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Heard on: Lake IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/15/2026 10:01 AM
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District 41 B160B, Engine 412, Ambulance 412, and Battalion 41.
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Elevator alarm with occupants near Hawthorn Center, Macy’s Vernon Hills, close to Mall Drive and Ring Drive.
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Elevator rescue at Macy’s Vernon Hills

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an elevator alarm at Macy’s in Vernon Hills near Hawthorn Center. Units arrived to assist occupants reportedly trapped inside an elevator. The situation appeared to have been resolved without reports of injury.

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Hawthorn Ctr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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