High winds during a thunderstorm caused some damage to trees and power lines as a severe thunderstorm passed through Arlington Heights beginning just before 10:15 p.m. Thursday.

A large tree was reported down in the roadway at Dryden and Fairview.

A tree was also reported to have fallen on a house in the 400 block of South Windsor.

A transformer/power problem causing arcing in the 400 block of North Drury was reported about 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

A fallen tree branch brought down a power line that went pole-to-pole in the 300 block of West Phelps.

ComEd and Arlington Heights public works crews were working to repair or cleanup the incidents.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics (at two calls) responded to five crashes in 75 minutes at Monday’s evening rush. First a minor crash with no injuries near Belmont and Hawthorne. Second, a Ford Explorer and a Honda Civic crashed causing injuries at Northwest Highway and Dunton Avenue just before 6:00 p.m. Third, a crash with personal injuries at Orchard and Arlington Heights Road was reported just after 6:00 p.m. A silver Ford Mustang was rear-ended at the crash. The fourth crash occurred in the 300 block of North Kaspar Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. The fifth crash occurred just before 7:10 p.m. at Euclid Avenue and Belmont Avenue with no injuries reported. A witness at the scene stated that a Chrysler 300 going southbound on Belmont Avenue at Euclid Avenue blew the stop sign and broadsided a Toyota Sienna minivan at the front-left wheel. The Chrysler pushed the minivan 90 degrees and up onto the corner parkway. The minivan was headed eastbound on Euclid Avenue. The witness was going westbound on Euclid Avenue and said that the driver of the Chrysler 300 tried to squeeze between him and the oncoming minivan, and hit the minivan.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:10 a.m. Monday to report of a woman hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Dundee Road. A woman was reported injured in the incident. Buffalo Grove police also assisted Arlington Heights police at the scene.

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Blue sedan wrecked on Palatine Road westbound express lanes Sunday afternoon after one-car rollover crash.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:20 p.m. Sunday to a rollover crash in the westbound Palatine Road express lanes, just west of Schoenbeck Road.

No reports of serious injury. Witnesses reported the driver got out of the vehicle on his own. The driver apparently lost control after hitting the center concrete median barrier.

Westbound Palatine Road express lanes were blocked for approximately 45 minutes.

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of a fire in a kitchen in an apartment Colonial Green Apartments, 1966 West Algonquin Road. Police arrived to find smoke coming from the apartment. The fire was knocked down quickly. Arlington Heights Fire Department, Des Plaines Fire Department and Elk Grove Township Fire Department were called to assist Mount Prospect Fire Department, but were returned in minutes.

Residents were checked out by paramedics. No report of serious injuries.

Arlington Heights police responded about 2:05 p.m. Saturday to a report of an apparent intoxicated male that would not leave the front steps of the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 North Dunton Avenue. Gatherers for a wedding were getting started at the church, but the man would not leave the front steps when asked. He was lying by the front door while people were getting ready for the wedding. Instead he demanded someone drive him to the train station. When police arrived, they called for paramedics for an intoxicated male. Unknown on any arrest at the location.

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:25 am. Friday to report of a crash of a Pace Bus and a Ford Edge. Six patients reported injured in the crash. Two ambulances from Mount Prospect and one ambulance from Elk Grove Township, and one ambulance from Arlington Heights Fire Department responded to the scene. All injuries apparently minor injuries: two transported to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, two transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, and two transported to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.

Traffic delays in the area of Elmhurst Road and Algonquin Road — Wall St is just west of Elmhurst.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a woman in a vehicle with bleeding from her face and arm in a vehicle parked in front of a house in the 900 block of South Walnut Avenue. A scissors was also found near the scene. Paramedics called for a second ambulance for additional paramedics to assist with advanced life support. The woman was transported to Northwest Community Hospital. A police investigator was called to the scene as the injuries did not appear to be accidental.

The police did not mention that they were looking for an offender.

Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of a man possibly having a heart attack about 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the picnic area at the Arlington Million. Jason Chin, 28, was walking into the picnic area, just east of the grandstand, and collapsed.

