Illinois village seeks private fire department

Published June 26, 2014 11:34pm ET



SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of a number of Illinois towns struggling with increasing pension costs wants to save money by shifting control of its fire department to a private company — a rare move village officials argue is the only option because they can’t make any more cuts or raise taxes.

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