Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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One person injured, two homes left uninhabitable after early morning fire in Round Lake BeachNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - One person was injured by an early morning fire in Round Lake Beach Thursday which started in a shed and spread to two neighboring houses. Firefighters with the Greater ...
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Mount Prospect settles litigation with defunct fire district, set to take over stationOct 29, 2023 1:00 am - After settling its legal dispute with the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, Mount Prospect is pursuing plans to occupy the fire district's headquarters in Arling...
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Rural fire district board takes steps to dissolve, resolve legal dispute with Mount Prospect, Elk Grove TownshipOct 20, 2023 4:00 pm - Nearly three weeks after the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District discontinued fire and emergency medical services, its board helped clear the path toward eliminatin...
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Second fire at Lake in the Hills manufacturing plant in less than 2 monthsOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - A fire broke out in a manufacturing plant in Lake in the Hills Monday afternoon, according to the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District. Firefighters resp...
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Officials: Four hospitalized after four-vehicle crash in South BarringtonOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Four people were hospitalized late Tuesday morning after a four-vehicle crash at the intersection of Algonquin and Penny Roads in South Barrington, according to fire off...
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Long Grove fire district seeks final approval for new station siteOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Six months after voters authorized $16.5 million in borrowing, the Long Grove Fire Protection District is seeking final approval to secure a site and build a new station...
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Three fire departments will fill gap after Elk Grove Township department's demiseOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village and Des Plaines fire departments are implementing a plan to serve the more than 5,000 residents who received fire protection from t...
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'It's pretty devastating': Losing territory and revenue, Elk Grove Twp. fire department closes shopOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - The Elk Grove Township Fire Department answered its first call in 1979. On Sunday, it finished its last shift. In the wake of annexations by surrounding communities that...
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Driver killed in rollover crash near Lake BluffSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - A motorist was killed Saturday in a rollover crash involving a pickup truck and semitruck near Lake Bluff, authorities said. The crash was reported at 9:25 a.m. on Wauke...
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Wood Dale Fire Department receives funds for training and community safetySep 24, 2023 11:00 pm - While many associate fire departments strictly with firefighting, these first responders answer the call for a wide variety of local emergencies. Carbon monoxide poisoni...