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  2. Fire Barn 5 (Elgin, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Fire Station Five reopened in 1939. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1991, shortly before it was to cease function as an operating station. It now operates as a museum and contains historical fire fighting artifacts, including a Silsby Steamer engine used to fight the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. [2]

  3. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877 Korean War National Museum , Sangamon, closed in 2017, collections transferred to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum [ 82 ]

  4. Aurora Regional Fire Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum now located in the old Central Fire Station of Aurora, which was built in 1894. It has bay windows, a decorative cornice, an "onion-dome" and was asserted to be 'a model of its kind' when it was completed. It was used as a fire station until 1980. The museum moved into the old Central Fire Station, where it remains to this day, in 1990.

  5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County ...

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    This is a list of the 137 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago and Evanston. Separate lists are provided for the 62 listed properties and historic districts in Evanston and the more than 350 listed properties and districts in in Chicago .

  6. Chicago Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) provides firefighting services along with emergency medical response services, hazardous materials mitigation services, and technical rescue response services in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago.

  7. West Chicago City Museum - Wikipedia

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    Aside from its town safety functions, the hall also provided a meeting place for citizens of the village and hosted a local museum. Fire protection was officially added in 1888. The town hall maintained its functions until 1976 when it was re-designated the West Chicago City Museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...

  8. Old Chicago Water Tower District - Wikipedia

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    United States historic place Chicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping Station U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Chicago Landmark Chicago Avenue Pumping station Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41°53′50″N 87°37′26″W  /  41.89722°N 87. ...

  9. Hodgkins, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The fire district currently maintains three stations throughout its coverage area. [citation needed] Station One, which also houses the district's headquarters, is located at 1970 Plainfield Road in La Grange Highlands. Station Two is located at 7675 Wolf Road in Burr Ridge. Station Three, the newest facility, is located at 9096 W. Joliet Road ...