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Shooting (Wheaton) Wheaton PD and Wheaton Fire Dept on scene of a report of a person shot in the area of Front Street Kitchen, 111 East Front Street. A 26-year-old man was reported to have been accidentally shot. Scene is secure for paramedics. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Police Pursuit (Oak Brook) Oak Brook PD was in an active police chase with a suspect vehicle wanted in an auto theft. The pursuit began northbound on Spring Rd at 16th St. It traveled on Frontage Rd eastbound and came out onto York Street, then eastbound Roosevelt Rd. The chase ended in the area of Roosevelt Rd and Harrison St after the vehicle was down a tire. One suspect in custody after trying to run away. A chase car accompanying the suspect vehicle continued and is wanted, being tracked down now. A Chicago Police helicopter is overhead. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Structure Fire (Elgin) The Elgin Fire Department is on scene of a residential structure fire in the 200 block of North McLean BLVD. The fire was reported to have started in the basement and smoke is showing from 3 sides of the home. All occupants have evacuated the home. A working structure fire response was requested bringing additional resources to the scene. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Crash w/Multiple Injuries (Barrington Hills) Barrington Countryside Fire District and Barrington Hills PD on scene of a 5-6 vehicle crash with multiple injuries at Route 62 (Algonquin Road) east of Bateman Rd. Four ambulances requested to the scene. Route 62 is shut down completely. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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JUST IN: A Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District firefighter who also served as a Marine has died after suffering a medical emergency during a scheduled training exercise in Gilberts Wednesday, fire officials said. Emergency crews responded Wednesday to the Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District’s Station 1, 11 East Higgins Road in Gilberts, for a report of an unresponsive firefighter in distress. Emergency radio traffic indicated the firefighter was not breathing and CPR was in progress as an ambulance took him to the hospital. The fire district said in a statement Wednesday that the firefighter had a serious medical emergency during a scheduled training exercise. Fellow firefighters on scene began medical care immediately and the firefighter was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, the district said. Neighboring fire departments covered the district’s stations and emergency service to residents was not interrupted. “Our firefighters train together every day for moments like this, and today they were there for one of their own,” Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District Fire Chief Christopher Reedy said. Reedy said the department’s focus was on the firefighter, his family and the members of the department and asked everyone to keep them in their thoughts. The fire district announced Sunday that the firefighter, Greg Witt, died as a result of the medical emergency. Witt joined the district in January 2019 and was also a U.S. Marine. “Greg was a member of our family,” Reedy said. “He served his country as a Marine and served this community as a firefighter, and he did both with honor.” Reedy said the department’s hearts are with Witt’s family and every member of the department who served alongside him and asked that they be given “the time and space they need to grieve.” Funeral arrangements have not been made and the district said it will share information once the family is ready to make them public. The family has asked for privacy, the district said. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Structure Fire (Wheaton) Wheaton Fire and numerous automatic aid fire departments on scene in the 400 block of Crescent St with a working fire in a 2 story residential. Smoke showing on arrival. One unconscious patient is reported to be on the first floor. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Firefighter Down (Gilberts) Reports of a firefighter in distress and unresponsive at Rutland Dundee Fire Protection District Station #1, 11 East Higgins Road. CPR in progress on the firefighter, who is not breathing. The ambulance is transporting to the hospital now. No further details known yet. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Structure Fire (Dundee Township) East Dundee Fire District on scene of a working house fire in the 34W000 block of Fox River Drive. Initial report from a caller indicated heavy smoke and pet birds still inside the home. Fire crews report smoke showing with fire extending to the upstairs roofline. Extensive hoarder conditions reported. An upgraded response has been dispatched for more resources. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Serious Accident (Elgin) Elgin Fire Department is on scene of a serious crash at Randall Road & Hopps Road. A medical helicopter has been requested and is landing on scene shortly. The intersection is closed in all directions. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Structure Fire (Carpentersville) Carpentersville Fire Dept on scene of a working structure fire at La Ilusion Restaurant & Bar, 100 Kennedy Drive. A taco stand is on fire in front of the building and the fire has now spread into the commercial structure. Multiple 911 callers reported flames showing. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Death Investigation (Downers Grove) Downers Grove Fire Dept and Illinois State Police on scene of a person down in the roadway on westbound Interstate 88 at Finley Road (mile marker 132). Initial report the victim jumped from the overpass onto the interstate. Possibly vehicle(s) hit the pedestrian, who is confirmed deceased at the scene. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Crash Investigation (Sugar Grove) Police are conducting a crash investigation on Route 47 near Cross Street for a vehicle VS. Pedestrian crash. Route 47 is shutdown in both directions between Route 56 and Prairie Street. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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A moped driver was ejected and seriously injured after an Illinois State Police trooper exiting DuPage Airport collided with the moped in West Chicago Wednesday afternoon. An on-duty Illinois State Police trooper was exiting the airport grounds onto Tower Road around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday when the trooper collided with a moped and the moped driver was ejected, state police said. Officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived and the moped driver was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. The trooper was not physically injured, state police said. The Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation is investigating the crash. The identity and age of the moped driver have not been released. It was not immediately known whether any citations would be issued. State police said the investigation is open and ongoing and no additional information is available. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Crash w/Entrapment (Hampshire) Hampshire Fire District on scene of a possible two-vehicle crash with injuries involving a sedan and a semi-truck at Route 72 and Romke Road. The sedan has heavy front-end damage and is off the roadway, reportedly smoking. The semi-truck is stopped on the shoulder. A victim has a "bone sticking out" and is trapped in the sedan. Extrication is underway. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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A female victim was found dead inside the garage of a home after the residence became fully engulfed in flames near Lily Lake late Friday. The Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District and Kane County Sheriff's Office responded around 11:55 p.m. Friday to a home in the 43W500 block of Otter Lane in unincorporated Kane County for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found heavy flames showing from all four sides of the home, according to fire department radio traffic. Fire department radio traffic indicated water tender trucks were called to the scene because the neighborhood has no fire hydrants. Firefighters had to operate from the outside in defensive mode due to the extensive flames. Firefighters located a deceased female inside the garage, the sheriff’s office said Monday. The sheriff’s office Investigations Division is working with the fire protection district, the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Kane County Fire Investigation Task Force and the Kane County Coroner’s Office. The sheriff’s office said the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the task force were brought in as part of a comprehensive effort to determine the circumstances and their involvement should not be taken as an indication that a criminal act or arson occurred. “At this time, no conclusions have been reached, and no possibilities have been ruled out,” the sheriff’s office said. The Kane County Coroner’s Office has scheduled an autopsy for Wednesday. The identity and age of the victim have not been released. (Photos: JLT Photography) facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash (Elgin) Elgin Fire Dept and Elgin PD on scene of a seven or eight vehicle crash with injuries at Randall Rd and Fletcher Drive. Report of one vehicle that rolled over and possible entrapment. Police shutting down all traffic on northbound and southbound Randall Rd. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Train vs Pedestrian Crash (Wheaton) Wheaton PD and Wheaton Fire Dept on scene of a pedestrian struck by a train in the area of Front St and Cross St, east of the Wheaton Metra station, along the UP-W line. Fire crews confirm it is an obvious death. Metra PD is requested to the scene for the investigation and all train traffic has been halted in the area. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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Burglary / Shooting (Carpentersville) Carpentersville Fire Dept and Carpentersville PD on scene of a report of a shooting and burglary in progress in the 6000 block of Breezeland Court. One victim with a gunshot wound to the head. facebook.com/122105591426731…
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