Fire

Sterling and Rock Falls' fire departments are teaming up to host a fire safety awareness event at Sterling’s Northland Mall on Saturday, Jan. 11.

An earlier Tuesday morning fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damages to two Kankakee homes

A Polo police officer carried an elderly man from inside the home to safety Tuesday morning during a fire at 611 N. Division St.

Lockport Township Fire Protection District extinguished a fire in unincorporated Plainfield on Dec. 14.

The cause of a Thursday morning fire at the Four Lakes residential complex near Lisle remains under investigation, authorities said.

The National Fire Protection Association said U.S. fire departments respond to an estimated average of 853 home structure fires per year that began with holiday decorations, excluding Christmas trees,

Multiple departments responded to a reported structural fire Thursday evening at a Dixon home.

Elgin Fire Department responded to a structure fire Wednesday at a homless encampment near North State and Kimball streets.

Joliet police officers and firefighters responded to the 10 block of Union Street Wednesday evening. Two attached residences were damaged.

No injuries were reported in a Joliet fire at an encampment where homeless people gather.

Last year, the Red Cross responded to over 74,000 disasters across the nation, with 93% of them being fire-related. According to the Red Cross, home fire responses are 30% higher during cold months.

No one was injured in a car fire Thursday morning in Woodstock, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District spokesman Alex Vucha said.

Fire damaged a Sterling apartment building Tuesday night, causing three people to suffer smoke inhalation symptoms and two cats to be resuscitated.

A fire at Tuesday evening at a Huntley home was contained to the chimney, Huntley Fire Protection District officials said, leading them to remind residents to have their fireplaces cleaned as recommended by the manufacturer.

An apartment fire was extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries early Tuesday morning after LTFPD was called to the scene.

Douglas "Dougie" Webster loved art and people, his sister said. The Woodstock man, who died following a fire Tuesday at his apartment complex, has three pieces in the permanent art collection at McHenry County College.

Mt. Morris Village Board members on Tuesday selected a company to demolish the second downtown building destroyed in a fire six months ago.

Woodstock firefighters and police assisted residents Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, the day after a fire at an apartment building on St. John’s Road left one man dead, two in the hospital and more than 30 residents displaced.

A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon to a four-unit townhouse in the 100 block of South Concord Drive in Oswego.

A fire Tuesday night in Woodstock left one man dead, three in the hospital and more than 30 residents displaced, a Woodstock fire spokesman said.

A fire Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in the 700 block of St. John’s Road in Woodstock left one man dead, two in the hospital and more than 30 residents displaced, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District officials said.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 800 block of Woods Avenue just past 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

People from around Grundy County are working to provide donations for the family of Bill and Alex Tabler, who passed away in a fire early Sunday morning.

The cause of a fire early Tuesday at McHenry manufacturer Chroma Color Corporation remains unknown, McHenry Township Fire Protection District officials said.

Due to the smoke plume, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency will be monitoring air quality and will follow up with a report through the EPA.

It was around 5 a.m. Dec. 31, 2023, when the Bellows family was awakened by their dog Shango’s barking. That’s when they discovered their house was on fire. Four family members, including three children, escaped through the back door.

The city of Crest Hill said on Monday the boil order for all homes south of Caton Farm Road will likely be in place for several days.

Fire broke out in Diamond home early Sunday morning. Two others injured.

Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3. The American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the devices are working.

The fire on Friday at BL Duke Scrap Metal Recycling Yard in Joliet is not hazardous to residents and no injuries have been reported, according to Joliet fire officials.

Fire districts' residents will decide whether to merge departments to ensure coverage for Harmon area, fire official says.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a fire at BL Duke Scrap Metal Recycling Yard on Friday, Nov. 4, 2024. A pile of wood and metal caught on fire.

The village of Mt. Morris on Monday closed on the purchase of 1 N. Wesley Ave., Village President Phil Labash said. The village did not purchase 3 N. Wesley Ave., he said.

Joliet firefighters were at the scene of a fire in the 1300 block of North Broadway Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday morning's fire damage was limited to Country Inn and Suites' room 102, with water damage reaching the hallway.

Joliet firefighters were at the scene of a fire in the 1300 block of North Broadway Street on Wednesday afternoon Oct. 30, 2024. The center is known as Greenway Plaza.

Lockport Township Fire Protection District and the Crest Hill Police Department are investigating the cause of a fire in the 1400 Block of Root Street in Crest Hill.

Steven Coleman was sentenced Oct. 17 to three consecutive life sentences and another 105 years in prison for fire that killed 3 at Sterling’s Western Apartments

Sublette and Amboy’s fire departments responded around 4 p.m. Thursday to reports of a structure fire at Woodhaven Lakes, according to a Facebook post.

A Crest Hill man has been charged with causing a fire that caused a residence in the 1400 block of Root Street to become uninhabitable.

The Joliet Fire Department donated three ambulances to two Chicago south suburbs to help offset the high costs of buying new vehicles as they try to rebuild their emergency medical services.

Mt. Morris Village Board members voted to purchase 1 Wesley Ave., which was one of two buildings destroyed in an April 16 fire. The purchase price was not listed on the publicly accessible portion of the ordinance.

At 9:40 p.m., Sunday, the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a house in the 6000 block of Legacy Circle in Yorkville, according to a news release from the district.

A fire broke out in a two-story, multifamily building in Carpentersville early Monday, displacing the occupants of 12 units.

A firefighter was injured Sunday afternoon by farm equipment while responding to a 2.5-acre field fire about 3 miles south of Interstate 88 in rural Lee County.

Firefighters in New Lenox battled a fire at the Tri-Star Cabinets & Top Co. building. No injuries reported, cost of damages not yet assessed.

Steven W. Coleman was sentenced Thursday for three counts of murder, three aggravated arson charges, and a residential arson charge. All seven sentences will be served consecutively to each other.

More than two months after a devastating fire at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Academy in Downers Grove, work has finally begun on the cleanup.

More than 100 children and staff members had to evacuate a Kiddie Academy daycare center in Algonquin Tuesday after it caught fire.

Joliet firefighters battle a tire fire Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.