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‘We are heartbroken’: Funeral arrangements announced for Grayslake battalion fire chief who died earlier this week

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Grayslake Battalion Fire Chief Mike Higgins, who died on Monday after serving on the department for 26 years. Visitation will be held next Friday at St. Gilbert Catholic Church, 301 East Belvidere Road in Grayslake, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The honor guard will be standing by, Grayslake […]

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Grayslake Fire District mourns the loss of battalion chief who served on the department for 26 years

The Grayslake Fire Protection District announced with a “heavy heart” on Monday that Battalion Chief Mike Higgins, who served on the department for 26 years, has died. Higgins served 21 of those years as a full-time member. He was promoted from lieutenant to battalion chief for the department’s gold shift in September 2019. Higgins was […]