Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Hampshire fire district seeking property tax hikeFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - The Hampshire Fire Protection District will ask voters again this spring for a property tax hike to replace aging equipment and fund staffing increases. If approved, a b...
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Fire departments team up to practice ice rescues in PalatineJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - Three suburban fire departments recently joined forces to practice ice rescues. Firefighters from Palatine Rural Fire Protection District, Palatine Fire Department and ...
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Officials working to identify Addison fire victimsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - Authorities are working to positively identify two elderly residents who were killed Monday morning during a house fire in Addison. DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgens...
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Round Lake Beach house damaged by fireJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - A fire badly damaged a house under renovation in Round Lake Beach on Thursday. The blaze on the 200 block of West North Channel Drive appeared to be accidental, said Fir...
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DuPage County voters to decide several ballot questions in MarchJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - From proposals to bolster spending for fire protection to a plan to merge the county clerk's office with the election commission, DuPage voters will weigh in on a variet...
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Chimney fire displaces Wauconda familyJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Fire erupted in a chimney in a home in Wauconda Saturday night as the family enjoyed a fire in the fireplace. The fire on the 400 block of Oak Grove Circle damaged all t...
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Judge denies Elgin fire union's push to delay staffing changesJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has denied the Elgin fire union's request to put a new city staffing plan, which officials estimate would save $750,000 a year, on hold until an arbi...
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Garbage truck catches fire on Higgins Road near Elk Grove VillageJan 06, 2018 12:00 am - For some of the Northwest suburbs' firefighters, work on Saturday was literally hot garbage. The Elk Grove Village Fire Department had to close every lane of Higgins Roa...
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Fox River fire district invites resident to forum to explain tax increase requestJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - With a mission to close what trustees view as an information gap, the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District will host a public meeting Wednesday to form what offi...
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SUV plunges off I-290 bridge in Addison, driver critically injuredDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - A man was flown to a hospital in critical condition Sunday morning after the SUV he was driving plunged from an Interstate 290 bridge and crashed onto southbound Route 8...