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'I didn't want the chickens to die': Addison firefighters, repair shop workers save thousands of hens
Jun 9, 2021 10:44 PM - An Addison vehicle repair shop received assistance from the Addison Fire Protection District Tuesday to hose down about 14,000 hens on a broken-down semi truck traveling between farms in Indiana to Wisconsin. The fire battalion chief estimated between 500 to 1,000 died from heat exhaustion, but the rest were later picked up by another truck. -
College of DuPage Foundation raises nearly $100,000 for COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
Apr 24, 2020 8:55 PM - College of DuPage students facing financial challenges due to COVID-19 have increased access to financial support through the COVID-19 Student Relief Fund, a new financial aid program created by the College of DuPage Foundation, in coordination with the COD Office of Institutional Advancement. -
Addison taxing bodies talk accomplishments, goals
Jan 28, 2020 2:40 PM - Officials from six of Addison's taxing bodies recently shared their accomplishments from 2019 and plans for the future at the 13th annual Shape of Addison. -
Learn about the 'Shape of Addison' at town hall Jan. 22Jan 20, 2020 12:02 PM - The 13th annual "Shape of Addison" town hall meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22. Hear from the board presidents from all six taxing bodies in Addison. Each agency will make a presentation about accomplishments and goals, before the floor is turned over to the community at large.
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Featuring Joan Rivers, Larry Lujack, The Arlingtones, disco dancing and more
Aug 31, 2018 1:47 PM - Our latest installment of Through the Film Magnifier features archived images of Joan Rivers, the Lone Ranger, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, senior citizen disco dancing, barbershop quartets, Larry Lujack and more. -
Officials working to identify Addison fire victims
Jan 23, 2018 4:20 PM - Authorities are working to positively identify two elderly residents who were killed during Monday morning house fire. -
SUV plunges off I-290 bridge in Addison, driver critically injured
Dec 31, 2017 7:20 PM - A man was flown to a hospital in critical condition Sunday morning after the SUV he was driving plunged from an Interstate 290 bridge and crashed onto southbound Route 83 in Addison. -
Addison firefighters getting bulletproof vests
Oct 14, 2016 4:51 PM - Addison Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics soon will be outfitted with bulletproof vests and ballistic helmets so they can treat and remove victims during active shootings and other situations where they need protection. -
Head-on collision on Rt. 83 leaves one in critical conditionAug 3, 2016 5:50 PM - A head-on collision on Route 83 near Addison left one person in critical condition and closed the road for about 11 hours Wednesday morning.
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DuPage students get hands-on training at mock accident scene
May 20, 2014 4:06 PM - High school students studying to become emergency medical technicians at the Technology Center of DuPage got some hands-on training Tuesday during an automobile crash drill at the Addison school. The students, working alongside Addison firefighters, responded to a mock crash involving two vehicles. The firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove the roofs of both vehicles during the drill to reveal six people, five with mock injuries and one who would be pronounced "dead" at the scene.
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