injuries reported after SUV rolls into Lake Minear while towing boat in Libertyville
No injuries were reported after an SUV towing a boat rolled into a lake, becoming fully submerged in the water, while at a beach boat ramp in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 6:05 p.m. last Thursday to Lake Minear Beach, 600 West Oak Spring Road in Libertyville, for a […]
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Coroner identifies Gurnee man found dead after being ejected from boat on Fox Lake near Antioch
The coroner has released the identity of a Gurnee man who went missing on the Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. An autopsy performed on Wednesday on Larry Suchowski, 51, of Gurnee, showed he died from drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]
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Crews recover body suspected of being man who was ejected from boat, went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch
Emergency crews on Tuesday afternoon recovered a body suspected of being the man who went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. Fire department boats located and recovered the body on the lake at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Searches enter second day for 1 of 2 victims ejected from boat during high-speed maneuver near Antioch
Emergency crews resumed searches on Tuesday for a man who went missing after he and a second man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver on Fox Lake near Antioch. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the area of Captain’s Quarters, 38283 North […]