Articles filed under Fire
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Open house at Des Plaines fire station on Sept. 20Sep 09, 2025 9:41 am - Learn how firefighters do their jobs when the Des Plaines Fire Department holds an open house on Sept. 20.
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Police officer injured, house left uninhabitable after Mundelein fireSep 03, 2025 9:06 am - A Mundelein police officer suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation at a house fire early Tuesday morning that left the home uninhabitable.
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Oakbrook Terrace apartment fire leaves two units uninhabitableAug 29, 2025 10:21 am - No injuries were reported in an early Friday morning apartment fire in Oakbrook Terrace that rendered two units uninhabitable.
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Wildfires expand in Oregon and California, threatening homes and prompting evacuationsAug 24, 2025 3:43 pm - Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters sought to contain the blazes Sunday amid dry, ho...
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Firefighters rescue two dogs from Grayslake house fireAug 24, 2025 9:55 am - Firefighters rescued two dogs while putting out at fire at a Grayslake home.
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Des Plaines Fire Department to switch 911 servicesAug 22, 2025 4:32 pm - Emergency calls for the Des Plaines Fire Department will be handled by a different dispatch service starting as soon as next year.
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Lake in the Hills family displaced from townhouse fire WednesdayAug 14, 2025 8:23 am - A family is displaced, and firefighters rescued a dog from a neighboring home after a fire destroyed a Lake in the Hills townhouse Wednesday afternoon.
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No one hurt in overnight Des Plaines house fireAug 13, 2025 9:42 am - A Des Plaines house was left uninhabitable by a fire Tuesday night.
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Naperville house damaged when vehicle ignites in drivewayAug 12, 2025 9:08 am - No injuries were reported from an early morning car fire in the driveway of a Naperville home that spread to the house.
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Two dead, one critically injured in early morning Streamwood house fireAug 12, 2025 8:11 am - Two people are dead and another is in critical condition following an early morning house fire in Streamwood today.