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Police, Firefighters To Be Honored For Saving Teen

The Aurora Police Department will honor seven Aurora police officers who, along with six Aurora firefighters, saved the life of 14-year-old Annie Prosser, who nearly drowned on March 9 after the vehicle in which she was riding crashed into a retention pond.

2013/04/27

Two Kids Rescued From Ice Shelf In Lake Zurich

A close call Wednesday night for several kids walking on the ice in Lake Zurich.

2013/03/27

Tinley Park Police Rescue Two Girls From Icy Pond

Police said the girls were in a few feet of water for five to seven minutes, about 20 feet from the shore near the Edgewater Walk complex.

2013/03/08

Cop Rescuer: ‘I Just Jumped In’

What started as a fun-run in the snow nearly turned tragic in Des Plaines yesterday. But it turned out to be a lucky day for a little boy who slipped into the river.

CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez met the hero cop who saved him.

2013/03/06

Off-Duty Evanston Cop Rescues Boy From Des Plaines River

Next to a sinking orange Bears hat, a tiny hand popped through the icy waters of the Des Plaines river Tuesday afternoon. Off-duty Evanston Police Officer Sean O’Brien didn’t hesitate. He grabbed the hand and plucked a 7-year-old boy from the water, saving his life.

2013/03/06

Dog Rescued From Harbor Ice Reunited With Owner

A young dog rescued from the ice of Jackson Harbor on the South Side earlier this week suffered no ill effects and has been reunited with its owner.

2013/01/25

Rescuers Pluck Man And Woman From Frigid Waters Of North Suburban Lake

Two people were rescued from the shallow depths of a north suburban lake Saturday after falling through ice softened by unseasonably warm temperatures.

2013/01/12

2 People Pulled From Chicago River Downtown, 1 Dies

One man died after he and another person were pulled from the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue Bridge Friday afternoon.

2012/09/21

2 Teens Rescued From Lake; Rip Currents A Danger This Weekend

The National Weather Service says there is an increased risk of rip currents along the lake in Cook and Lake (Ill.) counties through Sunday evening.

2012/09/01

Man Injured In Building Collapse In West Pullman

Firefighters rescued a man who was trapped when a building collapsed in the West Pullman neighborhood Monday morning.

2012/07/16

Kayak Companies Cancel Tours After Dozens Rescued On Sunday

A day after dozens of kayakers were rescued on the Chicago River after a thunderstorm hit the city, several kayak tours on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan were canceled on Monday, amid a new threat of thunderstorms.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/02

60 Kayakers Rescued From Chicago River

More than 60 kayakers were rescued from the Chicago River Sunday afternoon after their kayaks flipped due to stormy weather conditions.

2012/07/01

Cops Rescue Man Who Tried To Jump From Elevated CTA Tracks

Police officers rescued a man who nearly fell off of elevated Pink Line tracks on Thursday, after he walked along the tracks for several blocks, then apparently tried to jump from a concrete bridge abutment.

2012/06/28

Coast Guard Rescues 4 From Capsized Boat On Lake Michigan

Two adults and two children were rescued Sunday afternoon by a U.S. Coast Guard boat crew after the sailing vessel they were aboard capsized, sending all four into the water, near north suburban Fort Sheridan.

2012/06/03

Three Kayakers Rescued From Lake Michigan

Emergency crews rescued three kayakers from Lake Michigan early Saturday near Diversey Harbor on the North Side.

2012/05/26