Funeral services were held Friday for Mary Van Winkle, longtime owner of a South Elgin pub and president of the South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District Board.
The two people killed early Sunday after fire broke out in a Vernon Hills apartment building were two mothers who are being called "gentle" and "selfless," and one of them had rescued others from the fire first.
The two people killed early Sunday after fire broke out in a Vernon Hills apartment building were identified as Camille Lozano, 33, and Polly Jensen, 39, by officials Monday afternoon.