Articles filed under Carpentersville & Countryside FPD
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Carpentersville endorses settlement with firefightersJan 08, 2014 10:22 am - Carpentersville officials approved a contract settlement with the village’s full-time firefighters Wednesday — a move that puts to rest the issues between the two partie...
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Carpentersville expected to OK fire union deal WednesdayJan 07, 2014 12:11 pm - The Carpentersville village board is scheduled to vote today on a contract settlement for full-time firefighters, and Village President Ed Ritter predicts it will sail t...
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Family left homeless by fire gets helping handJan 04, 2014 7:01 am - The Carpentersville Fire Department, a local church and a charity have united to support a family of five who lost everything they own in a New Year’s Eve house fire. Th...
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Algonquin wants your help keeping hydrants clearJan 02, 2014 4:29 pm - Algonquin leaders need you to be the eyes in the back of their heads when it comes to keeping the village’s fire hydrants safe and visible for firefighters. The village ...
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A look at the Fox Valley’s biggest news stories in 2013Dec 11, 2013 11:24 am - The year 2013 saw at least a half dozen court cases across the Fox Valley came to an end, turnover in key political positions, progress on several construction projects ...
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Trustee’s wife texts woman over public remarks on firefightersNov 21, 2013 3:07 pm - As soon as Stacy Klodz sat down after speaking in support of Carpentersville’s full-time firefighters at a village board meeting Tuesday, she says she received what she ...
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Carpentersville resolving issues with fire unionNov 20, 2013 4:30 am - Carpentersville and the union that represents its 32 full-time firefighters are in the midst of resolving issues that came up after both sides signed off on a three-year...
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Season of giving living up to its nameNov 19, 2013 4:40 pm - It’s been said this is the season of giving, and as such, I’m going to highlight several efforts going on in the community to support the ailing and the less fortunate. ...
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Auto-aid deal still eludes Barrington, fire districtNov 18, 2013 4:25 am - Ironically but not coincidentally, the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District’s negotiation of automatic-aid agreements with its neighbors is taking the longest...
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Carpentersville fire union clashing with village over schedulingNov 13, 2013 9:00 am - To hear Carpentersville full-time firefighters tell it, cost-saving moves by the village lead to slower response times that will jeopardize residents' safety. And they'v...