Articles filed under Carpentersville & Countryside FPD
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Candles cause fire at Carpentersville churchJan 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Unattended candles were to blame for a fire Sunday evening at a Carpentersville church, authorities said. No one was hurt in the fire at the Celestial Church of Christ, ...
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Funeral Wednesday for former Cary fire chiefJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - The longtime chief of the Cary Fire Protection District who played an integral role in the adoption of the mutual aid system in Illinois, will be laid to rest this week....
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Winter fire safety tips, courtesy of CarpentersvilleDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - With winter officially here, the Carpentersville Fire Department has started an initiative to emphasize winter fire awareness called “Put a Freeze on Winter Fires and Ke...
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Carpentersville inks deal with part-time firefightersDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Continuing a recent trend in Carpentersville in which unions negotiate contracts without the aid of attorneys until the very end, the part-time firefighters union has re...
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The SoapboxOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - At last, remembrance: More than 1,000 people are expected in Des Plaines today to dedicate a memorial to the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191. Such a...
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All around the Fox Valley, 9/11 rememberedSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Communities across the Fox Valley stopped Sunday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In Elgin, the ceremony marked the latest in annual tributes that have been con...
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Help free Carpentersville fire chief from 'jail'Sep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt is going to jail. Yes, you read that right. He's not going to be locked up in your typical jail, though. It's one of his own ma...
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Where to find other Sept. 11 memorials in the suburbsSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - A 22-foot-tall sculpture by Erik Blome of Crystal Lake will be the centerpiece of Oak Lawn’s Sept. 11 memorial. Other towns also have memorials to remember the 2001 atta...
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Carpentersville seeks former firefighters to attend 9/11 ceremonyAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities at the Carpentersville Fire Department are looking for past firefighters to attend the dedication service of the department’s 9/11 memorial. The department ...
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Carpentersville men honored for putting out fireAug 04, 2011 1:00 am - It was a clear case of neighbors helping neighbors. At Tuesday’s Carpentersville village board meeting, the board and Fire Chief John Schuldt honored four regular men fo...