The Cardinal

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:32 AM Thursday to a report of a utility pole on fire near Kirchoff Road and Chapman Court. Police on the scene first reported that the pole was burned through about three-quarters “of the way” and about to fall into the roadway. Com Ed called to the scene.

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Arlington Heights police received a report about 1:20 PM Saturday of a theft of a wallet from a purse at the Salvation Army Store, 250 West Rand Road. Police received a report that a wallet was stolen from a purse while it was in a shopping cart.

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Arlington Heights police received a report about 7:30 AM Sunday of theft of village property — at least two street drain covers — at the intersection of Verde and Champlain and another address nearby. Police received a report that at least two manhole covers were missing. Arlington Heights police are investigating. View Drain Cover Thefts [...]

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Arlington Heights police responded about 4:35 PM Tuesday 11/9/2010 to a report of a juvenile nuisance and road hazard in the 500 block of East Golf Road. Police received a report that three juveniles were kicking footballs on to Golf Road.

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Buffalo Grove police responded about 5:50 p.m. Sunday to report of 12-year-old wearing a white Jason mask and running around with a working chain saw in the 100 block of University Drive in Buffalo Grove. No word on police contact with the subject. The neighborhood is about three blocks north of location where a K-9 [...]

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Arlington Heights police received a report bout 1:40 p.m. Tuesday of a theft of village property in the 2600 block of North Ridge. A drain cover or manhole cover was reported stolen. A short time later another theft of a drain cover was discovered missing at Appletree and Chestnut. Then at about 5:00 p.m. anther [...]

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Missing drain cover near the southeast corner of Berkley and Patton. Arlington Heights police responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to reports of missing drain covers or manhole covers. At least two and possibly more were missing from the southeast corner of Patton and Berkley, and the 700 block of West Burr Oak Drive, and possibly [...]

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Video of very large tree branch removal by ‘the care of trees’ crew with a Gatwood crane. All was calm Friday afternoon before the arrival of the big storm that closed the Eisenhower Expressway and flooded streets and homes in the western suburbs and the City of Chicago. A woman had just finished walking her [...]

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Mount Prospect Fire Department responded about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report that a white liquid with a strange odor was spilling into Lake Briarwood near the 2900 Briarwood Drive West. A second resident also reported the incident. Mount Prospect firefighters checked upstream. State police were contacted, since the liquid was coming from the direction [...]

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Arlington Heights police received a report about 3:35 p.m. Thursday that two men were pushing shopping carts in the southbound lanes of Arlington Heights Road, just south of Golf Road. The men were giving obscene gestures to passing drivers. The two were last seen walking into the parking lot at the Red Roof Inn. No [...]

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No reports of any injuries after glass fell from a building near East Ohio and North St. Clair Street at about 3:00 p.m. Buildings and businesses in the area include the 550 St. Clair Condominiums, Inn of Chicago Hotel Magnificent, a Dunkin’ Donuts, Cousins Subs and Burrito Beach. The building involved is unknown. View Larger [...]

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A San Antonio, Texas bus driver who was driving late at night last year came upon a baby girl sitting in the middle of the road. The girl is fine, but her mother is now fighting to retain custody of her and her two sisters. Video has surfaced during a custody case where the mother [...]

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