Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Woman killed in Bartlett fire ID'dAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - The DuPage County Coroner's Office has identified the woman killed in a Bartlett house fire Saturday as 95-year-old Maura Wills, a resident of the home. State and local ...
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Hoffman Estates leaders impatient over fire sprinklersAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members are getting even more impatient than the fire chief with commercial properties that have still not retrofitted fire-suppression spr...
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Cat dies in Algonquin house fireAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - A cat died in an Algonquin house fire that caused about $100,000 in damage Thursday, fire officials said. Shortly after 7 a.m., Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protecti...
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Embers may have caused Mundelein-area house fireAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Embers from open burning likely is the cause of a fire Sunday that rendered a Mundelein-area house uninhabitable, according to authorities. The Countryside Fire Protecti...
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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...