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Garbage truck catches fire on Higgins Road near Elk Grove VillageJan 06, 2018 12:00 am - For some of the Northwest suburbs' firefighters, work on Saturday was literally hot garbage. The Elk Grove Village Fire Department had to close every lane of Higgins Roa...
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Elgin fire union wants judge to halt city's staffing plan until arbitrator decidesJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - A judge will decide whether a city of Elgin plan to reduce staffing at two fire stations to save some $750,000 a year in overtime should go forward now or be put on hold...
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No injuries in Rolling Meadows fireJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - No one was injured in a house fire that began in a Rolling Meadows garage Wednesday evening, officials said. Police first responded to reports of a garage fire on the 3...
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Family dog dies in Ingleside house fireJan 01, 2018 12:00 am - A home in Ingleside was badly damaged and a family dog died during a fire early Monday morning, officials say. Fox Lake Fire Department firefighters were called to a ho...
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Palatine townhouse heavily damanged in New Year's Eve fireJan 01, 2018 12:00 am - A fire heavily damaged an uninhabited Palatine townhouse New Year's Eve, but no one was injured, officials say. Palatine firefighters responded to a fire at the townhou...
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Attempt to thaw pipes sparks Aurora house fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - An attempt to thaw frozen pipes sparked a fire Sunday morning that gutted an Aurora home, displaced seven residents and injured a firefighter. Aurora firefighters were c...
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Fence erected around ruins from Des Plaines auto shop fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Debris from a Friday fire that destroyed a Des Plaines auto repair shop Friday was enclosed behind a protective fence by Saturday morning. The afternoon fire blocked Oak...
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Fire damages garage in Rolling MeadowsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire Sunday morning that damaged a garage attached to a townhouse in the 2500 block of Yarrow Lane in Rolling Meadows. The f...
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Residents safe after Naperville home fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - No injuries were reported Saturday night after fire spread from a chimney to the roof of a Naperville home, fire officials said. Naperville police and firefighters calle...
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Aurora apartment fire displaces elderly resident; does $125,000 damageDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - An apartment fire Friday afternoon in Aurora displaced an elderly man, but no one was injured, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a six-unit apartme...