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Shortly after the tornado warning expired in the early hours of this morning, just as we were trying to get back to sleep, a Crystal Lake fire truck came past our house on Lakewood’s main drag. Usually when there is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fire
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department: STRUCTURE FIRE – 10370 Haegers Bend Road, Barrington Hills At 10:54 p.m., on May 8th, 2014 the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to reports of a barn … Continue reading
A press release from Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner: The McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, has announced that her office has positively identified the female decedent found 3/6/2014 in the home on the 500 block of East Kimball Street, Woodstock, … Continue reading
Anne L. Majewski M.D., the McHenry County Coroner, announced this morning that her office is investigating the death of a female subject whose body was found in a home on the 500 block of East Kimball Street in Woodstock IL. Woodstock Fire … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: 625 South Hubbard Street, Algonquin, IL Residential Fire At 1:29 a.m., June 3rd, 2013 the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to 625 South Hubbard Street … Continue reading
Another press release from Crystal Lake Fire Department Battalion Commander Jerry Larsen: Structure Fire 3200 Block of Carrington Dr, Crystal Lake, IL On May l, 2013, at 3:30pm the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was dispatched for a structure fire … Continue reading
A press release, issued last night at 10:30, from Crystal Lake Fire Department Battalion Chief Jerry Larsen: “On May l, 2013, at 3:30pm the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was dispatched for a structure ñre in the 3200 block of … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Death Investigation at the Scene of a Fire Within a Residence On April 14, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Crystal Lake Police were dispatched to a residence in the 1700 block of … Continue reading
When I heard that Illinois fire departments were helping put out the fire in Burlington, Wisconsin, I figured some would be from our area. (Here’s the Chicago Tribune article.) Burlington is one of the places where my father used to … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: 5 Filip Road, Algonquin, IL Residential Fire On Saturday, September 29, 2012 at approximately 6:31 p.m. the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection was dispatched for a structure … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrests in Barn Fires Investigation Sheriff Keith Nygren announced today the arrest of two 17 year old males responsible for multiple fires in the rural McHenry County area. … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department about cars being set on fire in the subdivision just north of Hannah Beardsley Middle School: Fire Investigations: Primrose Lane and Talcott Drive On Monday, August 6th, 2012 at approximately 5:00am … Continue reading
A message from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Currently Investigating several rural barn fires. MCSO looks to community for assistance in reporting suspicious persons/ activity Sheriff Keith Nygren announced today the active investigation of multiple fires in the rural McHenry … Continue reading
Got a couple of photos of Jeaepea’s late afternoon fire this afternoon on the Woodstock Square from a friend of McHenry County Blog. They appear below: Here’s a photo of the stairway to the second floor: Terry Menzel, Deputy Chief … Continue reading
There were more fire engines roaring past our home on Lake Avenue in Lakewood today than I ever remember before. On the way to pick up my son from school I passed one going back to its home in Lake … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: Residential Fire at 370 Glenwood Court, Algonquin, IL On Saturday May 5th, 2012 at approximately 7:52 a.m. the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection was dispatched for a … Continue reading
A lot of them were on lunch hour, but those who were not got an extra break when fire alarms went off in the McHenry County Courthouse complex. I was operating a hand drier in a bathroom when a light … Continue reading
My wife and I are sitting on the patio in front of a friend’s home on the Fox River Independence Day night. . It was after the area fireworks had died down. Suddenly fire engine sirens started blaring. They died … Continue reading
This picture hit my fancy as the temperature was seven degrees below zero Thursday afternoon. This young man was performing at the Hawaiian Luau the night we arrived at Disney World last Thanksgiving Week. You can imagine how the scantily … Continue reading
This picture hit my fancy as the temperature was seven degrees below zero Thursday afternoon. This young man was performing at the Hawaiian Luau the night we arrived at Disney World last Thanksgiving Week. You can imagine how the scantily … Continue reading