Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire district ask voters for tax increaseDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Citing health insurance costs and aging apparatus, the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District will ask voters for a property tax hike on March 15. The fire...
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Lake County offers snowmobile safety classDec 28, 2015 12:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is offering a snowmobile safety class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the district's operations and public safety fac...
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Residents OK after two Grayslake house firesDec 28, 2015 12:00 am - No injuries were reported from two Grayslake house fires that occurred over the long holiday weekend, according to authorities. Grayslake Fire Protection District offici...
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Lake Villa apartment building left unlivable after fireDec 26, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of a three-story, 12-unit apartment building in Lake Villa that caught fire Friday were not allowed to return home Saturday due to smoke, fire and water damage...
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No injuries, but 12 apartments uninhabitable after Lake Villa fireDec 25, 2015 12:00 am - A fire Friday afternoon in a Lake Villa apartment complex displaced residents of 12 units, ABC 7 and the Lake County News Sun reported. Lake Villa Fire Protection Distri...
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Dundee groups make holidays bright for needy kidsDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Giving cannot only be hard work, but it can be lots of fun. Dundee area first-responders and Rotarians had a ball by starting the holiday gift sharing season early with ...
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Fox Lake fire, Chevy dealer partner to give kids a happy holidayDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - The Fox Lake Fire Protection District teamed up with Ray Chevrolet to help local children in need Friday night. Ray Chevrolet hosted a pizza party for 34 kids that incl...
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Lake Barrington girl honored for staying calm under fireDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Near midnight, as the rest of her family slept, then-10-year-old Kaitlin Beers lay awake on her bunk bed because she didn't feel well. What happened next on that Thursda...
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3 Dundee-area fire entities exploring 'functional' consolidationDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Though an actual merger is not yet feasible for three local fire operations, officials are exploring ways to collaborate, improve services and save money. Earlier this y...
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Fox River fire forgoes March referendum, battles with former presidentDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - March and, perhaps, the Ides of March were on the minds of Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District trustees Monday night. A decision on a possible spring tax increa...