Police say a driver was intoxicated when he ran a stop sign and his SUV slammed into a fire station in downtown Wauconda, causing $100,000 in damage as firefighters slept inside. The incident happened just after midnight early Tuesday morning at Wauconda Fire District Station #1, located at 109 West Liberty Street in Wauconda. Wauconda […]
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SUV slams into Wauconda fire station as firefighters slept inside, causing $100K in damage
An SUV slammed into a fire station in downtown Wauconda early Tuesday morning, causing $100,000 in damage as firefighters slept inside, just a day after a fire station in Round Lake was hit by a car. The incident happened just after midnight early Tuesday morning at Wauconda Fire District Station #1, located at 109 West […]
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Coroner releases identity of resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in yard near Wauconda
The coroner has released the identity of a 67-year-old man who died in a freak accident after he was trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda when he got electrocuted Saturday, leaving him hanging in the trees. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s office responded around 3:55 p.m. Saturday to the area of […]
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Resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda
A resident was electrocuted to death in a freak accident after authorities say he was trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda when he got shocked Saturday, leaving him hanging in the trees. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s office responded around 3:55 p.m. Saturday to the area of Bonner Road and Jackson […]
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Driver miraculously sustains only minor injuries after crashing SUV into wooded area, becoming trapped near Mundelein
A driver suffered only minor injuries after they drove their SUV off Gilmer Road into a wooded area, requiring firefighters to remove parts of trees and the car’s doors to free them near Mundelein. The Wauconda Fire District initially responded around 12 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 12 and North Old McHenry Road […]
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Pair of juveniles suffer minor burns after off-roading, causing wildland fire in forest preserve near Mundelein
Two juveniles suffered minor burns after they were off-roading in an SUV and caught the car and several acres of wildland on fire at the Ray Lake Forest Preserve near Mundelein Tuesday. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police Department responded around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to the area of North Gilmer […]
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Tire fire sparked by weed burning causes minimal damage in Island Lake
Wauconda fire officials said a person burning weeds is the cause of a tire fire in Island Lake Saturday evening. Wauconda Fire Protection District Lt. Scott Schrayer said emergency crews were dispatched to the 100 block of West State Road near Roberts Road for heavy smoke at about 6:41 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, fire crews […]
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Charges of aggravated DUI added to case against McHenry woman accused in the fatal hit-and-run of Wauconda High School graduate in Island Lake
Charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol have been added to the case against a McHenry woman accused in the fatal hit-and-run of a 24-year-old Wauconda High School graduate near Island Lake. Christine S. Eilers, 50, of McHenry, was initially charged with failure to report a crash involving death, a Class 1 felony, […]
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Woman involved in Route 120 crash in Lakemoor pronounced dead at hospital
An 85-year-old Lakemoor woman has died following a crash on Route 120 early Saturday morning, authorities said. Battalion Chief Jason Daun of the Wauconda Fire Protection District said firefighters were called to the intersection of Route 120 and Sullivan Lake Road in Lakemoor for a two-vehicle accident at 9:20 a.m. Saturday morning. Upon arrival, Daun […]