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Dog pulled to safety after falling into abandoned storm drain in Braidwood
BRAIDWOOD, Ill. — A dog has been safely returned to its owners after falling into an abandoned storm drain in Will County on Friday. Crews from the Braidwood Fire Protection District said the dog fell into an uncovered and abandoned storm drain that was in the middle of a field in Braidwood on Friday. In […]
Morris Fire Department moves into new Downtown fire station
Jul. 25—The new Morris fire station at 200 Armstrong St. in Downtown is finished, and the Morris Fire Protection District is officially moved in. The department announced on its Facebook page Monday that the new station is finished after around a year of construction. The station cost $5 million and is fully-featured with a kitchen, a day room, seven bedrooms, a shower space, workout room, ...
Village of Coal City Receives $2.6 Million Grant To Replace 533 Lead Service Lines
Several lead service lines will be replaced in the Village of Coal City as they received a $2.6 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The Illinois EPA announced on Friday that $43 million in funding is being provided to 17 individual communities to replace lead service lines during the last quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024.
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