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Orlando Rivas, a Buffalo Grove security guard who died protecting student pedestrians from a car crash with a pole at Buffalo Grove High School (SOURCE: gofundme for Orlando Rivas)

Buffalo Grove High School Security Guard Orlando Rivas Dies of Traumatic Injuries After Shielding Students from Crash

Fri Apr 24, 2026 08:17 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas made a split second decision when the driver of a car hit a pole near the high school that caused the pole to start to fall toward […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Friday, April 24, 2026 indicates slight chance of low risk thunderstorms departing east from Chicagoland; tornado risk south central United States (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Thundershowers, High 72, Temps Drop After 5p, Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC

Fri Apr 24, 2026 10:22 am Cardinal News

See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Scattered showers and thunderstorms through this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Radar indicates precipitation that is not hitting the ground. Seasonable and dry conditions over the […]

John Abendshien, former owner of "Home Alone" house, found dead in Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve one week after he was arrested for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (SOURCE: Lake Forest Police Department)

“Home Alone” House Owner During 1990 Filming, Dead After Suicide in Lake Forest Open Lands, Faced Charges of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Fri Apr 24, 2026 07:54 am Cardinal News

The body of John Abendshien, who was charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material on Wednesday, April 16, 2026, was discovered in the Lake Forest Open Lands: Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve in Lake Forest […]

Clouds with thunderstorms moving across Illinois overnight Thursday/Friday (SOURCE: NOAA/NESDIS/STAR – GOES 19 – GEOCOLOR Composite – UMV/CIRA/NOAA)

Weakening Thunderstorms Overnight in Downtown Arlington Heights with a Cold Front Arriving Later Friday

Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:53 pm Cardinal News

Period of showers and scattered thunderstorms with a cold front are forecast from tonight into Friday with the greatest thunderstorm activity likely between 3am and 5am, and 1pm and 3pm. A weakening line of showers […]

A Chicago Bears Monsters of the Midway billboard towers over Route 53 on the Chicago Bears Football Club property just east of the Route 53 expressway (CARDINAL NEWS)

Arlington Heights Provides Statement After Chicago Bears-Related Megaprojects Bill Passes

Thu Apr 23, 2026 01:36 pm Cardinal News

With apparent progress on the Megaprojects Bill in the Illinois House of Representatives session, the Village of Arlington Heights provided a short and simple statement regarding Arlington Park: “We are encouraged that the Megaprojects Bill […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Thursday, April 23, 2026 indicating "Marginal" thunderstorm risk in western Chicagoland and northern and central Illinois. Tornado risk in multiple states west of Illinois (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Mostly Sunny, High 81, Storms After Midnight; Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC

Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:16 am Cardinal News

See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Warm, breezy, and dry areawide today, with minor lakeshore cooling perhaps hanging on near the Lake Co. IL shore. Limited Thunderstorm Risk late (after midnight Thursday/Friday)…with an […]

Jaime Quijano, sentenced for shooting woman in the head at an Ale House in Roselle, Illinois (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Defendant Armed with Pistol with 31-Round Magazine; Shot Woman in the Head at a Roselle Ale House, Sentenced 45 Years

Thu Apr 23, 2026 09:53 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin announced Wednesday, April 22, 2026 that Judge Brian Telander has sentenced a Roselle man to forty-five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for shooting an innocent woman in […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 indicates a "Marginal" risk of thunderstorms from Texas to North Dakota, and in Indiana and Ohio with a risk of high winds and hail, but minimal or zero risk of tornadoes (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Clouds Then Mostly Sunny High 71; Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC

Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:22 am Cardinal News

See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Should be no rain in Arlington Heights area, but isolated to perhaps widely scattered showers/storms this afternoon mainly across parts of northwest Indiana. Unlike yesterday, notably cooler […]

Pedestrian Buffalo Grove High School Staff Member Critically Injured on Dundee Rd by Driver That Left Roadway Near the School

Wed Apr 22, 2026 09:25 am Cardinal News

A crash near Buffalo Grove High School resulted in a Buffalo Grove High School staff member critically injured as a pedestrian near Dundee Road and an exit from the Buffalo Grove High School parking lot […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 indicates a limited or minimal risk of thunderstorms in four areas of the United States, and minimal or no risk of tornadoes, high winds or hail(SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center)

Warming Trend for Chicagoland: Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC, TUE APR 21 2026

Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:08 am Cardinal News

See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers Chicagoland Details Threat for scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Severe threat is low, but a few strong/gusty cores possible, particularly south of I-80 and east of I-55. Warming trend […]

Day 1 Convective Outlook/Categorical for Monday, April 20, 2026 valid 8am to 7pm, retrieved Monday 8:19 a.m. CDT. Slight thunderstorm risk for eastern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center).

Warming Trend for Chicagoland, 70s After Monday, Compare Chicago Weather to Phoenix, Miami, LA, Washington DC

Mon Apr 20, 2026 09:48 am Cardinal News

See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers Monday’s weather at O’Hare International Airport and Arlington Heights will be slightly warmer than Sunday, and more comfortable with lighter winds. The warming trend will continue through Thursday, except near […]

John C. Alvarez-Vera, charged with unlawful restraint, domestic battery and other charges (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Mount Prospect Male Suspect Charged with Domestic Battery, Unlawful Restraint in Attack of Woman in Des Plaines Apartment

Sun Apr 19, 2026 07:32 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police responded about 10:59 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2026 to a report of a domestic disturbance in the block of 1700 East Oakton Street in Des Plaines. The disturbance involved a male from […]

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