Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Hampshire's Seyller Park could get new firetruck-themed playground next yearAug 05, 2015 5:30 am - Hampshire residents could see a new firetruck-themed playground go up in Ralph Seyller Memorial Park next year if public entities can raise the funds for equipment. The ...
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Lightning strikes Wayne home, $125,000 in damageAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fire Department responded to a call late Sunday night after a single family home in Wayne was struck by lightning. A resident of a home on the 4N400 block ...
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Waverunner driver safe after going over Algonquin damAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - A man driving a waverunner wasn't hurt Saturday afternoon when the watercraft went over a dam on the Fox River in Algonquin, authorities said. Witnesses reported seeing...
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Libertyville landscaper's mulch grinder catches fireAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - A large mulch grinder caught fire Saturday evening at a landscaping company in Libertyville, authorities said. The machine at J & E Nursery on the 18800 block of Peters...
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New Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire chief 'eminently qualified,' retiring boss saysJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - Peter Van Dorpe was in for a change when he was hired nearly two years ago as assistant fire chief of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District. Born and ...
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Mt. Prospect, Huntley receive federal grants to hire firefightersJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect and Huntley fire departments received $3.1 million in federal grants to help hire additional firefighters, officials announced Wednesday. If accepte...
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Founder of Hoffman Estates fire service mournedJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - One of the first homeowners in what would soon be Hoffman Estates, as well as a designer of oil refineries all over the world, Mark Dick instinctively understood the nee...
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2 boys, woman OK after tubing accident on Fox RiverJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - One boy was in stable condition Saturday, while another boy and a woman were released for minor injuries Friday after a tubing accident on the Fox River near unincorpora...
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Wauconda delays controversial decision to outsource 911 serviceJul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Wauconda trustees on Tuesday delayed moving forward with controversial plans to shutter the town's 911 center and outsource dispatching to a Lake County group. Too many ...
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Prospect Heights Fire Department unionizesJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights Fire Protection District employees have formed a union for the first time since the department began in 1944. The district's board of trustees unanimo...