Firefighters battle car fire on Elgin-O’Hare Tollway near Schaumburg

VIDEO: Firefighters battles a vehicle fire in the north suburbs on Wednesday morning. Chopper 7 was over the scene around 9 a.m. on the Elgin-O'Hare Tollway near Irving Park Road. The car fire was reported around 8:49 a.m. on IL Route 390 near the Village of Schaumburg. Firefighters extinguished the fire by 9:15 a.m. It is unknown if any injuries were reported. ABC7 Chicago has reached to Illinois State Police for more information.
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Peoria firefighters released from hospital after battling blaze

VIDEO: The two firefighters who were hospitalized after battling an early morning blaze that damaged four homes in Peoria’s North Valley have been released, the city’s fire chief said. According to Shawn Sollberger, the duo was treated with fluids and released not long after they arrived. They were treated for overexertion and dehydration, the chief said. The fire, located in the 3300 block of Northeast Madison Avenue, was called in at about 2 a.m., according to new information released from the department. When crews arrived, they found a 1-story house fully engulfed in flames. It was collapsing on top of itself and spreading to other homes, the department said. In all, four homes were affected by the flames. At one point, more than half of the department’s personnel and trucks were on hand to fight the fire, according to Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall.
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Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade commemorates firefighters that died on 9/11

VIDEO: Ceremonies and fundraisers marked the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks Wednesday. Chicago's Black Fire Brigade honored the New York Black firefighters that died on September 11 at a ceremony at the Chicago fire station at 54th and Wabash."It's a pleasure and an honor to honor their legacy," Chicago Firefighter and EMT Jasmine Williams said. "Those were the initial firefighters in the service that looked like us and they start off our path for us. Essentially, they were trailblazers." NYC Fire Marshal John Coombs who was a firefighter at the time of the attack joined the ceremony in Washington Park. "It was important that we hold their names in history," Coombs said. "That we would honor them by acknowledging them."
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Son of Great White guitarist who died in 2003 fire throws retirement party for Joliet battalion chief

VIDEO: Over the weekend, Jim Blake was on the line helping fight a massive fire at the former U.S. Steel building. Wednesday morning, the Joliet fire battalion chief got a big surprise when he walked into the meeting room: a retirement party. "Caught off guard, a little embarrassed, but happy. Very happy," he said. The party was the brainchild of 21-year-old Acey Longley. He's the son of Ty Longley, the former guitarist for the band Great White. Longley was born a few months after the fire during a Rhode Island concert that killed his father in 2003. Ty Longley was credited with saving others after the flames erupted from pyrotechnics on stage before he died. "My own father gave his life to save others' lives," Acey Longley said. The family lived in Plainfield, and Longley started visiting the Joliet fire station as a young boy.
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