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First responders have complained more equipment and manpower are needed to handle emergencies in the wake of beach-related ...
Authorities found the body of 14-year-old Kyle Williams of Milwaukee after a days-long search at Illinois Beach State Park.
CHICAGO - More than 5.2 million swimming pools sold in the U.S. and Canada were recalled after reports of nine drowning deaths; a popular convention was suddenly canceled, leaving fans and vendors ...
The Lake County Coroner’s office has identified a Milwaukee teen as the boy who died in a Lake Michigan drowning near ...
The search for a a 14-year-old boy who went missing in Lake Michigan near Illinois Beach State Park has ended, ...
Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan's deaths, Malcolm-Jamal Warner's drowning, and the urgent search for a two-year-old kidnapped ...
The drowning deaths of nine children between 2007 and 2022 has caused the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall ...
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Tips to keep kids safe around pools

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is encouraging parents to stay vigilant while their kids play in pools, as drownings can happen quickly and often without a sound, and to follow safety tips to keep ...
A man from Illinois and a man from Texas both drowned just hours apart from one another in a southern Wisconsin town on Saturday afternoon. Both incidents happened on July 5, the first around 11:35 a.
A crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 57 near Markham Thursday has left an Illinois State trooper injured. Police said the trooper’s vehicle was struck by a driver who was traveling ...
A strap around the pools can create a foothold for children to enter the pool even without a ladder, federal regulators warn.