Fire news
An early morning fire on Wednesday has left a Lockport Township residence uninhabitable.
Bureau County fire departments responded to a house fire before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 1300 block of 2500 East Street in rural Princeton. A call for more firefighters was sent out shortly after the original dispatch. This is a developing story, more information will be reported as it becomes available.
A call came in to the Joliet Fire Department at 11:49 p.m. Sunday to a structure fire the 500 block of Strong Avenue.
The Plainfield Fire Protection District arrived at the scene of a residential fire in the 14600 block of Thomas Jefferson Drive in Plainfield shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday
Lombard fire officials are investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon fire that left a home uninhabitable.
A downtown Shabbona laundromat is closed temporarily after a fire this week caused an estimated $80,000 in damages, village officials said.
Joliet firefighters arrived at the scene in the 1500 block of Prairie Avenue and saw heavy smoke coming from a single-story residence on Wednesday evening, according to the Joliet Fire Department.
Demolition plans come with latest incident at former steel plant on Collins Street on Joliet
Seven area departments assisted the Polo Fire Department at Monday blaze.
Damaged remainder of building at 927 Collins St. torn down after being rendered unstable in devastating blaze.
The fire was contained to the garage, which has approximately $50,000 in damage, officials said.
The residence in the 13500 block of South Meadow Lane was deemed uninhabitable, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District. The family pet died in the fire.
An Ogle County judge has agreed to allow prosecutors to review a transcript of a juvenile proceeding during which they say a man accused of murder testified.
The Lockport Township Fire Protection District was called out to the scene of a garage fire around 11:43 p.m on Tuesday.
Amboy Fire Chief Jeff Bryant Sr. said the four-year grant helps pay for recruitment marketing efforts and covers the cost of onboarding, training and gear for new volunteer firefighters.
Investigators with the Plainfield Fire Protection District determined the cause of a Tuesday house fire in which two cats died was accidental.
Seven residents of a Westmont nursing home were rescued early Wednesday morning
An Ogle County jury found Matthew Plote guilty of killing Melissa Lamesch, 27, on Nov. 25, 2020, just one day before Thanksgiving and two days before their baby was to be born.
The Warrenville Fire Protection District is investigating the cause of a garage fire Sunday morning at a multifamily residential building.
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider helping to fund a training center for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments to the tune of $825,000 when it returns to session next month.
The Great Fire of Lockport happened on Aug. 10, 1895. Fire Fest on Saturday will showcase not only local history but celebrate community.
Dixon city firefighters were dispatched at 9 a.m. Monday to 325 Countryside Lane for an activated fire alarm.
An Aug. 3 condominium fire in Downers Grove that left one resident in critical condition remains under investigation, authorities said.
The fire near Spring Grove and Nippersink Lake killed two dogs and took several hours to put out completely.
One person suffered a minor hand injury from a fire at a Lombard apartment complex Thursday night.
Duane Meyer, 42, will remain in custody at the Ogle County Jail as he awaits a February jury trial for first-degree murder, aggravated arson and concealment of a homicidal death.
Judge to hear new motion Aug. 12.
A man in Bolingbrook has died after he was allegedly set on fire by another man. The suspect was on pretrial release despite being charged with an offense eligible for detention under the SAFE-T Act.
Nearly eight months after a fire burned down Moore Tires, the company is nearly finished constructing its latest addition to the new repair and service shop at 2400 First Ave./state Route 40 in Rock Falls.
A multialarm fire at a church in Downers Grove has closed 63rd Street between Washington Street and Fairmount Avenue.
The Joliet fire crews arrived at the scene at about 12:19 a.m. and saw heavy fire coming from the front of a two-story townhouse.
A Bolingbrook man charged with setting a homeless man on fire had already been on pretrial release in another case where he’s charged with causing a fire at Little Caesars restaurant.
The popular Halloween attraction burned to the ground in May, with the blaze destroying the structure, props, costumes, tools and equipment. What it didn’t take was the resolve of Haunted Haven owner, operator and spiritual leader Melissa Schultz.
No injuries were reported after a fire damaged a Geneva downtown gift shop early Monday, July 22.
Whiteside County jury on Friday convicts Steven W. Coleman of murder, four arson-related charges in 2020 Sterling apartment fire that left three dead.
Joliet's fire chief urged caution with using portable generators during power outages. A household of 12 people in the city had been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
No injuries were reported in a Monday evening fire in Glen Ellyn that left the home on the 100 block of Lambert Avenue uninhabitable.
Steven W. Coleman is charged with arson and six counts of first-degree murder in the fire that killed two children and a woman at Western Apartments.
Firefighters on Monday extinguished a multi-alarm fire at a youth detention center in Warrenville.
To build a training facility that, decades down the road, still effectively serves Sauk Valley firefighters and, by extension, residents. That’s the goal members of the Garrett Ramos Training Facility Cooperative set for the Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments.
A Joliet man has been accused of igniting a fire on Feb. 19 at a motel that caused a 45-year-old man to suffer burns to his legs and right hand, police said.
Paramedics treated a resident who came out of a smoky house on Ohio Street in Joliet on Friday.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to approve an appropriations bill Wednesday that includes $825,000 in Community Project Funding for the Rock Falls Fire Department to build a burn tower where firefighters can train in live-fire conditions.
Joliet's fire chief outlined how the department has been educating the community and engaging in programs to address the root causes of behavioral and mental health issues in the city.
Joliet’s fire chief said the increasing amount of synthetic materials in homes cause the fires "to burn hotter and faster than ever before."
Fire at 1501 First Ave. was contained in the attic.
Firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 1501 First Avenue in Sterling. Multiple departments responded to the scene including Sterling, Rock Falls, Dixon, Amboy, Morrison and Prophetstown.
Fire crews from Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon fire departments responded to a residential structure fire late Monday night.
More than $19,000 has been raised so far for a family whose Oswego house sustained heavy damage and was deemed uninhabitable after a fire on Tuesday afternoon.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The house sustained heavy damage and was deemed uninhabitable.