Crimes Notebook

Bullet in a white Infiniti that was struck when a shooter aimed at the vehicle near the intersection of Camp McDonald Road and Mandel Lane near the border of Prospect Heights and Mount Prospect Sunday night, January 21, 2024 (provide photo)

Good Samaritan Calls Police, Gets Shot When Back Up “Kia Boys” Crew Arrived to Pick Up Thieves that Crashed Stolen Kia

Mon Jan 22, 2024 07:50 pm Cardinal News

Shooting investigation with two crime scenes: #1) Camp McDonald Road/Mandel Lane and #2) River Road/Euclid Avenue in Prospect Heights and Mount Prospect (CARDINAL NEWS) YouTube Tips ⓘ The driver of a white Infiniti, who was […]

A motorist injured by a gunshot over a mile away arrived at the front door of the Shell gas station store at River Road and Euclid Avenue late Sunday night, January 21, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Man Shot After Witnessing Crash at Camp McDonald Rd and Mandel Ave Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect

Mon Jan 22, 2024 09:52 am Cardinal News

UPDATE … CARDINAL NEWS Good Samaritan Calls Police, Gets Shot When Back Up “Kia Boys” Crew Arrived to Pick Up Thieves that Crashed Stolen Kia A man who was driving a white Infiniti east of […]

Mother and 3 Daughters Shot And Killed, Suspect Arrested in Domestic-Related Shooting in Tinley Park

Sun Jan 21, 2024 08:49 pm Cardinal News

Tinley Park Village Manager Pat Carr confirms the shooting is the result of a domestic incident, that a suspect is in custody, and that there is no threat to the community (Andrew Ramos/CBS Chicago). YouTube […]

Shooter’s Bullet Hits Pickup Truck on Route 53 Spur Near Lake Cook Rd, Incident Spills Over to Lake Terramere Neighborhood, Arlington Heights

Sat Jan 20, 2024 01:01 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State police are investigating a shots fired incident connected to possible road rage on the northbound lanes of the Route 53 Spur that involved a bullet striking a white pickup truck on Wednesday evening, […]

Alicia Merlin-Barrera, charged with Vehicular Hijacking and other serious charges (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

2 Carjackers Take 3 Vehicles, Crash 2 of the Vehicles in Hanover Park, Cause Injuries to 1 Victim

Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:52 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Hanover Park Chief of Police Andrew Johnson announced Tuesday, January 9, 2024 that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park resident and […]

Identity Released for Wheeling Man Killed in Crash at Route 60 and Bacon Rd in Round Lake

Tue Jan 16, 2024 08:09 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Round Lake responded about 8:14 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2024 to a report of a head-on crash on Route 60 near Bacon Road in Round Lake. Police officers on arrival […]

Natural gas flame in a home furnace (CARDINAL NEWS)

The Long Checklist for Living Safely Under Wind Chill Warning Conditions

Mon Jan 15, 2024 01:35 pm Cardinal News

Here is a checklist when extreme cold weather strikes your area — especially when air temperatures fall below zero for extended periods. There is a lot to think about to reduce risks to health and […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Attacked, Punch in the Face, While Providing Resources to Family in Unincorporated Lake Zurich

Sun Jan 14, 2024 03:21 pm Cardinal News

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after being attacked by an unincorporated Lake Zurich resident. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched about 8:55 a.m., Sunday, January 14, 2024 for a well-being check at a […]

Shooting investigation scene in the block of 4200 Barberry Lane in Zion Wednesday night, January 10, 2024 (PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Bolf)

NIPAS Tactical Police Activity in Winthrop Harbor Connected to Zion Shooting Investigation

Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:40 am Cardinal News

The Northern Illinois Police Alarm Systems Emergency Services Team (NIPAS-EST) tactical police personnel assisted the Zion Police Department in the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Thursday night in service of search warrants in multiple […]

Identity Released for Male Shot and Killed Near Apartment Building on Barberry Ln in Zion

Thu Jan 11, 2024 05:24 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a deceased shooting victim as 20-year-old Willie Wright Jr., of North Chicago. On Thursday, January 11, 2024, an autopsy was completed at the Lake County […]

Male Shot and Killed Near Apartment Building on Barberry Ln in Zion

Thu Jan 11, 2024 02:41 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Zion responded about 7:31 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2024 to a report of a person shot outside an apartment building in the block of 4200 Barberry Lane in Zion. Police […]

Jerry L. Gray, charged with felony Drug-Induced Homicide (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Volo Resident Charged with Drug Induced Homicide in Death of Volo Man

Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:06 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives concluded a death investigation resulting in the arrest of a Volo man for delivering the fatal dose of drugs that ultimately killed a 33-year-old Volo man. On August 11, 2023, Lake […]

Attempted Vehicular Hijacking in Hanover Park then a Hijacking at a Crash on IL-390 Near Itasca

Sat Jan 6, 2024 11:29 pm Cardinal News

There was a carjacking and an attempted carjacking that were connected Saturday — an attempted vehicular hijacking near Arlington Drive and County Farm Road in Hanover Park, and a vehicular hijacking on IL-390 near Itasca. […]

Case Closed: Shooting Deaths on Wild Plum Rd Near Crystal Lake Confirmed Murder, Suicide

Sat Jan 6, 2024 06:33 pm Cardinal News

A shooting in unincorporated Crystal Lake has left four people injured and on person dead (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, January 5, 2023 that a shooting incident […]

Death Investigation in Richmond Township in McHenry County

Wed Jan 3, 2024 03:30 pm Cardinal News

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon, January 3, 2024 that the sheriff’s office responded to an outside assist to Richmond Township Fire Protection District for a medical emergency involving an unresponsive juvenile male. The […]

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