Evanston firefighters Michael Adam and David Ellis retired earlier this week after more than 30 years of service each.
“They were both here for quite a while,” Division Chief Dwight Hohl said. “It...
Kids set fire to recycling bin
An unidentified group of children set fire to an old recycling bin in west Evanston on Saturday.
The children allegedly set fire to the bin in the 2300 block of Grey...
Evanston firefighters responded to a record number of service calls last year, more than three-fifths of which were emergency medical service calls, according to a report released Thursday.
In 2011,...
In his 36 years as an Evanston firefighter, Willard Thiel Sr. never missed a day of work.
Thiel died of natural causes at Glenbrook Hospital on Jan. 4. He was 97 years old.
Thiel was born in Evanston...
