Smoke detectors alerted two Crystal Lake residents and their dog to a fire very early Saturday morning, allowing them to escape before firefighters arrival, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department said.
Two cats were rescued from a fire caused by a dryer at a four-unit home in Huntley Wednesday night that left minor smoke and water damage, the Huntley Fire Protection District said.
A man who fled to Pennsylvania after allegedly shooting two people, one of which later died, in Huntley has been extradited back to McHenry County and is being held on a $750,000 bond.
The Lake in the Hills resident found dead during a fire at his home late Saturday was identified Wednesday as 54-year-old William E. Andres III, the McHenry County coroner said.