Emergency personnel and possibly paramedics employed at the race track were performing CPR before paramedics from Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights Fire Department arrived. Jason Chin was transported to Northwest Community Hospital by Rolling Meadows Fire Department rescue-ambulance. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at Northwest Community Hospital.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office ruled that Jason Chin died of coronary atherosclerosis — the buildup of plaque inside arteries that can cause heart attack or sudden cardiac death. Toxicology tests were also ordered, which take about six to eight weeks to process. Arlington Heights police do not suspect a cause besides ‘natural cause’ of death related to the atherosclerosis.

Mount Prospect Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 2000 block of Cayuga Lane about 7:40 a.m. Sunday. Mount Prospect police arrived first and reported that the entire basement was on fire. Firefighters arrived and reported heavy smoke coming from a split-level single family home.

Just before 8:00 a.m. an extra-alarm was requested for a box alarm at the location near Camp McDonald and River Road. The fire was announced under control about 8:05 a.m.

Fire departments from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Glenview, North Maine, Palatine, Palatine Rural, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, and Wheeling assisted Mount Prospect Fire Department. Most fire departments were returned by 8:45 a.m.

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Rolling Meadows Fire Department were responding about 8:30 p.m. Thursday southbound on Meacham Road to an emergency call with lights and sirens when a driver pulled over to the shoulder near Deep Woods Lane. The driver let a Rolling Meadows Fire Department Battalion Chief vehicle pass. A Rolling Meadows Fire Department rescue-ambulance was following with lights and sirens on when the driver pulled back into traffic to try to make a left turn into Dawngate Lane on the opposite side of Meacham. During the turn the driver hit the ambulance.

The driver of the car was cited for failure to yield when turning left; failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, and DUI-drugs.

Schaumburg Fire Department and Palatine Fire Department assisted Rolling Meadows to handle the original call and the crash scene. The citizen and a firefighter/paramedic received minor injuries.

Arlington Heights police received a report about 2:00 a.m. overnight Sunday to Monday of a suicidal subject in the parking lot at Patton School Elementary School, 1616 North Patton Avenue. The male was reported to be non-violent with no weapons. Possible drug use.

Palatine and Arlington Height firefighter/paramedics responded with Arlington Heights police.

Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded to check on a report of a downed power line in the 1600 block of North Arlington Heights Road. Power was out about 12:30 p.m. Monday along Arlington Heights Road near Lillian Avenue and near Palatine Road. A power line fell after a witness heard a transformer explosion near Starbucks at Arlington Heights Road and Lillian Avenue. The Wheeling Township building was without power in the 1600 block of North Arlington Heights Road. A power line dropped in the backyards directly behind the Arlington Heights Road addresses — Evergreen Avenue. A line was draped across the roof of a storage shed.

The Citgo gas station pumps also stopped working while the power was out.

Com Ed responded priority for businesses affected and had power restored shortly.

Neighborhood scene in front of Windsor Elementary School after Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed and rolled while hitting a parked BMW.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded just before 6:20 p.m. Monday to a crash in front of Windsor School on Windsor Drive, just north of Campbell Street. A woman apparently lost control of her Jeep Grand Cherokee and hit a parked BMW, and rolled the SUV while traveling northbound on Windsor Drive.

Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find the woman walking at the scene with the Jeep Grand Cherokee resting on its right side.

The woman received a minor laceration on her arm during the crash. She was not transported to the hospital. A police car shredded a right rear tire either at the scene or en route to the scene, but it was not involved in the accident. It was towed from the scene as the Jeep Grand Cherokee was towed from the scene.

Windsor Elementary School was not in session when the crash occurred.

There were three crashes on Windsor Drive Monday …
1. Windsor and Valley — a personal injury accident reported about 2:00 p.m.
2. Windsor and Suffield — head-on crash reported about 4:50 p.m.
3. Windsor in front of Windsor Elementary School reported about 6:20 p.m.

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Video of head-on crash aftermath on Windsor Drive at Suffield Drive in Arlington Heights.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:50 p.m. Monday to a head-on crash at the intersection of Windsor Drive and Suffield Drive. A Mazda 6 and a Honda Civic crashed head-on resulting in severe font-end damage with passenger cabin intrusion in the Honda. Witnesses were surprised that no serious injuries resulted from the crash. The two drivers were out walking around the vehicles when rescuers arrived. Paramedics checked both victims, but no transport to the hospital occurred. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

The crash was originally reported at Windsor and Valley and then Windsor and Hintz.

