Swimmer remains missing in rescue off of Lighthouse Beach: Fire Dept.

Community member credited with saving three others on day the beaches were closed for swimming The Evanston Fire Department responded to a distress call from Lighthouse Beach today at approximately 4 p.m. Four swimmers were struggling in the water. Prior to the arrival of the Evanston Fire Department, one adult female and two teenage females…

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2 Firefighters injured, 3 occupants displaced during structure fire in 1100 block of Florence Ave.

Evanston Fire Department News Release: On Monday, January 22, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Evanston Firefighters responded to reports of a basement fire in a single-family residence at 1143 Florence Ave. First-arriving companies reached the scene within minutes, encountering billowing black smoke and heavy fire conditions at the rear of the structure. The response was quickly…

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