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Hands off: Drivers must change phone habits in New Year
A new law taking effect Jan. 1 dictates hands-free use of cellphones. Even dialing a number can fall into the new category of distracted driving offenses, which carry fines starting at $75...
Updated: Dec 30, 2013 at 08:12 PM
An exchange of letters between the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District and village of Barrington in late September 2012 began a 15-month process of separating their fire services that becomes real at the stroke of midnight this New Year'...
Updated: Dec 30, 2013 at 02:34 PM
Police scandal rocks Schaumburg
Most members of the Schaumburg Police Department had 15 days of 2013 to enjoy a sense of normalcy as they went about their important and often dangerous duties.
Then, on Jan. 16, the department was rocked to its ...
Published: Dec 27, 2013 at 05:30 AM
In 2013, we said goodbye to several notable Lake County residents, who left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated community service.
While the list includes several local politicians, it also includes ...
Updated: Dec 24, 2013 at 04:30 PM
Two Lake Zurich High School students were taken to a hospital Friday after someone released pepper spray or a similar chemical in a classroom, authorities said.
The teens, both girls, were taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington bec...
Updated: Dec 20, 2013 at 06:40 PM
The husband and wife killed Wednesday morning in a house fire in Naperville are being remembered for their kind and gentle nature as fire investigators continue to probe the cause of the blaze.
Investigators with the Naperville Fire Department deter...
Updated: Dec 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM
The year 2013 saw at least a half dozen court cases across the Fox Valley came to an end, turnover in key political positions, progress on several construction projects and important property acquisitions. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair al...
Updated: Dec 26, 2013 at 10:33 AM
With barely three weeks before it formally launches its own fire department Jan. 1, the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District announced Monday it has hired three battalion chiefs to oversee operations, two of them who until recently served...
Updated: Dec 10, 2013 at 01:06 PM
Ironically but not coincidentally, the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District’s negotiation of automatic-aid agreements with its neighbors is taking the longest with its current contractual partner, the Barrington Fire Department.
Though th...
Updated: Nov 18, 2013 at 10:50 PM
The lack of a working smoking detector in this week's fatal house fire in Arlington Heights is causing the fire department to renew its appeal that such devices be installed and properly maintained.
And the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection Dis...
Updated: Nov 08, 2013 at 06:24 PM