Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Lisle man charged with stalking woman from Plainfield to GenevaJul 12, 2012 1:45 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Don W. Serpas pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, 2013 to a reduced charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He was fine...
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Fire departments battle brush fire in CarpentersvilleJul 10, 2012 8:00 pm - Firefighters from seven departments helped battle a Tuesday afternoon brush fire in Carpentersville's Helm Woods Forest Preserve. The fire burned through a large area o...
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Algonquin mom: Leaving disabled woman in Tennessee was bestJul 10, 2012 8:00 am - A mentally disabled young woman from Algonquin was made temporarily a ward of the state of Tennessee on Tuesday, after her mother left her there alone last month. Lynn C...
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Deck damaged in Algonquin house fireJul 07, 2012 2:42 pm - No one was injured in a Saturday-morning fire at a house on the 1400 block of Lowe Drive in Algonquin, authorities said. The blaze, which was spotted by a neighbor about...
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Fireworks, extreme drought cause of brush fire in Long GroveJul 05, 2012 2:30 pm - A rapidly growing brush fire in Long Grove Wednesday afternoon that burned approximately 18 acres of land was started by the use of illegal fireworks and exacerbated by ...
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Sink your teeth into East Dundee firefighters' meat raffleJul 05, 2012 11:00 am - East Dundee firefighters are depending on the success of the annual meat sales to carry their fundraising goals for the year. They won't have the summer barbecue as they...
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Long Grove officials probe cause of slough fireJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Investigators have returned to the scene of a large slough fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon. Long Grove fire officials said the cause of the blaze that sparked nort...
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Hampshire fire damages three back yardsJul 04, 2012 4:24 pm - Three back yards were damaged in Hampshire Wednesday afternoon after an electrical transformer shorted out and started a fire. The Hampshire Fire Department responded to...
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Crash involving dump truck shut down Route 47 in ElburnJul 02, 2012 5:51 pm - Emergency crews were forced to cut a driver from his vehicle after a dump truck struck the driver’s side door on Route 47 in Elburn late Monday morning. Route 47 was shu...
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Some half dozen suburbs cancel fireworks displaysJul 02, 2012 11:30 am - The fireworks show scheduled for tonight at Cary's Summer Celebration won't go on. The suburb joined Antioch, Mundelein and Wheaton on Monday as communities calling off ...