Cats and birds were among the pets that were missing following a house fire outside McHenry in an area without hydrants.

At approximately 2:50 p.m. Sunday, firefighters from the Oswego Fire Protection District were dispatched to the 7600 block of River Oaks Drive for a reported vehicle fire.

The New Lenox Fire Protection District is reminding the community regarding the potential hazards associated with charging lithium-ion batteries.

Residents acting quickly with a garden hose prevented a garage fire from spreading to the main house in Yorkville. The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection Chief praised their quick actions.

A fire that took a heavy toll on the gift shop at Wheaton Nurseries

A keen-eyed motorist may have saved a Peru church from fire early Easter Sunday.

Record stories that captured people's attention in years passed.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a fire at a residence in the 1000 block of Highland Avenue on Saturday evening.

Troy Fire Protection District’s fire chief said the residents of a Shorewood home were out of town at the time lightning struck the home and they’ll be displaced because of the fire.

CHS Rochelle recently donated $6,250 to the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District to assist in the purchase of new battery-operated rescue tools.

Officials believe a lightning strike Thursday morning could be responsible for a fire in a residential section of Sycamore that impacted power in the area.

Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to the scene at approximately 3:13 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Aurora Fire Department responded to two separate large garage fires on the same day.

A fire outside of Marengo Saturday destroyed a pickup truck, the trailer it was towing, and the trailer's contents.

The Joliet Fire Department responded to a report of a detached garage on fire in the 400 block of Ohio Street at around 4:25 p.m.

“This is a devastating time for our school community," Crete-Monee School District 201-U Superintendent Dr. Kara Coglianese said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but damage to the unit is estimated at approximately $40,000, the Plainfield Fire Protection District said.

Improper use of a grill appears to have caused a Wheaton fire that broke out about 4:22 p.m. Friday on the 1000 block of Briarbrook Drive. The blaze left the 30-unit apartment building uninhabitable

A food pantry and community organizations have stepped up to help victims of a January apartment complex fire in Woodridge

A backyard chicken coop that caught fire claimed nearly a dozen birds in Woodstock, local officials said.

Two residents safely evacuated after a fire in Aurora engulfed the attic of a house left uninhabitable from the damage. One cat was also rescued.

Sublette Fire Department's members and board are hoping voters will approve a tax referendum Tuesday to properly staff their new ambulance and answer every ambulance call.

Firefighters from multiple area agencies battled a fire on an active panel at a solar farm located in Kankakee County at approximately 4:15 p.m. Thursday.

The McHenry County Coroner identified a Fox Lake man who had died after being pulled from his condominium that caught fire early Monday morning.

A home in rural Chana in Ogle County was a total loss after a Tuesday night structure fire, according to an Ogle County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The Dixon Park District maintenance team successfully executed a professionally prescribed burn Monday, covering over 100 acres at The Meadows.

An electrical fire in the wall Tuesday caused about $5,000 to a residence in the 900 block of South Washington Avenue.

No one was injured in a fire that ignited in a garage in St. Charles on Monday afternoon.

Roughly four acres were burned and a home damaged in a brush fire in Lake in the Hills that officials said started as a controlled burn.

Nearly 30 acres of land burned and a small piece of farm machinery was damaged in a brush fire near Marengo Monday afternoon.

A Fox Lake man died after his condominium caught fire early Monday morning.

Update on Saturday's house fire in Somonauk: One woman injured in the fire has died, authorities said Monday. More details have emerged about the fire, including about a bystander who helped.

Two women were hospitalized after they were rescued from a burning home Saturday in Somonauk, and multiple animals were killed in the fire, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal reminds residents to test, inspect, and replace broken or expired smoke/CO alarms in their homes this weekend.

Trent Schafer, 21, of Kasbeer, is charged with one count of arson in connection with the 5-alarm fire that firefighters from nearly a dozen departments fought throughout Friday

A house fire that broke out early Wednesday morning in DeKalb caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to the home

Now that federal funding has come through, Rock Falls and Sterling’s regional fire training tower could see construction begin this year.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a fire Tuesday blamed on smoking materials.

The U.S. Forest Service did not say when the controlled burns would start. County emergency management officials will be notified when burning begins.

Smoke and charred timber burned from a large brush fire that broke out near the 12000 block of West Bottom Road on Monday, March 2, 2026 near Granville. The fire was elevated to the second alarm as the flames spread further west. Over 150 acres of timber burned along the Illinois River during the incident.

Dixon City and Rural firefighters and Advance EMS were dispatched at 2:21 a.m. Monday to the 1100 block of West First Street for a reported structure fire.

A home near Woodstock and most of its contents were destroyed in fire Sunday; crews called in backup as conditions continued to "intensify."

Dixon City firefighters work to extinguish hot spots in the afternoon on Monday, March 2, 2026, after previously fighting a fire in the 1100 block of West First Street.

The fire was Saturday on Bluff Street.

An Ohio, Illinois, volunteer firefighter has been charged in Lee County with felony arson, accused of setting a grass fire Friday in the Green River State Wildlife Management Area that burned 700 acres

The Iroquois Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Burton, of Milford, Friday on a warrant charging him with first degree murder.

The Rock Run Greenway Trail from Black Road to Essington Avenue in Joliet will be closed on Thursday due to a prescribed burn.

Mendota and Troy Grove fire departments responded to the mechanic building at ADM Milling and Rail Terminal on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 in Mendota. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion in the wash bay area. The incident happened shortly before 9:30a.m. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters from 13 departments battled a hay bale fire at a farm in the 6000 block of West Pines Road, between Oregon and Polo, Monday afternoon.