Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Santa’s visit to Westfield shopping center includes a big gift for local firefightersNov 14, 2013 5:14 pm - Santa is coming to Westfield Hawthorn shopping center in Vernon Hills on Friday but he’ll leave the reindeer at home. Instead, the big man is scheduled to arrive at the ...
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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...
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Former Antioch Rescue Squad treasurer pleads guilty to theftNov 12, 2013 3:39 pm - The former treasurer of the Antioch Rescue Squad pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor count of theft in Lake County court. John Edgell, 55, formerly of the 40000 bloc...
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Barrington revises two fire-aid agreementsNov 11, 2013 9:27 am - Barrington trustees Monday approved two of the four automatic-aid agreements they’ve had to revise with neighboring fire departments due to the village’s coming Jan. 1 s...
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Fire deaths renew call to maintain smoke detectorsNov 08, 2013 9:00 am - The lack of a working smoking detector in this week's fatal house fire in Arlington Heights is causing the fire department to renew its appeal that such devices be insta...
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Prospect Heights Fire District gets grant for bootsNov 05, 2013 1:31 am - The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District received a $1,000 grant from the Illinois American Water Company to buy new leather boots for firefighters. The fire distri...
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Barrington fire district to have 3 assistant chiefsNov 04, 2013 9:30 am - Less than two months before they’ll be operating independently, Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees Monday approved another automatic-aid agreement ...
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8 Antioch students hospitalized for taking pills return to classOct 30, 2013 10:00 pm - Ten had been hospitalized after taking pills
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24 families displaced in DuPage County fireOct 26, 2013 12:00 pm - Twenty-four families were waiting to hear Saturday afternoon where they would be relocated after a fire destroyed an apartment building between Lombard and Glen Ellyn in...
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Gurnee resident returns home to fireOct 25, 2013 9:13 pm - A Gurnee resident who left her home only for an hour returned Friday afternoon to find it on fire, authorities said. The fire at the two-story single-family home on the ...