Construction on a $4.1 million renovation and expansion of the 40-year-old Oregon Fire Protection District station is slated to be completed by mid-July, OFPD Chief Michael Knoup said April 16.

Cats and birds were among the pets that were missing following a house fire outside McHenry in an area without hydrants.

The Aroma Fire Protection District is turning its 75th annual fundraiser into a free community event in the wake of the March 10 tornado. They are now seeking area sponsorships instead of resident donations.

The New Lenox Fire Protection District is reminding the community regarding the potential hazards associated with charging lithium-ion batteries.

Residents acting quickly with a garden hose prevented a garage fire from spreading to the main house in Yorkville. The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection Chief praised their quick actions.

Fire crews, an equine veterinarian and sheriff's deputies all assisted in a tricky effort to rescue a horse from floodwaters near Marengo.

Troy Fire Protection District’s fire chief said the residents of a Shorewood home were out of town at the time lightning struck the home and they’ll be displaced because of the fire.

Participants will get a behind-the-scenes look at fire operations, emergency medical services, rescue techniques, equipment demonstrations and more.

CHS Rochelle recently donated $6,250 to the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District to assist in the purchase of new battery-operated rescue tools.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to the scene at approximately 3:13 a.m. on Tuesday.

Seven acres of prairie grass burned in a brush fire Thursday in Prairie Grove.

A home near McHenry was damaged in a fire Tuesday, and two people were taken to the hospital with injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but damage to the unit is estimated at approximately $40,000, the Plainfield Fire Protection District said.

Lt. Tyler Carls of RFD and Ogle-Lee was presented the Pat Kasmar Award on March 14.

A car carrying a woman and a child slid off the road and into a creek Sunday night near Harvard.

Roughly four acres were burned and a home damaged in a brush fire in Lake in the Hills that officials said started as a controlled burn.

Nearly 30 acres of land burned and a small piece of farm machinery was damaged in a brush fire near Marengo Monday afternoon.

One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday near Huntley.

At approximately 2:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash. that occurred in the parking lot of 2510 Route 34.

A home near Woodstock and most of its contents were destroyed in fire Sunday; crews called in backup as conditions continued to "intensify."

The fire was Saturday on Bluff Street.

The New Lenox Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners announced the promotion of three members to its leadership ranks.

Authorities have identified a 75-year old woman who died in a house fire in Minooka on Monday. The investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff's Office remains ongoing.

A house erupted in flames in Hampshire and was destroyed, collapsing from the blaze.

Many serious and fatal crashes have occurred at this intersection in Beecher.

A wood pile burning grew out of control, burning a small shed late Wednesday morning in Huntley, officials reported.

The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District responded around 6:58 am on Feb. 5 to the 2100 block of Whitekirk Lane.

Firefighters were able to extinguish a chimney fire before it spread to the home near Marengo Monday evening, and officials warn residents of the dangers of mismanaged chimneys.

Lockport Township Fire Protection District crews were called to the scene of a garage fire. Despite the fire's size, no injuries or home damage were reported.

Firefighters from Plainfield Fire Protection District and other departments responded to a fire Wednesday at HopScotch and Vine . in downtown Plainfield.

Several farm animals were killed after a barn erupted in flames in the Hampshire area on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

There were no injuries to residents or firefighters after a Monday night house fire in Chana, but four residents were displaced and the home was a total loss, Oregon Fire Protection District Chief Michael Knoup said Tuesday, Jan. 20.

About 3,000 gallons of water were used by firefighters to douse a blazing farm shed fire in Kane County on Jan. 18. All cattle on the property remained unharmed from the fire and smoke.

The Will County Coroner's Office has identified Makenna Maurisak, 24, as the driver killed in the Thursday morning collision.

A fire destroyed a building and food truck Wednesday at Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouse, approximately one mile west of Grant Park.

The driver of a passenger vehicle was killed when it collided with a Manhattan School District bus carrying students Thursday morning in southeastern Will County.

Fire Protection District crews responded to 19 structure fires, 50 other types of fires in the Yorkville-area in 2025.

In moving the Yorkville school district’s application for annexation and rezoning of three parcels totaling around 155-acres forward, it was revealed one of the parcels could house a new fire station.

Several fire crews responded to a pole barn fully engulfed in flames in Kane County Monday. Heavy smoke billowed into the sky as the fire crews worked on extinguishing the fire.

The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported vehicle fire in the 0–100 block of Stone Hill Road on Sunday.

A Geneva resident sustained a minor heat-related injury following a fire engulfing a three-car garage in Geneva on Dec. 27.

An Ogle County home sustained $5,000 in damage after fire broke out Saturday night, Dec. 27.

Several vehicles at a semi-truck parking lot in East Dundee caught fire on Friday after a running semi was left unattended, authorities said.

Three people were hospitalized following a vehicle crash near Pingree Grove in Kane County on Christmas Eve.

The house, now uninhabitable, was without electricity, and the candle was being used for light, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District.

The Rochelle City Council and Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District Board of Trustees recently approved a $669,000 purchase for the third phase of their joint fire training facility at 920 S. Main St. in Rochelle.

A person was transported to a local hospital after a snowmobile crash in Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve in Kane County.

The 2025 Pierce Pumper comes equipped with a 750-gallon water tank and a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump.

The Morris Fire Protection District is dedicating station 2 at 2301 Ashton Road to former Fire Chief Bob Coleman, who served with the department for 52 years.

Earlier this year, the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District said it was on pace to its highest ever call volume.