The City of St. Charles has expanded its Business Improvement Grant (BIG) program to strengthen the local business environment, foster economic growth, and promote accessibility and fire safety improvements – including fire sprinklers and fire alarms. Originally launched in 2013, [...]

Pleasantview Fire Protection District Sprinkler Save Tree All too often, fires that are successfully extinguished or controlled by fire sprinklers don’t make headlines. That’s why the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) promotes Illinois fire sprinkler [...]

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (CST) The Hemmens Cultural Center 45 Symphony Way Elgin, IL Join us for this FREE in-person seminar focused on one of the fire service’s most evolving challenges—responding to fires in [...]

The City of West Chicago has launched a new Downtown Investment Program aimed at revitalizing its historic downtown, attracting private investment, and encouraging significant property upgrades—including the installation of fire sprinkler systems. The program, effective January 1, 2025, offers from [...]

Tinley Park, IL (April 3, 2025) – A fire in a split-level Carpentersville home with no fire sprinklers tragically resulted in the deaths of three young brothers on March 30. The boys, a one-year-old and two-year old twins, were too [...]