Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Carbon monoxide sickens 11 in CarpentersvilleApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A carbon monoxide leak in a Carpentersville home sent 11 people from a single residence to local hospitals, authorities said Thursday afternoon. At 1:34 p.m. Thursday, a...
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Lake County briefsApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Clean up gets federal boost: The clean up of hazardous waste at the Outboard Marine Superfund site in Waukegan will be accelerated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Age...
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Antioch family homeless after early morning fireApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Antioch fire officials are still trying to determine the cause of a fire that left an Antioch couple homeless Tuesday. Lt. Chris Leinhardt of the Antioch Fire Departmen...
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Antioch Township Fire tax hike defeatedApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters coping with declining property values, pay cuts and job losses soundly rejected a tax increase request from the Antioch Township Fire Protection District. With al...
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St. Charles voters unkind to tax hike requestsApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's life and death or just to build new schools, now is simply not the time to ask for more money. That seemed to be the message behind the rejection of both S...
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Trustees keep seats in fire districtApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - All five trustees on the North Aurora and Countryside Fire Protection District board kept their seats despite opposition on the ballot Tuesday, according to unofficial r...
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Roselle fire tax finally approved on fourth tryApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite the economic recession, Roselle Fire Protection District voters approved higher property taxes Tuesday to help the district meet its approximate $540,000 financi...
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Vote yes for St. Charles fire referendumsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - During uncertain economic times it is easy to reject calls for increases from various taxing bodies. After all, what could be so important that it cannot wait another ye...
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Roselle Fire Protection District seeking tax hikeApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Editor's note: The following is a corrected reprint of a story that ran last week that inadvertently contained erroneous information. The Roselle Fire Protection Di...
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Bensenville home heavily damaged by fireApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A Bensenville home was severely damaged by fire Saturday. Firefighters called to the 1200 block of Hillside Drive about 6:15 p.m. found smoke and flames coming from the ...