ROLLOVER CRASH WITH ENTRAPMENT ON WEST WEATHERSFIELD WAY AND WHITIER LN, SCHAUMBURG

    SAT NOV 24 2012 ~3:18 AM
    SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PIN-IN CRASH
    WEATHERSFIELD WAY AND WHITIER LN, SCHAUMBURG, IL

    POLICE ON SCENE FIRST REPORT MALE DRIVER ENTRAPPED AND INJURED WITH CAR ON ITS ROOF. FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED AT ABOUT 3:33 AM TO BE WORKING IN PROGRESS ON EXTRICATION WITH EXTRICATION TOOLS. ONE MALE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ABOUT 4:00 AM. 


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FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH AT CEDAR LAKE RD AND FOREST AVE, ROUND LAKE

    WED NOV 21 2012 ~11:00 PM
    ROUND LAKE FPD 
    FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH
    CEDAR LAKE RD AND FOREST AVE ROUND LAKE, IL

    ARACELI VILLASENOR DIED OF MULTIPLE TRAUMA IN HEAD-ON CRASH NEAR THE INTERSECTION. VILLASENOR TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER IN LIBERTYVILLE, WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT ABOUT 11:23 PM. NO DETAILS ON INJURIES TO CHILDREN THAT WERE IN VILLASENOR'S VEHICLE, OR TO THE OTHER DRIVER.


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DRIVER DROWNS AFTER DRIVING HIS VEHICLE INTO LAKE MILTMORE NEAR NATHAN HALE DR AND ENGLE DR, VENETIAN VILLAGE

    FRI NOV 23 2012 ~2:00 AM
    LAKE VILLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE/SUV IN WATER
    ENGLE DR AND NATHAN HALE DR VENETIAN VILLAGE, IL

    RED SUV UPSIDE-DOWN IN LAKE MILTMORE -- LEFT ROADWAY AT T-INTERSECTION. FOUR LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ENTERED WATER FOR RESCUE ATTEMPTS. LAKE VILLA DIVE TEAM WORKED ON RECOVERY. NICHOLAS BONILLA, 18, DROWNED WHILE TRAPPED IN HIS VEHICLE. A PASSENGER ESCAPED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A  ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER WITH HYPOTHERMIA. BONILLA WAS LATER TRANSPORTED TO CONDELL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.


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WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH ON 87TH ST, CHICAGO

    FRI NOV 23 2012 ~6:35 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HIT-AND-RUN PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    3200 EAST 87TH ST CHICAGO

    FEMALE, 29, HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE STANDING AT THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE, SECURING HER CHILD IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. TRANSPORTED CODE RED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER.

    OFFENDING VEHICLE DESCRIBED AS A WHITE TRUCK WITH BLACK PAINT TRANSFER FROM VICTIM'S VEHICLE.


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LARGE TREE FALLS ON FORD FREESTYLE, INJURES 2 NEAR WILMETTE AVE AND 16TH ST, WILMETTE

    FRI NOV 23 2012 ~10:55 AM
    WILMETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXTRICATION CRASH/FALLEN TREE
    16TH ST AND WILMETTE AVE WILMETTE, IL

    FAMILY -- THREE ADULTS AND THREE CHILDREN -- TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON 16TH ST APPROACHING WILMETTE AVE IN FORD FREESTYLE WHEN HIT BY A LARGE TREE THAT FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. ADULT DRIVER AND AN ADULT PASSENGER WERE EXTRICATED, AND TRANSPORTED TO EVANSTON HOSPITAL IN STABLE CONDITION. FOUR OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY.

    WINDS DURING THE MORNING WERE STEADY IN THE MID-20 MPH RANGE, AND WERE GUSTING A RANGE OF 31 MPH TO 38 MPH.