There were three crashes on Windsor Drive Monday …
1. Windsor and Valley — a personal injury accident reported about 2:00 p.m.
2. Windsor and Suffield — head-on crash reported about 4:50 p.m.
3. Windsor in front of Windsor Elementary School reported about 6:20 p.m.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded about 6:30 p.m. Sunday to a motorcycle crash at the exit ramp from northbound Route 53 and eastbound Palatine Road. A male and a female were injured in the crash with at least some ‘road rash’ injuries.

Unknown if any other vehicle was involved in the crash.

Fire-damaged Volkswagon Jetta: Firefighters stopped a well-involved car fire from spreading to an attached garage and house just after 2:30 a.m. Monday.

Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 2:35 a.m. Monday to a report of fire in the garage and smoke filling the house in the 1200 block of North Pine Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find a silver Volkswagon Jetta fully involved inside the garage, with no fire extension into the house. The fire was struckout about 2:50 a.m. A silver Volkswagon Jetta was heavily damaged in the fire. The car needed to be towed out of the garage.

No reports of any injuries.

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Elk Grove Village Fire Department responded to report of a possible drowning at Busse Lake, 100 Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. Elk Grove Village Fire Department put out a request for all MABAS Division 1 divers to respond to the lake at about 3:10 p.m. A boat was reported capsized with one or two victims missing during the last 30 minutes. Within minutes Elk Grove Village reported they had a victim out of the water and that paramedics were tending to the victim.

The victim was not transported to the hospital. After the water rescue, he was speaking with firefighter/paramedics, receiving an evaluation, and was reported to be signing a medical release form.

All responding mutual aid divers were immediately returned and released.

Arlington Heights police responded about 3:10 a.m. Sunday to a crash with personal injuries at Ridge and South. A black SUV crashed into a maroon Chevy Impala. The Impala had heavy damage and had to be towed on a flatbed. The black SUV hit a fire hydrant.

Unknown if any victims were transported to the hospital. No known arrests.

Video: Truck that transport refrigerators, stoves and other appliances catches fire.

Palatine police and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday to a truck fire on the exit ramp from Route 53 to Rand Road (Route 12). Firefighters extinguished a well-involved truck fire that destroyed the cab and the inventory in the back of the truck.

Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics assisted Palatine firefighter/paramedics in hot weather — upper 80′s. Illinois State police and Arlington Heights police also assisted at the scene. The truck was apparently operated by Advance Refrigeration that transports refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers.

Traffic was delayed in both directions on Rand Road and at the off ramp from northbound Route 53 to Rand Road across from Wilke Road. The fire was out by 11:15 a.m.

Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to a crash with injuries and air bag deployment in the 1500 of East Crabtree Drive, just north of Lake Arlington. Police also received a report of driver’s in a verbal argument after the crash. Police were on the scene within three minutes and called off backup for the disturbance.

Police discovered the crash, involving a Nissan Pathfinder, actually occurred overnight, and no injuries occurred.

Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:35 a.m. Monday to a report that power lines fell across a garage roof. No arcing or fire was reporting. Firefighters confirmed the lines were Com Ed power lines and requested a response from Com Ed.

Com Ed worked on the downed lines. A thunderstorm passed through the area between about 4:40 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. Some high winds and intense lightning accompanied the thunderstorm.

Arlington Heights police and firefighters were busy managing safety hazards related to power problems in Arlington Heights Monday morning. A line was reported down in the back yards of the 900 block of North Highland about 9:30 a.m. Monday. Next, reports of stoplights out along Northwest Highway in downtown Arlington Heights started coming in to Northwest Central Dispatch. Several fire alarms and burglary alarms also showed trouble. Com Ed worked to repair the electric power trouble.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a crash with a large metal light pole. The pole fell across all eastbound lanes of Golf Road. Traffic at Golf Road is blocked until the accident is cleared. No details on injureis available.

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Firefighters put out a van fire very early Friday.

Arlington Heights firefighters were called about 4:00 a.m. Friday to put out a van fire at an apartment parking lot in the 600 block of West Central Road. The white Chevy van was engulfed in flames before firefighters arrived. The van was parked next to an apartment building, but no serious damage occurred to the building.

No injuries reported.

UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Theft: An unknown offender or offenders entered an unlocked white 2000 Chevy Van, took the keys from the center console, drove away and left the vehicle in flames.

