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Nearly three weeks after the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District discontinued fire and emergency medical services, the district board took steps that could lead to its dissolution. The board also agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Mount Prospect and Elk Grove Township to prevent the district from selling its assets.
The Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village and Des Plaines fire departments are implementing a plan to serve the more than 5,000 residents who received fire protection from the now-defunct Elk Grove Township Fire Department.
With its territory and tax revenue shrinking, the Elk Grove Township Fire Department bowed to the inevitable Sunday and ended operations after nearly 45 years in operation.
BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR
The Beacon BY YANEEK SMITH, BEACON CONTRIBUTOR PORT CLINTON — For the 11th year in a row, the Oak Harbor girls track team has won a league championship. The Rockets won the Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division, finishing with 166 points. Margaretta was second with 124 points, followed by Edison (116), Huron (113), Willard (71) and Port Clinton (47). “I think all year long they felt a little pressure from Huron and Margaretta. In our eyes, it was going to be a really close meet. They were really making us wonder if we could win this year,” said Oak Harbor coach John McKitrick. “This se...