Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Wauconda Fire District helps bring joy to birthday boys and girls during coronavirus crisisMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Wauconda Fire District Battalion Chief Devin Mueller posted on the district's Facebook page Monday that firefighters would be available for drive-by visits to children o...
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Son, first responders honored for saving Carol Stream manMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Living with his dad, Michael DeJager had grown accustomed to the sound of his father's snoring. But as he was lying in bed shortly after 10 p.m. on New Year's Day, the 2...
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Vernon Hills-based Countryside fire offices closed to publicMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills-based Countryside Fire Protection District has elevated its internal disaster readiness plan in response to the growing threat that the COVID-19 response wi...
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Antioch fire officials focus on COVID-19 after referendum falls shortMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Despite a growing call volume, Antioch fire officials will have to make do with existing revenues, as voters Tuesday rejected a tax increase to generate another $1.57 mi...
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Voters lean toward tax hike for Yorkfield Fire DistrictMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters in the Yorkfield Fire Protection District appear to be supporting a property tax increase to help pay for fire and ambulance services, partial results indicate. W...
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Winfield Fire Protection voters reject tax requestMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Winfield Fire Protection District voters have rejected a property tax increase that would have allowed the district to offset rising costs. With all 28 precincts reporti...
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West Dundee residents vote to dissolve fire districtMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters overwhelmingly approved the dissolution of the West Dundee Fire Protection District and its consolidation into the Rutland Dundee Fire Protection District, a neig...
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Wood Dale Fire District tax hike leaning to defeatMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Voters appear to have rejected a property tax rate increase that would have allowed the Wood Dale Fire Protection District to maintain staffing levels, replace aging veh...
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Cliffhanger for Antioch fire district referendumMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Antioch fire officials were in limbo late Tuesday as a request for a tax increase to generate about $1.57 million per year for personnel and building repairs was too clo...
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Lake County voters to decide on school upgrades, tax hikesMar 16, 2020 5:30 am - The public meetings have been held and messages driven home. Now it's up to voters Tuesday to decide whether projects, tax proposals and other measures on the ballot in ...