The van was taken from the 700 Block S Chestnut and left at 600 Block of W Central in an apartment parking lot.

The vehicle is reported to have been stolen on Friday, August 6th, 2010 between 3:00am-3:53am.

Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

Cellphone video from commuter that was on the train platform near Metra 609 that struck a vehicle on southbound River Road.

Timothy F. Jones, 51, of Hawthorn Woods is identified as the male driver of a crash with a train that caused his fatal injuries about 8:08 a.m. Wednesday. Alcohol is not suspect in the investigation, but witnesses have reported that he appeared to try to drive around the train gates.

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of a crash at the train crossing near Des Plaines River Road and Miner Street to find an overturned car fully-involved in flames. Tim Jones was killed when his car crashed into a train at southbound River Road near Miner Street in downtown Des Plaines. The car flipped over upon impact and burst into flames. The train required its full-length distance — and then some — to come to a complete stop. The train involved in the crash was outbound Train 609, which is scheduled weekdays in the Des Plaines’s downtown station at 8:04 a.m.

Metra trains and freight trains were halted in both directions for two hours.

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VIDEO: Accident Investigation at Palatine Road, just west of Walnut Avenue after pedestrian hit by vehicle.

Arlington Heights police were on the way to a motorist assist at Palatine Road and Yale Avenue in the express lanes for a disabled Jeep Wrangler about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Then police received a report of a person lying in the middle of the road near the intersection of Palatine and Kennicott. The actual location of the crash was closer to Palatine Road, between Fernandez and Walnut. Westbound express lanes of Palatine Road were diverted to the frontage lanes. Palatine police assisted with eastbound diversion of Palatine Road, as eastbound lanes of Palatine Road were also blocked.

A large pickup truck was up on the express center median. Three other vehicles were also at the scene in the eastbound express lanes. A Jeep, a Toyota, and an unidentified vehicle all appeared to be eastbound.

Paramedics called for an engine crew for manpower and/or road blockage. AHFD paramedics were diverted to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. An accident investigator was called to the scene.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a three-vehicle crash at Dundee and Kennicott about 7:05 p.m. Tuesday. Two paramedic rescue-ambulance responded — one from Buffalo Grove and one from Arlington Heights. A blue Dodge Durango and a Honda Accord with airbag deployment reported. A Ford Focus also was involved in the crash with heavy front-end damage.

Arlington Heights police arrested two females — charges unknown — at the scene of this crash. Both females were transported in custody to Arlington Heights police headquarters.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to the intersection of Rand Road and Camp McDonald to help a an injured 14-year-old bicyclist hit by a car. The car was reported to be turning from westbound Camp McDonald to westbound Rand Road. The accident happened just before the intersection on Camp McDonald.

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Mount Prospect police and firefighters responded to a blown fuse/transformer failure behind Little America Restaurant 299 East Central Road. Power failure reported in the immediate area and some power disturbances reported in parts of Arlington Heights also.

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Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:15 a.m. Saturday to a reported crash of semi-trailer truck and a car on westbound Interstate 90 just east of Route 53. Minor injuries were reported. Firefighters responded with a pin-in response for lane blockage until Illinois State Police and IDOT arrived.

Arlington Heights firefighters and police responded to a report of a dumpster fire near a building about 4:00 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at the northeast corner of Dryden and Kensington. Firefighters arrived to find a grass fire near a garage at the back side of the south end of the Marketview Apartments. Firefighters suspected arson in the grass fire and police were called to investigate a report that youths may have been involved in setting a grass fire in the southeast corner of the Marketview property. No injuries reported. No word on police contact with any suspects.

Video of crash scene at Arlington Heights Road and Elk Grove Township Drive.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:40 a.m. Thursday on Arlington Heights Road, just north of Interstate 90, at Elk Grove Township Drive to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. A school bus was hit by debris, but no injuries were reported on the school bus. Two sedans were heavily damaged with severe front-end damage to both vehicles. A food delivery truck also had minor damage. The school bus left the scene after police and firefighter/paramedics arrived.

At least one injured victim was transported to Northwest Community Hospital by Arlington Heights Fire Department firefighter/paramedics.

Traffic delays and congestion affected Arlington Heights Road in both directions for about an hour after the accident. Elk Grove Village Police Department also responded to the accident scene.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a motorcycle crash about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Miner Street and Hickory. A motorcycle driver was reported down on the side of the road with injuries.

