Police Investigations

Metra Train #663 stopped across Dunton Avenue after striking a pedestrian about 11:28 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023

Metra Train Hit, Killed Man at Metra Downtown Station Arlington Heights

Fri Jan 27, 2023 02:00 pm Cardinal News

Man hit, killed by Metra train at the downtown Arlington Heights Metra station, Thursday night, January 27, 2023. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights and Metra police responded about 11:28 p.m. […]

Metra Train #712 at about 12:00 p.m. stopped on the UP Northwest Line just west of Ela Road after striking and killing a pedestrian (PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Bolf)

Medical Examiner Rules on Cause of Death After Pedestrian Hit by Metra Train on the Metra UP Northwest Line in Barrington

Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:54 am Cardinal News

The Cook County Medical Examiners Office ruled that the cause of death for a pedestrian that was hit by a Metra passenger train just west of Ela Road in Barrington on Sunday was suicide. Ivan […]

Police investigation in Waukegan after two people were shot Monday night January 23, 2023 (SOURCE: Craig/CapturedNews)

Two People Shot Near Martin Luther King Jr Ave and 9th Street in Waukegan

Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:56 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Waukegan responded about 8:30 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2023 to a report of a shooting in the block of 900 Martin Luther King Jr Avenjue in Waukegan. Upon arrival, police […]

Michael Negron, charged with kidnapping (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Three Ohio Children Rescued from Kidnapper at Lewis Ave and Wadsworth Rd in Beach Park

Mon Jan 23, 2023 08:44 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office on January 21, 2023, at about 12:30 p.m., received a call from the parent of a missing juvenile from Middleton, Ohio. The parent said their two children and a friend […]

Crash with entrapment at Barrington Road and Algonquin Road in South Barrington after suspects fled with multiple stolen autos from Motor Werks of Barrington

Several Crashes in Barrington Area After Offenders Steal Multiple Vehicles from Motor Werks of Barrington

Sun Jan 22, 2023 07:31 pm Cardinal News

Police from Barrington and Barrington Hills responded about 8:00 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report of a theft of multiple vehicles in progress at Motor Werks of Barrington, 1475 South Barrington Road in […]

Kimberwick Lane house fire in Wadsworth (Map data ©2023)

No Injuries in Extra Alarm House Fire on Kimberwick Ln in Hunt Club Farms Equestrian Neighborhood, Wadsworth

Sun Jan 22, 2023 06:11 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Gurnee responded just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report of a house fire in the block of 36700 North Kimberwick Lane in […]

Pedestrian Hit, Killed by a Metra Train on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line in Barrington

Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:38 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Barrington responded about 11:27 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report that a Metra train on the Union Pacific Northwest Line hit a pedestrian near the block of 1100 […]

Illinois State Police troopers investigating a fatal wrong-way driver crash in the northbound lanes of I-290 after a wrong-way traveled southbound in the northbound lanes of Route 53 (PHOTO CREDIT: CapturedNews)

Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on IL-53/I-290 Just South of Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village

Sun Jan 22, 2023 06:13 am Cardinal News

WRONG-WAY CRASH KILLS 2 Illinois State Police responded about 2:00 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report of a wrong-way driver in the northbound lanes of Route 53 headed south from Golf Road. Two […]

Brink's truck crash with another vehicle at Meacham Road and Biesterfield Road in Elk Grove Village, Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Brink’s Truck Crash with Another Vehicle at Biesterfield Rd and Meacham Rd Elk Grove Village

Wed Jan 18, 2023 04:32 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 9:32 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023 to a report of a crash involving a Brink’s armored truck and another vehicle at Meacham Road and […]

Man Dies After Rescue from Condo Unit Fire on Olive St, Arlington Heights

Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:41 am Cardinal News

A resident was critically hurt in a condo unit fire on Olive Street Arlington Heights, and people in the 47 other units had to find somewhere else to sleep overnight Wednesday to Thursday. YouTube Tips […]

Man Critically Injured, People Displaced in 48 Condo Units, Fire Contained to Condo Unit on Olive St, Arlington Heights

Thu Jan 12, 2023 03:52 pm Cardinal News

A resident was critically hurt in a condo unit fire on Olive Street Arlington Heights, and people in the 47 other units had to find somewhere else to sleep overnight Wednesday to Thursday. YouTube Tips […]

Two Dead in Wrong-Way Crash with Fire on Route 41 Near Stearns School Rd Near Gurnee

Mon Jan 9, 2023 08:03 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 4:05 a.m. January 9, 2023 to a report of a head-on traffic crash with injuries on northbound Route 41, approximately ½ mile north of Stearns School Road in unincorporated […]

Semi-trailer truck on southbound Route 53 south of Rand Road after leaving the roadway and almost rolling down an embankment on Friday, January 6, 2023 (SOURCE: T.J. Sep)

Semi-Trailer Truck Nearly Rolls Off Route 53 in Partial Jackknife Near Rand Rd Palatine

Fri Jan 6, 2023 06:49 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police and firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 3:02 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2023 to a report of a jackknifed semi-trailer truck in the southbound lanes of Route 53 south of Rand […]

Paige M. Donahue, found dead with trauma on Roosevelt Road in Wheaton, 8:15 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2023 (SOURCE: Wheaton Police Department).

Wheaton Police Department Seeks Video Images that Might Help Investigate Pedestrian Fatality on Roosevelt Rd Near Crest St Wheaton

Wed Jan 4, 2023 05:42 pm Cardinal News

The Wheaton Police Department is seeking video surveillance images that might help a death investigation case involving a pedestrian that was found near death in the road on Roosevelt Road near Crest Street in Wheaton. […]

Adrian Chavez, charged with First Degree Murder connected to child abuse of his 6 month-old son, Zayden Chavez (SOURCE: Mount Prospect Police Department)

Waukegan Resident Charged with Murder of His 6 Month-Old Son in Mount Prospect

Wed Jan 4, 2023 02:12 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect Police Department on Tuesday evening, January 3, 2023 announced that on Monday, January 2, 2023, Mount Prospect Police Detectives arrested Adrian Chavez, 25 years old, of 340 North Oakwood Avenue, Waukegan; and charged […]

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