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Aurora apartment fire displaces elderly resident; does $125,000 damageDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - An apartment fire Friday afternoon in Aurora displaced an elderly man, but no one was injured, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a six-unit apartme...
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Fire engulfs Des Plaines auto repair shopDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Fire caused significant damage to an auto repair shop in Des Plaines Friday afternoon. According to Des Plaines police, shortly before 1:30 p.m., both fire and police re...
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Person injured, dog saved from Algonquin house fireDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - One person was injured Monday in a fire that started in the basement of an Algonquin house, fire officials said. Crews were called about 11:35 a.m. to the 1100 block of ...
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No injuries in Glendale Heights fireDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - A fire broke out Monday night in a three-story apartment building at 1042 Michael Court in Glendale Heights. There were initial reports of people being trapped, but off...
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Roof fire damages Prospect Heights businessDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Prospect Heights firefighters who responded about 6:47 p.m. Friday to a report of smoke in or from a strip shopping center in the 1200 block of north Elmhurst Road initi...
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Algonquin woman found dead in home where fire occurredDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - An Algonquin woman was found dead Friday after a fire in her house, according to the McHenry County coroner's office. Rosemary Schwieger, 72, of the 1000 block of Grayha...
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Six people taken to hospital from Lisle house fireDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Six people were taken to the hospital on Saturday after a fire in Lisle destroyed a home. The cause of the fire is not yet definitively known, but investigators say it s...
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Three pets killed in Hoffman Estates fireDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - A dog and two birds died as a result of a fire that caused $150,000 in damage to a Hoffman Estates home Friday afternoon. Firefighters arrived about 2:30 p.m. to find fi...
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Hoffman Estates townhouse catches fireDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates Fire Department officials are investigating what caused a townhouse fire Wednesday. Authorities said about $100,000 in damage occurred at the home on the...
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Dozens of firefighters needed to put out fire that gutted Elgin homeDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Dozens of Northwest suburban firefighters battled a blaze Monday night that gutted an Elgin home, but left no one injured, authorities said. Bartlett Fire Protection Di...