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Off-duty firefighter lauded for rescuing man from burning Elgin homeDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Officials are crediting an off-duty Hoffman Estates firefighter for getting the occupant of a burning Elgin home to safety Sunday morning and alerting firefighters to th...
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Fires damage two Palatine homesDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Palatine Fire Department battled two house fires Wednesday night that damaged separate homes, but resulted in no injuries, officials said. The first fire started abo...
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No injuries in Round Lake Park house fireDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Four people escaped injury from a Round Lake Park house fire early Monday, authorities said. The 7 a.m. fire sparked in a back bedroom of the house in the 500 block of ...
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Elgin dollar store badly damaged in fireDec 03, 2016 12:00 am - It took the Elgin Fire Department almost an hour to bring a blaze in a Dollar+ store in the 800 block of Summit Street under control on Friday night, officials said. Nei...
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One sent to hospital after West Dundee apartment fireDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Unattended cooking led to a West Dundee apartment fire Wednesday night that sent a 31-year-old woman to the hospital, fire officials said. Crews arrived at 10:05 p.m. to...
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No one hurt in fire at W.W. GraingerNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - No one was injured in a fire at the W.W. Grainger headquarters near Lake Forest on Wednesday. The blaze was reported about 1 p.m. at the Grainger compound, 100 Grainger ...
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Naperville police release images of potential Wal-Mart fire suspectsNov 29, 2016 12:00 am - Naperville police are trying to identify four people who may be responsible for setting a fire inside a Wal-Mart fabric department, authorities said Tuesday. Police rele...
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Garage fire spreads to home in Hanover ParkNov 28, 2016 12:00 am - A Hanover Park family was displaced by a house fire Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called at 2 p.m. to the two-story home on the 1800 block of Zeppelin Drive for a...
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Palatine Fire Department hopes to keep wreaths redNov 27, 2016 12:00 am - The Palatine Fire Department is again participating in the annual "Keep the Wreath Red" holiday safety program aimed at raising fire safety awareness during the holidays...
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Smoke disrupts Blue Line for an hourNov 23, 2016 12:00 am - Blue Line trains between Rosemont and O'Hare International Airport were temporarily halted after a report of smoke on a platform, but the Chicago Fire Department said th...