Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Carpentersville firefighter dies at 46; honor guard escorts body homeJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Funeral services are pending for a longtime Carpentersville firefighter/paramedic who died unexpectedly of unknown reasons Monday while on vacation. The body of Battalio...
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Bartlett Fire District to step up referendum planningJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Bartlett Fire Protection District officials will get more specific in August about their plans for a March 2018 tax-hike referendum to maintain services at their current...
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Former Gurnee fire chief honored at Warren-Waukegan district meetingJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Former Gurnee Fire Chief Fred Friedl's long tenure as the area's top firefighter was celebrated at a ceremony Wednesday night. The popular chief was relieved of duty las...
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Meat raffle, pig roast raise funds for Dundee groupsJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Groups that want to raise money for community projects have long learned to sell one thing in the summer — meat. The East Dundee firefighters' association and Veterans o...
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Editorial: Respect for the service, training of those who fight firesJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Fighting fires is and always will be a dangerous job done by brave people. Much is made of all the high-tech equipment that has been developed over the years and is cred...
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Sanguinetti praises three fire departments for pooling resourcesJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti praised three Northwest suburban fire departments Monday for working together to provide more efficient services, saying they should be an ex...
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3 firefighters hurt in Cary home blazeJul 08, 2017 1:00 am - One firefighter fell through a hole and into a burning basement, another received an electrical shock, and a third injured his leg Friday night as the Cary Fire Protecti...
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One dead after rollover crash in South BarringtonJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - A rollover crash early Tuesday morning in South Barrington killed a pedestrian and sent another person to the hospital, authorities said. The fatality and injuries took...
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Blaze near Burlington destroys 6-car garageJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - Firefighters from 16 departments worked for six hours to extinguish a huge blaze at a mansion near Burlington that started Monday night and continued into the early morn...
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Firefighter hurt while battling fireworks fire in WaucondaJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - A firefighter was sent for a medical evaluation after helping put out a blaze late Sunday caused by discarded fireworks on the 400 block of Grand Boulevard in Wauconda, ...