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 there in anticipation of incre.
As part of national Fire Prevention Week, the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board is teaming up with fire departments in the greater Chicago region to conduct live burn demonstrations at their open house events.
Funeral arrangements are set for later this week for a 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who died last weekend following a battle with terminal cancer.