The homeowner said he took cover behind a tree and returned fire. Dozens of shell casings riddled the street and sidewalk. Winnetka police blocked off the area near Willow and Sheridan for several ...

Flames caused extensive damage to a house under construction and spread to two nearby buildings in Winnetka Monday morning. The fire was reported at about 1:35 a.m. at 7950 N. Laramie Ave., ...

Firefighters responded to a house fire early Monday morning in Winnetka. CBS Skywatch was over the scene in the 600 block of Walden Road around 4 a.m. Fire officials said smoke and flames were ...

In north suburban Winnetka, a day of boating turned tragic. Winnetka Fire Chief John Ripka said, around 1:20 p.m., police and firefighters responded to the lakefront, where a man who was boating ...

He spent about a minute submerged before he appeared with the children and was able to get them to safety, Winnetka fire officials told the outlet. Laidley was quickly pulled back onboard by ...

The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as 43-year-old Luke Laidley. Winnetka fire officials said a boat was pulling three or four children on a tube in the water near ...

"It appears that we had a car coming in at a high rate of speed, hit a parked car and then ran into the front of the building causing some structural damage," said Winnetka Fire Capt. Ryan Banks.

The woman told authorities the second woman, 50, was still missing. The Winnetka Fire Department began a search and rescue mission shortly after the first woman was found. After several hours of ...

Laidley jumped into the water to rescue them, but then went under the water for about a minute, Winnetka fire officials said, according to AP. Others on the boat pulled Laidley back on and began ...

“It’s truly tragic,” Winnetka Fire Chief John Ripka told Sneed on Wednesday, describing Laidley’s action as heroic. Sneed is told there were no children at the scene when the paramedics ...