Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Vehicle crashes into Bartlett home early Saturday leaving it uninhabitableApr 20, 2024 11:26 am - Gas leak controlled, no injuries reported A Bartlett home was left uninhabitable early Saturday but no serious injuries were reported after a pickup crashed into it....
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Fire destroys Fox Lake home, displaces residentsApr 14, 2024 11:39 am - No one was injured in a fire at a Fox Lake home late Saturday night, but the blaze rendered the house a complete loss. Fox Lake firefighters arrived at the single-family ...
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Ex-firefighter convicted of theftApr 12, 2024 2:20 pm - A former Elburn-area firefighter has been found guilty of theft for paying himself more than $17,000 in overtime pay. Greg Algrim, 47, of the 800 block of North First S...
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Austin’s Saloon in Libertyville set to reopen three days after Easter fireApr 02, 2024 5:40 pm - Three days after flames erupted during an Easter buffet at Austin’s Saloon in Libertyville, the popular restaurant is reopening its doors for business Wednesday morning. ...
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Wauconda house fire leaves two residents displacedMar 24, 2024 9:56 pm - An appliance fire in Wauconda left a home uninhabitable and two residents displaced Sunday afternoon, officials said in a news release. Shortly before 1 p.m., Wauconda fi...
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Itasca Fire District receives $2.5 million in federal funding to build second stationMar 12, 2024 7:09 pm - The Itasca Fire Protection District has received $2.5 million in federal funding for construction of a new station north of the railroad tracks to better provide service ...
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Will voters eliminate Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District?Mar 12, 2024 5:24 pm - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District halted fire and emergency medical service operations in October. Now it falls to voters to decide whether to pound the final...
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Regional public safety facility pitched for former Route 53 extension propertyMar 05, 2024 6:04 pm - Greenway advocates say cooperative planning needed to decide future uses, look of defunct Route 53 corridor An open area in Long Grove behind Countryside Fire Protec...
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‘There are a lot of ways you can save somebody’: 5 Lake County agencies to participate in paramedic programFeb 09, 2024 2:11 pm - A pilot program intended to help people with chronic medical conditions in their homes and reduce the number of calls to 911 for primary care is set to launch in Lake County in early March.
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‘They saved her life’: How Long Grove firefighters rescued dog from icy pondFeb 05, 2024 4:31 pm - Long Grove Fire Protection District crews did some heavy lifting Friday morning when they pulled a soaking wet 120-pound Great Pyrenees named Belle from an icy pond behin...