Palatine declares Feb. 23 "Firefighters' Day of Remembrance"
August 02, 2026 | Palatine, Cook County, Illinois
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The village council approved a proclamation declaring Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, as Palatine Firefighters' Day of Remembrance to honor volunteer firefighters John Wilson, Richard Freeman and Warren Algren, who were killed while battling a 1973 fire at a Ben Franklin store on Brockway Street. The proclamation calls for flags at village facilities to be flown at half-staff and announces a 9:00 a.m. ceremony at the Firefighters Memorial; the public was invited to attend.
The proclamation was introduced by the chair as part of the evening's agenda and will be placed on the village calendar for Feb. 23.
The proclamation was introduced by the chair as part of the evening's agenda and will be placed on the village calendar for Feb. 23.
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