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Fire leaves Algonquin home uninhabitableJun 29, 2025 2:30 pm - No injuries were reported after fire broke out in an Algonquin home Sunday morning, leaving the residence uninhabitable. Firefighters from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills...
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‘Why risk it?’: Despite state ban, fireworks injure on average 150 each year in IllinoisJun 28, 2025 12:45 pm - If it’s anything like the past decade, roughly 150 Illinois residents will be injured in a fireworks-related accident this year. Most of them will occur in the days surrounding the July 4 holiday.
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Schaumburg’s Meineke Recreation Center tentatively scheduled to reopen next weekJun 26, 2025 6:20 pm - The Schaumburg Park District’s Meineke Recreation Center is tentatively scheduled to reopen in the middle of next week, after follow-up work in the aftermath of an external gas fire caused by construction work Monday.
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Hoffman Estates launching first-of-its-kind fire academy for special needs citizensJun 26, 2025 5:23 pm - Hoffman Estates will host what’s believed to be the first Citizens Fire Academy of its kind this fall, aimed at participants with disabilities and special needs.
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Fire forces evacuation of Schaumburg’s Meineke Recreation CenterJun 23, 2025 1:17 pm - Fire broke out just after 11 a.m. Monday at the Schaumburg Park District’s Meineke Recreation Center after workers apparently struck a gas line during construction.
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No injuries during Naperville apartment fire ThursdayJun 19, 2025 1:46 pm - Nobody was hurt during an apartment fire Thursday in the area of the 1500 Block of W. Jefferson Avenue in Naperville.
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Why Des Plaines might get a fourth fire stationJun 19, 2025 12:51 pm - Des Plaines would get a fourth fire station under a $16.5 million plan touted by Chief Matt Matzl.
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Fire leaves Palatine home uninhabitable, no injuries reportedJun 16, 2025 10:24 am - A Palatine home was left uninhabitable, but no one was hurt in a house fire Saturday morning, fire officials said.
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Garage fire causes $15,000 damage to Hoffman Estates home but no injuriesJun 14, 2025 5:43 pm - A fire contained to the attached garage of a two-story Hoffman Estates home caused an estimated $15,000 worth of damage but no injuries Saturday morning.
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Brinks truck ignites in Woodman’s parking lot, money unharmedJun 11, 2025 9:45 am - An armored vehicle carrying currency caught fire in the parking lot at Woodman’s in Buffalo Grove Tuesday afternoon.