State fire marshal announces retirement
— June 29, 2022Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez announced his retirement, effective the end of June. Perez has served over seven years as Illinois state fire marshal and over 37 years in the…
Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez announced his retirement, effective the end of June. Perez has served over seven years as Illinois state fire marshal and over 37 years in the…
Gov. J..B Pritzker and State Fire Marshal Matt Perez joined firefighters to honor and remember four fallen firefighters at the 29th Annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Medal of Honor…
The village of Oswego held a show of unity on April 17 as a caravan of emergency and essential vehicles drove through parts of the village’s west side. The village organized…
EAST PEORIA Police and fire departments employee updates Due to a technical difficulty, the East Peoria Firefighters Union contract cannot be attached to the already uploaded Oct….
Second in a series looking at the trauma first responders deal with and the impact it has on them and their families. From a very young age, Ryan Elwood was known as the boy with the…
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced the recipients of the 2022 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $2.5 million was awarded to 104 fire departments/districts…
EAST PEORIA How to sign up for community, emergency text notifications Residents can sign up to get community and emergency notifications using the free CodeRED system. The registration…
Four exterior walls remain standing, but Aurora’s historic Masonic Temple is now little more than a ruin following a fire that ignited on Monday night, Oct. 8 and extended well into…