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Suburban Heroes: Six women together save a life at Mundelein store
Nov 3, 2019 10:50 AM - Six people who helped save a woman experiencing cardiac arrest at a Mundelein store were publicly honored last week. -
West Dundee sergeant hailed for Sleepy Hollow attacker's arrest, but he credits other heroes
Oct 19, 2019 4:01 PM - As the officer who chased a Sleepy Hollow home invader, disarmed him without injury and put him in handcuffs, West Dundee police Sgt. Dan Haines put the community's safety above his own and likely prevented further tragedy, his chief says. But the sergeant casts others as the real heroes. -
'I see it as just doing what we're supposed to do,' Round Lake Beach cop says of lifesaving effort
Sep 28, 2019 8:13 PM - Round Lake Beach police Officer Ken Lupi says he was just doing what he was supposed to do when he put himself in harm's way to put out a vehicle fire that threatened to engulf a man trapped inside. -
Suburban Heroes: DuPage sheriff's intern honored for coming to aid of deputy
Sep 21, 2019 5:41 PM - Frank Ficarra is only an intern, but he acted like an experienced sheriff's deputy when he came to DuPage County Sheriff's deputy Cpl. Eduardo Castillo's aid in a potentially dangerous situation earlier this month. -
Suburban Hero: Batavia volunteer helps Kane County jail inmates open their hearts
Sep 15, 2019 9:15 AM - Tim Lyons, a retired Batavia firefighter, has been volunteering at the Kane County jail for about 6 years and was instrumental in bringing Catholic priests to the St. Charles lockup to provide Mass, Bible study and sacraments of reconciliation and Holy Communion to inmates. He will be recognized as the sheriff's office Volunteer of the Year this month. -
Group effort saves man suffering cardiac arrest at Palatine golf course
Sep 7, 2019 7:19 PM - Golf may be an individual sport, but it took a team of seven working together to save a golfer who suffered cardiac arrest this summer shortly after teeing off on the first hole at Palatine Hills Golf Course. -
How 4 St. Charles firefighters saved stranded boaters, with 40 seconds to spare
Aug 26, 2019 10:44 AM - Forty seconds. That's the length of time that elapsed between the successful rescue of three boaters stranded on the Fox River and the moment their disabled vessel plunged over the dam. -
Suburban Heroes: Lincolnshire couple saved teens' lives during gas leak at pool
Aug 17, 2019 4:48 PM - A Lincolnshire couple was publicly honored for rescuing two teens who'd been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in May. -
'I call him Patrick Angel': Streamwood man honored for helping stranded driver
Jul 21, 2019 10:59 AM - Stopping to help snow-stranded motorists with his pickup truck and mechanic skills has been something of a habit Patrick Zambito rarely thinks about, but his selflessness March 1 made a lasting impression on Hoffman Estates resident Toni A.M. Thomas and village leaders. -
Suburban Heroes: Off-duty cops help save Arlington Heights man at floor hockey match
Jul 13, 2019 4:51 PM - The quick thinking and professional training of two off-duty police officers helped save the life of an Arlington Heights father of three, who collapsed during a game of floor hockey in Carol Stream.
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