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Aurora City Council set to consider new $35 million fire department headquarters
The Aurora City Council next week is set to consider a new $35 million fire department headquarters building that would also ...
Today in Chicago History: Sears Tower becomes the world’s tallest building
1973: Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place, making Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) the world’s tallest building. Sears Tower ended the Empire State Building’s four-decade reign as the world’s ...
Proposed $35 million headquarters for Aurora Fire Department continues through approval process
An Aurora City Council committee last week moved forward to the Committee of the Whole a nearly $35 million project to build a new headquarters for the Aurora Fire Department after holding it for ...
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Fire leaves mixed-use building in Aurora uninhabitable, fire department says
A structure fire Thursday evening left a two-story building on Aurora’s East Side uninhabitable, the Aurora Fire Department said in a news release on Friday. The fire occurred in a two-story ...
Daywatch: Fallen Chicago Fire Capt. David Meyer to be honored this morning
Good morning, Chicago. Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a ...
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Fire reported overnight at 2 buildings in Garfield Park neighborhood
Chicago police and firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at two adjacent buildings on the West Side in the Garfield Park neighborhood, officials said. Shortly after 11 p.m., officials ...