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The Soapbox Oct 15, 2011 12:00 AM
The Soapbox pauses to remember the victims of Flight 191, toasts the opening of two new facilities at the College of DuPage and casts darts and laurels around the suburbs.
All around the Fox Valley, 9/11 remembered Sep 11, 2011 12:00 AM
Communities across the Fox Valley stopped Sunday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In Elgin, the ceremony marked the latest in annual tributes that have been conducted since 2001. “We never want a year to go by that we don't remember,” said Tricia Dieringer, American Legion Post 57 Americanism chairman, who has coordinated the ceremonies every year for the last decade.
Where to find other Sept. 11 memorials in the suburbs Sep 1, 2011 12:00 AM
Many suburbs have memorials to the victims and rescuers of the Sept. 1, 2001, attacks. Here's where to find some of them.
Help free Carpentersville fire chief from 'jail' Sep 1, 2011 12:00 AM
Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt is going to jail. But it won’t be your typical jail; this one’s at Nick’s Pizzeria and Pub in Elgin. Schuldt will have an hour to raise money at the restaurant on Sept. 28 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He hopes to send affected kids to camp in 2012.
Carpentersville seeks former firefighters to attend 9/11 ceremony Aug 16, 2011 12:00 AM
Authorities at the Carpentersville Fire Department are looking for past firefighters to attend the dedication service of the department’s 9/11 memorial. The department will hold its ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at 213 Spring St. An open house follows at the fire station. The memorial is dedicated to firefighters who served Carpentersville throughout the 96 years of the department’s existence and to the people who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Carpentersville men honored for putting out fire Aug 4, 2011 12:00 AM
It was a clear case of neighbors helping neighbors. At Tuesday’s board meeting, the Carpentersville village board and Fire Chief John Schuldt honored four regular men for putting out a vehicle fire as it spread to a nearby house.
Woman critically injured in Carpentersville crash May 10, 2011 12:00 AM
A woman in her 70s was flown from the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville in critical condition Tuesday night.
House damaged in Carpentersville fire Apr 23, 2011 12:00 AM
No one was hurt in a fire Friday night inside a house in the 100 block of Park Avenue in Carpentersville, but the structure is now uninhabitable, fire officials said.
Carpentersville fire fighters plan dodgeball tourney Mar 1, 2011 12:00 AM
Carpentersville fire fighters from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4790 union are holding their first dodgeball tournament, scheduled for Saturday, March 5 at Dundee-Crown High School.
Drifting snow makes it tough on ambulance drivers Feb 2, 2011 12:00 AM
Carpentersville ambulance crews deal withfour-foot snow drifts to get people to the hospital.
Farnham helps secure $100,000 for Carpentersville Dec 28, 2010 12:00 AM
The Village of Carpentersville got an extra present this year to the tune of $100,000 in grant money, thanks in part to efforts by State Representative Keith Farnham.
Carpentersville firefighters save Christmas Dec 27, 2010 12:00 AM
Marcela Sánchez has four children who were all still sleeping at 8 a.m. on Christmas morning. But unlike other children in Carpentersville who woke up assuming Santa was already back at the North Pole, Sánchez’s children woke up with news that Santa had just arrived — on a fire truck
Carpentersville firefighter living a life dedicated to service Oct 11, 2010 12:00 AM
Jerry Cole is a nice guy who genuinely likes helping people. Some who know him say he's too nice, but he shakes his head. They don't get it. Cole grew up with loving parents who taught him to help others. The lesson stuck and at 52, his entire life is dedicated to service.