Published Wednesday February 13 2013 1:58 pm. Tags: car vs. house crash, car vs. house crash Arlington Heights, crash, personal injury crash
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:29 PM Wednesday a car vs. house crash with injuries in the block of 600 South Walnut Avenue Arlington Heights, il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report and an elderly man was injured when he hit his house with his car. Some bricks were damaged and firefighters immediately [...]
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Published Monday February 11 2013 7:32 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, house fire, house fire Arlington Heights
House fire on Pickwick Road, just west of Arlington Heights Road. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:29 PM Monday to a report of a house fire in the 0-99 block of Pickwick Road, just west of Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a worker was unable [...]
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Published Wednesday February 06 2013 9:10 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, chemical odor, odor investigation, sewer odor
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:47 AM Wednesday to the report of a strong chemical smell or sewer smell at Pace Bus, 550 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighters received a report that a strong chemical odor or sewer smell existed especially on the south and southeast area of the [...]
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Published Monday February 04 2013 8:38 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, classroom fire, classroom heater fire, school fire
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:26 AM Monday to a report of a fire in a classroom heater at St. Peter School, 111 West Olive Street Arlington Heights, IL. Fire in a heater in a classroom on the east side or Vail Avenue side of the school building. Police and firefighters arrived on [...]
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Published Monday February 04 2013 8:24 am. Tags: crash, morning rush hour, multiple crashes, Winter Weather Advisory
Numerous crashes on the road during a Winter Weather Advisory in effect overnight and during morning rush. 8:17 AM Dundee Road near Hick Rd, Palatine; crash with no injuries 8:15 AM Northbound Busse south of Pratt, Elk Grove Village; semi-trailer truck vs. car. 8:10 AM Arlington Heights Road and Hawthorne Street, Arlington Heights; crash with [...]
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Published Tuesday January 29 2013 6:13 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, condo fire, heater fire, heater fire Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:31 PM Tuesday to an activated fire alarm at Metropolis Condos, 10 South Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights. Firefighters reported they discovered a small heater on fire in a hallway on the third floor that was put out with a fire extinguisher. Firefighters were working past 6:00 p.m. clearing [...]
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Published Tuesday January 29 2013 8:47 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, downed power lines, power failure, power failure Arlington Heights
Com Ed works on a utility pole just south of a yard where a tree was on fire after three primary lines fell in the backyards between Prindle Avenue and Forrest Avenue just north of Northwest Highway. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:55 AM Tuesday to a report of a tree on fire [...]
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Published Friday January 25 2013 4:06 pm. Tags: hit-and-run, hit-and-run Arlington Heights, hit-and-run personal injury
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics and Mount Prospect firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:57 PM Friday to a car vs. pedestrian hit-and-run incident at Algonquin Road and New Wilke Road Arlington Heights, IL. The offending vehicle was described as brown sedan — possibly a Buick Regal. Rescuers received a report that a 16-year-old female was hit by [...]
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Published Friday January 25 2013 7:46 am. Tags: multiple crashes, snow
Roads are slick with numerous crashes during the morning rush. Snowfall accumulation is about 1.0 inch with snowfall occurring since about 4:30 a.m. and continuing through 7:30 a.m. Some crashes include … 8:35 a.m. — Weiland and Deerfield — a snow plow vs a Honda CRV with no injuries. 8:34 a.m. — 1128 Johnson Drive [...]
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Published Thursday January 24 2013 7:42 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, car fire, car fire Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:37 AM Thursday to a car fire at McDonald’s, 15 East Dundee Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a Pontiac was on fire at the McDonald’s parking lot across from Buffalo Grove High School. Firefighters on the scene reported they would be off [...]
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Published Sunday January 20 2013 12:01 pm. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, dryer fire, dryer fire Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:49 AM Sunday to a report of a dryer fire in the 500 block of West Noyes Street. Firefighers on the scene smelled smoke inside the house, but initially found no problem. Upon further investigation firefighters found a problem with the washer/dryer at the home. Apparently no active [...]
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Published Sunday January 20 2013 12:05 am. Tags: wind damage, wind damage Arlington Heights, wind damage Elk Grove Village, wind damage Palatine, wind damage Prospect Heights
Damaging winds hit the area about 10:30 p.m., causing some damage and power outages. The wind speed is expected to start to decrease just after midnight. Wind gusts have been hitting speeds in excess of 40 mph since about 9:45 p.m. Wind gusts are forecast to be back under 40 mph by 2:00 a.m., and [...]
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