Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Unattended stove causes apartment fire near Arlington HeightsNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - An unattended stove caused a small kitchen fire Monday night in an unincorporated area near Arlington Heights, officials said. Deputy Fire Chief Marc Small of the Long G...
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Fox Lake sales tax increase referendum on the ballotOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Fox Lake officials will ask voters this spring for permission to increase the local sales tax to help fund capital improvements and more police officers. Mayor Donny Sc...
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Financial struggles burden Fox River fire district trustees, residentsOct 27, 2015 5:40 am - The difference between the tax increase Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District trustees can put in place on their own, and the tax increase only voters can give th...
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Palatine fire trustee Richard Wells dies at 59Oct 27, 2015 1:00 am - Richard A. Wells, a trustee on the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District board, died unexpectedly Oct. 19, officials said this week. Well, 59, of Inverness, is survive...
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Fox/Countryside fire district president resigns amid tough financesOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - As the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District marches toward another try at a tax increase, James Gaffney has resigned as president of the district's board of trus...
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Study: Consolidation feasible for 3 Dundee-area fire entitiesOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Consolidating fire services may be a viable option for three Fox Valley entities, a consolidation study concluded. The West Dundee and Carpentersville fire departments ...
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Bartlett fire causes $130,000 in damagesOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A fire that started in a second-floor bedroom of a single-family house in Bartlett Monday night caused $130,000 in damages, according to a Bartlett Fire Department news ...
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Officials: Five people hospitalized after Long Grove crashOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Five people were hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash in Long Grove on Friday afternoon near Hicks and Robert Parker Coffin roads, authorities said. Another three peo...
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Fox Lake FPD to host open house SaturdayOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - The Fox Lake Fire Protection District will host an open house, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. It will take place at Fire Station 2, 306 Washington St., Ingleside. ...
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Wauconda trustees vote to pursue outsourcing 911 serviceOct 07, 2015 5:35 am - After more than a year of debate, protests and hand-wringing, Wauconda officials on Tuesday voted to pursue closing the town's 911 center and outsourcing the service. Th...