Articles filed under Fire Protection Districts
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Wauconda house fire leaves two residents displacedMar 25, 2024 7:25 pm - An appliance fire in Wauconda left a home uninhabitable and two residents displaced Sunday afternoon, officials said in a news release. Shortly before 1 p.m., Wauconda fi...
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Itasca Fire District receives $2.5 million in federal funding to build second stationMar 12, 2024 7:00 pm - The Itasca Fire Protection District has received $2.5 million in federal funding for construction of a new station north of the railroad tracks to better provide service ...
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Will voters eliminate Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District?Mar 12, 2024 5:24 pm - The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District halted fire and emergency medical service operations in October. Now it falls to voters to decide whether to pound the final...
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Regional public safety facility pitched for former Route 53 extension propertyMar 05, 2024 6:05 pm - Greenway advocates say cooperative planning needed to decide future uses, look of defunct Route 53 corridor An open area in Long Grove behind Countryside Fire Protec...
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‘There are a lot of ways you can save somebody’: 5 Lake County agencies to participate in paramedic programFeb 13, 2024 3:20 pm - A pilot program intended to help people with chronic medical conditions in their homes and reduce the number of calls to 911 for primary care is set to launch in Lake County in early March.
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‘They saved her life’: How Long Grove firefighters rescued dog from icy pondFeb 05, 2024 4:31 pm - Long Grove Fire Protection District crews did some heavy lifting Friday morning when they pulled a soaking wet 120-pound Great Pyrenees named Belle from an icy pond behin...
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Authorities investigate cause of fire near Antioch that displaced 15 people and killed six petsJan 11, 2024 6:28 pm - Crews from more than a dozen departments fought blaze for about 3 hours; no injuries reported
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Mount Prospect creates tax for Elk Grove Township fire protectionJan 10, 2024 6:49 pm - Mount Prospect trustees Tuesday passed an ordinance establishing a new tax to fund fire protection and emergency medical services for businesses and residents formerly se...
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Nine taken to hospitals after six-vehicle crash near MarengoDec 31, 2023 2:24 pm - Nine people were taken to hospitals Saturday evening after a six-vehicle crash on westbound I-90 in McHenry County which saw one of the vehicles roll onto its roof and er...
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Plano upsets Burlington CentralDec 28, 2023 11:38 pm - Isaiah Martinez has missed a good chunk of his high school playing days due to injuries. The Plano junior has worked too hard to come back to miss free throws when they m...