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Video of storm that pounded Chicago, Elmhurst, Westchester and other western suburbs especially hard Friday, as viewed from Payton Hill in Arlington Heights.

After a steamy hot day with a near record high of 95°F in Westchester, Illinois, storms developed about 10:00 p.m. Friday. A line of storms developed from just south of O’Hare International Airport, over Elmhurst and Westchester as part of an established development of storms in a line all the way to Waterloo, Iowa. Lightning was continuous and severe with the storms that gradually drifted northward. The northwest suburbs were also hit, but most severe weather occurred in the western suburbs near O’Hare. At 11:10 a.m. O’Hare was reporting 6.17 inches of rain for the previous 24 hours ending between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. About 3 inches of rain were reported near the Lake County – Cook County border (data is provisional from National Weather Service).

Street flooding video.

Westchester apparently has suffered the worst from the storms overnight with heavy flooding reported in several areas. Westchester Fire Department called for help from all area fire departments for swift water rescue teams. Westchester is located just south of I-290 and just east of I-294. There was early report of a nursing home that is being evacuated because of an overflowing water reservoir in Hillside. Victims were rescued in Zodiac boats. Multiple patients that had been evacuated to a bus are also requiring another rescue. The water rescue incident in Westchester was a third-alarm inter-divisional box by 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

A state of emergency was declared in Westchester Saturday afternoon by Village President Sam Pulia.

Report from Westchester resident.

Fire departments from Addison, Evanston, Naperville, Oak Brook, Palatine, Rosemont, South Elgin, Warrenville, West Chicago and others responded with divers and/or boats.

Palatine Fire Department divers responded to Elmhurst for an evacuation/water rescue at Elmhurst hospital that was resolved quickly. At about 11:30 p.m. Friday, water levels reached the tops of vehicles stranded at the Robert T. Palmer Drive underpass to the railroad tracks. People were seen swimming and wading from their flooded vehicles.

Numerous underpasses and viaducts are flooded in Chicago, Schiller Park and other suburbs. Areas in Chicago have viaducts up to 4 to 8 feet deep with flooding. Cars were stranded in numerous locations.

City of Chicago Alerts — July 24, 2010

IDOT has closed the Eisenhower EXPY due to flooding, Halsted East to the City
Limits — 6:40 a.m.

IDOT has closed the Eisenhower EXPY due to flooding, Halsted west to the City
Limits — 6:46 a.m.

IDOT has closed the entire Eisenhower EXPY EB & WB due to flooding — 6:52 a.m.

IDOT has closed the Kennedy EXPY, Inbound at Ogden — 6:57 a.m.

The Eisenhower Expressway was closed in both directions Saturday morning. As of 11:30 a.m., the Eisenhower Expressway was closed westbound between the Circle (I-90/94 interchange) and Mannheim and eastbound lanes were closed from Sacramento to Damen.

Interstate 290 was closed earlier Saturday between Mannheim Road and 25th Avenue with standing water slowing traffic around Western Avenue. Westbound I-290 was opened just before 4:00 p.m. Eastbound 290 was not open as of 4:30 p.m.

Flooding on I-290 at York Road also caused ramp closures at Lake Street, North Avenue and northbound Route 83 at eastbound I-290. Eisenhower Expressway between Mannheim Road and 25th Avenue, and standing water in both directions at Western Avenue.

The Dan Ryan expressway had flooding in both directions between 83rd and 87th Streets.

Flooding reports at these streets and intersections (sampling, not all-inclusive): Boeger and Windsor, Westchester; 47th and St. Charles Rd, Westchester; Roosevelt Road west of Mannheim; I-290 at York Road; 4300 W. Belmont, Chicago.

A tree that fell on a house on Evergreen Avenue between St. James and Fremont caused a road closure Saturday while a Gatwood crane operator and a crew from ‘the care of trees’ removed the tree. The tree fell yesterday about 2:30 p.m. before last night’s storms. The tree fell on the roof and doorway of the two-story house. One heavy branch hit the path where a resident had just crossed two minutes prior.

A tree fell during the storm on a house in the 100 block of South Reuter.

Algonquin Road is closed between Busse and Linneman in Mount Prospect.

