Crews have begun demolition of a fire station in Highland Park, which was built in 1929, to make way for a new and bigger station, officials said. Highland Park Fire Department Station 32, located at 692 Burton Avenue, was built in 1929 as a substation to reduce response times to the southern portion of Highland […]
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New fire station provides quicker response times for Gurnee residents
A new third fire station for the Gurnee Fire Department, Lake County’s second busiest fire department, officially opened this week. Gurnee Fire Department Management Analyst Jodi Luka says that the new fire station, which was put into service Tuesday morning, is located at 5330 Manchester Drive in Gurnee, adjacent to Route 21. Planning for the […]
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‘Seven years in the making’: Construction begins at site of new Barrington-Countryside fire station
Fire officials say construction has begun on a third fire station for the Barrington-Countryside Fire District, which will improve response times and lower insurance premiums for Barrington area residents. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District, which covers portions of Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Lake Barrington and Inverness, broke ceremonial ground in late May on the new […]