Fire damaged a Plainfield home Wednesday night. The family was able to safely escape, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District.

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A landscaper helped rescue a driver whose vehicle was submerged in a pond in Naperville.

Police looking for driver of a car that apparently was involved in a crash that caused a semi-trailer truck to overturn on U.S. Route 30 in Plainfield Thursday night.

This spring, Kendall County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Emergency crews in Will County held drills at Joliet West High School to practice and evaluate their response to a gas explosion incident Monday through Wednesday, March 24-26, 2025.

An accidental fire destroyed a garage at a residence behind the 7-Eleven store in an unincorporated area in the far west side of Joliet. 

The village of Plainfield recently dedication its new Emergency Management Agency building as the John J. Konopek Jr. Plainfield Emergency Management Agency Center, a 15,000-square-foot facility located at 14805 S. Wood Farm Road.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District arrived at the scene of a residential fire in the 14600 block of Thomas Jefferson Drive in Plainfield shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday

The fire was contained to the garage, which has approximately $50,000 in damage, officials said.

The residence in the 13500 block of South Meadow Lane was deemed uninhabitable, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District. The family pet died in the fire.

Investigators with the Plainfield Fire Protection District determined the cause of a Tuesday house fire in which two cats died was accidental.

The Plainfield and Bolingbrook fire departments have each secured special fire alarms meant to assist residents who are hearing impaired through a donation to the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance.

The Plainfield Citizen’s Police & Fire Academy is free and will be held for 12 consecutive Tuesdays.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District is promoting fire safety this holiday season with its annual Red Wreath campaign.

The Joliet Fire Department responded at 7 p.m. Wednesday to a crash that happened at the intersection of Caton Farm Road and Hel Mar Lane in Joliet.

An auto repair shop in Plainfield was damaged by a fire that also destroyed two vehicles inside the building.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District hosted around 1,000 people at its community event.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to an automobile accident at approximately 12 p.m at Route 30 and 119th Street in Plainfield on Monday.

Plainfield firefighters responded to an alarm early Wednesday morning in the 12500 Block of Rhea Drive.

Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Wheeler Road in unincorporated Plainfield to find a large two-story barn engulfed in heavy fire.

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Homes fires in the United States cause more deaths than all other national disasters combined, according to Brian McDaniel, executive director of the Romeoville-based American Red Cross Illinois River Valley chapter.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District is participating in the holiday fire safety campaign called “Keep the Wreath Red” along with other area fire departments and fire districts.