Developing …

Video of storm developing …

Minor damage to ambulance in a crash at Rand Road and Palatine Road.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a crash of a private ambulance and a black Buick Regal about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday at Rand Road and Palatine Road intersection. Damage was minor to both vehicles, but the ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital. Arlington Heights Fire Department firefighter/paramedics responded. Apparently the patient was stable, and AHFD did not continue with the transportation. No other injuries were reported.

Minor damage to a Buick Regal in a crash with a private ambulance at Rand Road and Palatine Road.

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded to three crashed during the evening rush Tuesday. The first crash was at Grove and Evergreen just after 5:30 p.m. A black Cadillac STS and a Mazda MPV minivan crashed hard and one of the vehicle took out a light pole at the corner. The Cadillac had heavy front end damage and the minivan broke a front axle. Injuries reported at the accident with air bag deployment.

The second crash occurred about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday near Algonquin and Tonne and caused personal injuries. Silver Toyota Echo and another vehicle crashed there, just east of Arlington Heights Road.

The third crash occurred at Arlington Heights Road and southbound Rand Road about 7:05 p.m. Tuesday. A Chrysler Town & Country and another vehicle crashed at that scene with injuries reported.

In a third incident — possibly a motorist assist — about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, a woman needed paramedics after falling out of a tow truck in the 1700 block of West Rand Road.

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Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded to a car versus a building at Valli Produce, 400 East Golf Road about 11:00 a.m. No injuries were reported, but the Village of Arlington Heights Building Department was called out to check for structural damage at the building.

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Video: Mount Prospect firefighters at a downed power line cover for Arlington Heights firefighters busy on an apartment fire alarm related to the same power line problem.

Police and firefighters responded to a downed power line on Oakton Street, just east of Douglas Avenue. A woman was walking her dog on the sidewalk on the north side of Oakton when the electric power line snapped and fell to the ground and arced and smoked for a short time. The woman and her dog were only about one lot away from the location where the line fell.

Mount Prospect firefighters responded to the 700 block of East Oakton Street, because Arlington Heights firefighters responded to a fire alarm caused by a power disturbance at Avalon Apartments, 200 North Arlington Heights Road. The power disturbance was likely caused by the downed power line.

Com Ed arrived on the scene for repairs just minutes after the first Mount Prospect fire crews arrived. Arlington Heights firefighters arrived and relieved Mount Prospect firefighters that were keeping the scene secure.

Initially most people had electric power in the neighborhood, but later that night — about 9:45 p.m. Sunday — the neighborhood lost power for a short time during repair work.

VIDEO: Hazardous Materials Level II response at Elk Grove High School and a traffic stop for ignoring a police road block.

Elk Grove Village Fire Department called for a HazMat Level II response at Elk Grove High School, 500 Elk Grove Boulevard Sunday. The Elk Grove Village Fire Department responded to a large acid spill at the high school at about 11:15 a.m. Sunday and called for the extra-alarm at about 12:15 p.m. Fire departments from Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Township, Hoffman Estates, Itasca, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Palatine Rural, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Wheeling Fire Department assisted Elk Grove Village Fire Department.

Rosemont Fire Department and other fire departments also assisted Elk Grove Village — covering fire stations to provide regular protection service for Elk Grove Village.

The operation was a prolonged operation with hazardous materials technicians from all MABAS Division I fire departments on scene. Additional technicians were also called from DuPage County fire departments — Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Elmhurst, Glenside, and York Center.

An alarm alerted firefighters of a problem at the high school, and when firefighters arrived they discovered a toxic cloud in a confined space of the basement near the swimming pool. The firefighters backed out of the building, donned Class A hazardous materials suits with self-contained breathing apparatus, and re-entered the building. Firefighters quickly determined the leak was hydrochloric acid (HCl) which reacts with water, floor residue, any metals contacted and humidity to form a toxic cloud. Hydrocholoric acid is used to lower the pH (increase the acidity) of swimming pool water to optimize pool water safety and clarity.

The pool was neutralized with sodium bicarbonate and the building was ventilated throughout the day and into the evening.

No injuries were reported. Part of the reason for the large response of personnel was the need to rotate manpower that were wearing gear that is especially hot in high heat index weather. The risk of heat illness was also reduced by set up of cooling area outside of the school building with fans and fluid replacement facilities. The Salvation Army and Red Cross responded with a canteen unit with a mobile mess hall.