Excerpts from wgntv.com:
Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on Saturday afternoon in the Old Chicago Red Hots along Illinois Highway 73 in Antioch just before 5:30 p.m. They were on the scene for nearly two hours.
The blaze badly damaged the restaurant, leaving it uninhabitable and an investigation is underway.
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Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
A firefighter was injured during a fire at an RV service center in near north suburban Antioch.
The Antioch Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Gander RV Service Center of Antioch at the intersection of Route 45 and Route 173 around 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Crews faced heavy flames and some explosions from a garage inside the structure. A firefighter was injured during the blaze, but was treated and released without requiring transport to an area hospital.
Firefighters from at least nine neighboring departments and fire districts responded to the blaze which was struck out about two hours later.
Fire officials said the exact monetary loss is unknown, but is expected to reach into the millions of dollars due to the building, RVs, and contents destroyed in the blaze.
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Firefighters from Antioch and about two dozen neighboring departments had to battle both subzero temperatures and a raging inferno inside an auto body shop early today near Lake Villa.
Temperatures were reported at 11 degrees below zero when firefighters were called to the shop on the 1600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue at about 3 a.m. With heavy fire and smoke showing upon arrival, the call was ultimately upgraded to a five-alarm blaze because water needed to be transported into the area because of a lack of nearby hydrants. Fire crews were shuttled back and forth to a nearby warming bus to avoid hypothermia.
One man believed to be the owner of the building, was transported to a hospital for smoke inhalation where he was treated and released. There were no reports of any injuries to fire personnel.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and firefighters remained at the scene to perform any salvage work.
Sep 10
Excerpts from the nwherald.com:
The Antioch Fire Department was called about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Thirsty Turtle, at 42273 N. Woodbine Ave. The fire took about two hours to fully extinguish. One firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital. About 10 fire departments from surrounding areas came out to help. The State Fire Marshal also was called in. The cause of the fire and a property damage estimate were not immediately available.
Mar 19
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Despite a growing call volume, Antioch fire officials will have to make do with existing revenues as voters Tuesday rejected a tax increase to generate another $1.57 million per year for personnel and building repairs. With all 16 precincts reporting, unofficial totals — including early and mail ballots — showed 1,905 votes, about 52% of the total, against the measure, and 1,738 in favor. Approval would have provided funding for an expected increase in calls, as well as building and personnel needs. Call volume rose 10% from 2017, a trend officials say will continue. The annual tax bill for a home valued at $200,000 would have increased by $163 if the measure passed.
The hope was to get the message out during what was expected to be high interest primary election, but turnout well below the expected level may have had a hand in derailing the tax hike question.
The First Fire Protection District of Antioch Township covers 35 miles in the village and unincorporated areas.
Oct 27
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This from Jeff Rudolph:
05/07/18 – Antioch,IL
Antioch pulled MABAS box 21-A1 to the box level for a house fire at 272 Cedarwood ln. Crews found heavy fire in the rear of the house extending to all levels of the interior.
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This from Jeff Rudolph:
Antioch, IL 04/13/18,
Box Alarm at 25196 W. Rt. 173, Whiskey Janes Bar. Moderate to heavy smoke from the entire building on arrival. Non hydranted area. Command requested the box bringing tenders from Lake Villa, Fox Lake, and Spring Grove, truck from Round Lake, squad from Newport. Crews made quick work of locating and extinguishing the fire, which was reported to have started in an HVAC unit.
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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
The First Fire Protection District of Antioch has named Jon Cokefair, who had been serving in an interim capacity, as the first fire chief since merging with the village of Antioch Fire Department.
Cokefair is a 40-year resident of Lake County with nearly 30 years of fire service experience. He was also a two-term member of the Grayslake Community High School District 127 board of education.
Voters Tuesday will head to the polls to vote for the first elected board members of the fire district, which was created through a referendum in November, merging the fire district with the municipal fire department. Previously, the fire district’s board was appointed.
Prior to the merger, the First Fire Protection District of Antioch and its staff of full-time firefighters and paramedics provided services to the village of Antioch and Antioch Township. The Antioch Fire Department provided volunteer firefighters for use by the fire district.
The voter-backed merger means the village of Antioch and the township no longer have to negotiate contracts to provide fire service in the village where property owners are now included in and pay taxes directly to the fire protection district.
While changes at the fire district were mostly operational, property owners in Antioch saw their taxes increase about 15 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation.
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