Friday football state finals and local scores for Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
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Great Barrington Fire Department says Butternut Fire controlled, 40% contained
Over a week after it began, a wildfire in Great Barrington, Massachusetts is now under control and almost half contained.
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Officials announce 23 candidates that applied to fill vacant Lake County associate judge seat
Nearly two dozen attorneys have applied to become the next associate judge for Lake County's 19th Judicial Circuit Court ...
Multiple crews work to put out large brush fire in Great Barrington
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Multiple fire crews have been sent to Great Barrington for a large forest fire on Tuesday.
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Smoke from Butternut Fire in Great Barrington travels through parts of Connecticut
The fire, located near Camp Eisner on Brookside Road in Great Barrington, began around midnight on Monday, with multiple local fire departments assisting throughout the day to contain the fire. The ...
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Charges ‘forthcoming’ nearly 2 months after Wauconda HS graduate killed by hit-and-run driver near Island Lake
Investigators say charges are forthcoming against a suspect nearly two months after a 24-year-old Wauconda High School ...
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MNR lays charges in 2023 Centennial Lake forest fire
An Ottawa resident has pleaded guilty in relation to a 2023 forest fire on Centennial Lake in Greater Madawaska. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Wassim Zaibak of Ottawa, pleaded guilty ...
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Do not toss cigarette butts outside or light a fire pit, Great Barrington's fire chief says. He's extending the town's outdoor fire ban to Nov. 22
GREAT BARRINGTON — Extreme dry weather and the heightened wildfire risk has prompted town officials to extend the town's outdoor fire ban to at least Nov. 22. Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner ...
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The Lost Bird/The Forest Fire
A forest fire comes to woods not far from the family nest at Pteranodon Terrace and the family visits a nearby area where a fire has already been. The kids learn how new life is growing back.