February 2011 Archives

Wind Chill Advisory in Effect Until Noon Thursday

Thu Feb 3, 2011 06:33 am Cardinal News

WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/ TODAY… A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/ TODAY. * TIMING…UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILLS…20 […]

Video: Desiree, the Green Bay Packers Poodle

Thu Feb 3, 2011 06:30 am Cardinal News

Even dogs are getting into the Super Bowl spirit. A poodle in Wisconsin named Desiree is rooting for the Packers. The four-legged fan was dyed green and gold over the weekend. Super Bowl XLV. Football […]

Janitor John Luebbers Shoots Principal Sam LaCara

Thu Feb 3, 2011 06:19 am Cardinal News

A school janitor was arrested in the shooting death of a Northern Calif. elementary school principal Wednesday. Police say the shooting happened in the school’s office, and no children were hurt. Placerville (Louisiana) police and […]

Blizzard Prompted Lockdown of Cook County Jail

Wed Feb 2, 2011 03:31 pm Cardinal News

COOK COUNTY JAIL LOCKDOWN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, EARLY THURSDAY WEEK DUE TO STORM Visitations ended at 3 p.m. Tuesday and all movement was limited — no visits by family or friends to detainees during this period […]

St. James, Our Lady of Wayside, St. Viator, All Catholic Schools in Cook and Lake County Closed Thursday

Wed Feb 2, 2011 02:43 pm Cardinal News

Safety concerns for difficult and obstructed travel, snow drifts and a dangerous wind chill have prompted school closures on Thursday following the Sister Mary Paul, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, has issued a closing of all […]

Blizzard Warning Cancelled Early, Wind Chill Watch in Effect

Wed Feb 2, 2011 02:08 pm Cardinal News

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS…GUSTY WINDS AND […]

Snowfall and Snow Depth Totals for Chicago Area Following Ground Hog Day Blizzard 2011

Wed Feb 2, 2011 01:57 pm Cardinal News

SNOW-STUNNED: Stranded motorists, firefighters on snowmobiles, and an urban coyote walking the streets of Chicago during the blizzard. Record breaking snow is reported at 13.6 inches at Chicago O’Hare International Airport for the calendar date […]

Video: Rescue Squad, Ambulance with Patient, Towed Out of Snow on Hawthorne St. at Arlington Heights Rd

Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:34 am Cardinal News

An Arlington Heights Fire Department rescue ambulance and rescue squad are towed out by a fire department utility truck during the Ground Hog Day Blizzard of 2011. Fire departments from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Elk […]

Snow Blower Hazards: Hand Trauma Mount Prospect, Severed Finger in Buffalo Grove

Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:00 am Cardinal News

A person with hand trauma walked into a Mount Prospect fire station Wednesday morning and Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics responded to the 0-99 block of Carlyle Lane in Buffalo Grove for a severed finger from a […]

Blizzard Conditions Continue, Stranded Motorists Everywhere, 19 Inches Plus

Wed Feb 2, 2011 09:26 am Cardinal News

Yardstick showing 21 inches in an area of lesser depth compared to other areas in Arlington Heights because it was swept away by winds. The yardstick was placed in an area that already had a […]

Ground Hog Day Blizzard Blog 2011: Updates from Chicago/Arlington Heights February 1, 2011

Tue Feb 1, 2011 02:28 pm Cardinal News

As a monster storm began to bear down on the middle of the nation Tuesday, those in its frigid and dangerous path could only hope it wouldn’t live up to the hype. Blizzard Blog … […]

Residential Burglary in Northbrook, Police on the Lookout

Tue Feb 1, 2011 01:46 pm Cardinal News

Northbrook police alert area police departments of a residential burglary that occurred near Willow and Shermer about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. Offenders were described a male/Hispanic wearing a blue parka, and a second male/Hispanic. The offenders […]

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Study: Photo-Enforced Red Light Cameras Save Lives

Tue Feb 1, 2011 10:56 am Cardinal News

They may be controversial, but a new study says cameras designed to catch red light runners are actually stopping wrecks and saving lives. Camera enforcement in 14 large cities reduces rate of fatal red light […]

Three-Alarm Fire at American Gymnastics Gym on Shoreline Drive in Aurora

Tue Feb 1, 2011 10:03 am Cardinal News

Aurora Fire Department responded about 4:00 a.m. Tuesday to a fire at a gym, American Gymnastics, 881 Shoreline Drive. The fire was reported under control about 7:00 a.m. The building construction was reported to have […]

Buffalo Grove Police Stop a Car Fire at Lake Cook Rd and Raupp Blvd

Tue Feb 1, 2011 09:31 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:45 AM Tuesday to a car fire at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Raupp Boulevard. Police arrived at the scene of the car fire, which was […]

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Month: February 2011