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FATAL SUV VS BICYCLE INCIDENT AT US 14 AND IL 31, CRYSTAL LAKE

    MON NOV 19 2012 ~5:45 PM
    CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE RESCUE
    FATAL SUV VS BICYCLE
    US 14 AND IL 31, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (NEAR THE INTERSECTION)

    GORDON MCCLAIN, 57, PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE AFTER THE CRASH -- MCLAIN SOUTHBOUND ON BICYCLE CROSSING US 14 AND STRUCK DRIVER'S SIDE OF EASTBOUND US 14 SUV. ROADWAY CLOSED FOR INVESTIGATION FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS. FEMALE DRIVER OF SUV -- AGE 48. CRYSTAL LAKE POLICE ON SCENE.


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GARAGE FIRE WITH TURKEY FIRE ORIGIN ON WINDSOR DR, CRYSTAL LAKE

    THU NOV 22 2012 ~12:00 PM
    CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE RESCUE
    GENERAL ALARM/WORKING GARAGE FIRE
    707 WINDSOR DR CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

    FULLY-INVOLVED GARAGE FIRE. FIRST ARRIVAL CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE GARAGE. MCHENRY AND WOODSTOCK MUTUAL AID. INITIAL INVESTIGATION DETERMINES FIRE ORIGIN IS A TURKEY FRYER IN THE GARAGE. AERIAL UP. FIRE KNOCKED ABOUT 12:20 P.M.


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HIGH-RISE FIRE CONTAINED TO APARTMENT UNIT ON WEST LAWRENCE, CHICAGO

    THU NOV 22 2012 ~1:24 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL ALARM/HIGH RISE
    1020 WEST LAWRENCE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE CONTAINED TO UNIT 509. FEMALE RESIDENT TRANSPORTED TO WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION AFTER INJURY FROM A FALL. ONE POLICE OFFICER WITH MINOR SMOKE INHALATION TRANSPORTED TO SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION. SECOND POLICE OFFICER TREATED AT SCENE.


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EXTRA ALARM HOUSE FIRE ON WILSHIRE AVE, MARKHAM

    WED NOV 21 2012 ~9:00 PM
    MARKHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM SECOND LEVEL/HOUSE FIRE
    3144 WILSHIRE AVE MARKHAM, IL

    HOUSE FIRE NEAR KEDZIE AVE AND WILSHIRE. DEVELOPING ...


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COTTAGE HOUSE ON FIRE ON SOUTH RACINE AVE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 21 2012 ~8:07 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/COTTAGE HOUSE FIRE
    4754 S RACINE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE IN A 25X30 1.5 STORY COTTAGE WITH A FIRE IN THE FIRST. LINE IN THE BUILDING IN SECTOR 4.

    BN 19, TWR 39, 273 ON SCENE ... 2 LINES ON THE FIRE, LADDERS TO THE ROOF, AND ROOF IS BEING OPENED.  


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FATAL SUV VS POLE CRASH ON SOUTH DAMEN AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 20 2012 ~4:30 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL SUV VS UTILITY POLE/PIN-IN CRASH
    2400 SOUTH DAMEN AVE CHICAGO, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)

    ALVARO VANEGAS, 19, KILLED AFTER STRIKING THREE LIGHT POLES WHILE HEADING NORTHBOUND ON DAMEN AVE. VANEGAS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE. TWO OTHER OCCUPANTS WITH MINOR INJURIES REFUSED MEDICAL TRANSPORT.


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HOUSE FIRE ON CEDARWOOD CT, PALATINE

    TUE NOV 20 2012 ~12:00 PM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
    229 E CEDARWOOD CT PALATINE, IL

    CODE 4 FOR HOUSE FIRE. TWO LINES ON THE FIRE, GROUND LADDERS UP, OPENED WALLS AND CEILINGS TO CHECK FOR EXTENSION/HIDDEN FIRE, EXTENDED OVERHAUL.

    LONG GROVE FPD MUTUAL AID. UNOCCUPIED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. FIRE KNOCKED BY ABOUT 12:11 PM.


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