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Reginald McGee, charged with Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony) and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (SOURCE: Illinois State Police)

Chicago Male Arrested Same Day by State Police; Accused of Shooting at Motorist on Route 53 (I-290/IL-53) Near Golf Rd

Mon Jul 21, 2025 01:32 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 arrested 29-year-old Reginald McGee from Chicago, Illinois for one count of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony) and one count of Aggravated Unlawful […]

Agustin Arias, Jr., charged with delivery of a controlled substance within 500 feet of a. school (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s SIG Arrests Waukegan Male Adult for Drug Trafficking

Sun Jul 20, 2025 03:23 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, concluded an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Waukegan male adult for drug trafficking. […]

Teens, along with the Wauconda Police Department celebrated the successful securing of a handgun near Route 12 and Route 176 in Wauconda (SOURCE: Wauconda Police Department)

Wauconda Police Chief Rewards Local Teens with Dairy Queen Ice Cream After They Discovered, Secured Handgun

Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:23 am Cardinal News

Wauconda, IL – Four Wauconda teens were recognized on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, for their quick thinking and responsible actions after discovering a handgun on a public sidewalk. While riding their bikes near the Route […]

Angel Diaz, charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and other charges (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Resident of Unincorporated Lincolnshire Apprehended After Strangling Woman, Slicing Her Hand in Unincorporated Lake Bluff

Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:26 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a male adult after he allegedly strangled and cut a woman with a knife Wednesday evening, July 17, 2025. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, […]

Felix Guadarrama, charged with Fleeing to Elude in Lake County (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office).

Waukegan Resident Apprehended After Leaving Vehicle in Lake Forest, and Fleeing from Several Police Agencies in Lake County

Thu Jul 17, 2025 09:40 am Cardinal News

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy at about 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025, a observed a GMC Envoy traveling westbound on Grand Avenue near Route 21 in Gurnee. The deputy confirmed the driver was Felix […]

Rosalba Ramirez-Fraga, charged with Aggravated DUI Alcohol and multiple other charges (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Wheeling Woman Charged with Felony DUI Following Multi-Vehicle Injury Crash on Dundee Rd West of Route 53 in Palatine

Wed Jul 16, 2025 06:17 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 10:00 p.m., Friday, July 11, 2025 to a report of a multi-vehicle crash near Dundee Road and Kennedy Road (just west of Route 53) that resulted in […]

Kenneth J. Smith, arrested with weapons charges (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Chicago Resident Arrested on Warrants and Weapons Charges Near Rand Grove Lane Palatine

Mon Jul 14, 2025 05:46 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police officers conducting patrol in the block of 700 East Rand Grove Lane just after 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, observed suspicious behavior by a man later identified as Kenneth J. Smith, age […]

Child from Plainfield Dies After He Was Found Not Breathing in a Private Pool at Home on Copperwood Dr in Buffalo Grove

Sat Jul 5, 2025 07:07 am Cardinal News

APPARENT DROWNING A 5 year-old child from Plainfield, Illinois died Friday night, July 4, 2025 after being found unresponsive and not breathing in an in-ground private swimming pool at a single-family residence in the block […]

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office Press Conference after ambush of firefighters by a sniper in Idaho on Sundahy, June 29, 2025 (Kootenai County Sheriff's Office)

Two Firefighters Killed, 1 Critically Wounded During Sniper Ambush in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Mon Jun 30, 2025 07:53 am Cardinal News

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office provided an update after 2 firefighters were shot and killed on Canfield Mountain on Sunday afternoon (KREM/Spokane). YouTube Tips ⓘ Two firefighters were killed and a third was critically wounded […]

B2 Bomber over Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri (Courtesy photo, U.S. Air Force/Public Domain)

Trump Announces Successful Air Strikes of Iran Nuclear Sites Immediately After Planes Left Iranian Airspace

Sun Jun 22, 2025 06:04 am Cardinal News

WATCH LIVE NOW: In a high-stakes move to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions and weaken a long-standing adversary, President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. military attacked three sites in Iran, directly aligning with Israel’s […]

A dog left in a hot car Friday afternoon, June 20, 2025 during 83-degree weather at Trader Joe's parking lot in Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS)

Police Respond to Report of Dog Exposed to Dangerous Heat in a Closed Car at Trader Joe’s Arlington Heights

Fri Jun 20, 2025 05:10 pm Cardinal News

Police from Arlington Heights responded about 1:45 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2025 to a report that a dog was left in a hot car with the windows closed at the Trader Joe’s, 17 West Rand […]

Iran to Israel, red arc (Map data ©2024 Google, TMap Mobility, INEGI)

Israel Airstrikes in Iran Overnight Friday Morning; Iran Responds with Missiles Friday Night in Tel Aviv

Fri Jun 13, 2025 02:22 pm Cardinal News

Kooks like an ‘all-out war’ between Israel and Iran, according to Dan Hoffman, former Central Intelligence Agency Clandestine Services officer and station chief (FOX News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an early […]

United States Tornado Watch, activated 5:15 PM, Thursday, May 15, 2025 (SOURCE: National Weather Service/weather.gov)

Tornado Watch Activated for Cook and Lake of Illinois, and a Larger Area of Illinois

Thu May 15, 2025 05:46 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Watch A Tornado Watch, effective until 10:00 p.m., was activated at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025 for Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County and several other counties in eastern and north […]

Tornado Probability map from the Storm Prediction Center (SOURCE: National Weather Service)

Tornado Watch Activated for Northern Tier Counties of Illinois, Except Lake; Also Tornado Watch Most of Wisconsin

Thu May 15, 2025 03:49 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Watch A Tornado Watch was activated at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025 for the northern state line counties in Illinois, excluding Lake County; and almost the entire state of Wisconsin, and eastern Minnesota. […]

Rolling Meadows Police: Juvenile Charged After Gun Fired During Fight Near Rolling Meadows High School

Fri May 2, 2025 11:08 am Cardinal News

The Rolling Meadows Police Department received a report on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 of a physical altercation between juvenile subjects, which occurred near the campus of Rolling Meadows High School. The report was made several […]

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