There was a house fire on the 3200 block of Madison Avenue in Brookfield on Wednesday, July 8. Interim Fire Chief Matthew Dubik said three residents safely evacuated the home while one injured firefighter was transported to LaGrange Memorial Hospital. Dubik said the fire, of which the cause is still under investigation, started on the second floor before expanding into the attic. He praised his department for preventing the spread of the fire to a neighboring home just inches away.

Stella Brown is a 2023 graduate from Northwestern University, where she was the editor-in-chief of campus magazine North by Northwestern. Stella previously interned at The Texas Tribune, where she covered...