Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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How Fox River & Countryside fire tax bills could double in AprilJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District customers would see taxes paid to the district nearly double if they approve an April referendum trustees voted to put on th...
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2 to stay on Fox River fire district ballotJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Two candidates supported by former trustee James Gaffney will stay on the April ballot for the Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District. The Kane County Electoral ...
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Sprinkler credited for saving BAPS Center in BartlettJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A fire that started in a large commercial dryer at the BAPS Cultural Center in Bartlett last week was held in place by a sprinkler until fire crews arrived, preventing t...
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Fire destroys Ingleside homeJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Fire destroyed an Ingleside home Friday morning, displacing a family of four and killing a dog. Firefighters battled not only the blaze but also freezing temperatures th...
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Board to decide next week whether to boot 2 fire district candidatesJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A decision that will shape the future of the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District left a team of election judges seeing red Thursday afternoon. James Wegman and...
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Dirty rags, paint brushes sparked fire in AlgonquinJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A small fire at a commercial building in Algonquin late Wednesday was caused by the combustion of dirty rags and paint brushes, fire officials said. Arriving at 11:24 p....
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Wauconda divers recover body from Wisconsin's Lake ComoDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Two ice divers from the Wauconda Fire District recovered the body of a man who had fallen through the ice into Lake Como near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, authorities said Fr...
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Barrington Countryside fire district buying property near Prairie Middle SchoolDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - The house nestled between Barrington Middle School's Prairie Campus and the Barrington Area Unit School District 220 Early Learning Center on Dundee Road could soon be t...
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East, West Dundee to share fire prevention officerNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Taking another step toward a functional consolidation, two Dundee-area fire entities are planning to share a fire prevention officer starting next year. Rick Paul, a par...
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One person seriously injured in Lake in the Hills house fireNov 20, 2016 12:00 am - Firefighters responding to a Lake in the Hills house fire Saturday morning rescued a person who was trapped inside, officials said. Crews arriving about 10:51 a.m. initi...