Police Investigations

Johnny Benitez, charged with Aggravated DUI Under the Influence and other charges (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Police: Driver Was DUI Over 100 MPH in Crash at Arlington Heights Rd and Northwest Highway*

Wed Nov 2, 2022 07:51 am Cardinal News

Security video shows high-speed crash at Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Road (SOURCE: Arlington Heights Police Department). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 7:35 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 to a report […]

Popeyes on Virginia Street near McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake (Image capture March 2022 ©2022)

Child Bicyclist Hit by Vehicle, Seriously Injured at McHenry Ave and Virginia St Crystal Lake

Mon Oct 31, 2022 05:08 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Crystal Lake responded about 3:39 p.m. Monday, October 31, 2022 to a report of a child bicyclist hit by a vehicle near Popeyes, 340 West Virginia Street in Crystal Lake. […]

Green Bay Road Near Atlantic Avenue Waukegan Township (Image capture Sep 2018 ©2022 Google)

Infant and Adult Killed in Crash on Green Bay Rd Near Atlantic Ave Waukegan Township

Sun Oct 30, 2022 09:13 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Gurnee firefighters and paramedics responded about 4:15 p.m., Saturday, October 29, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries on North Green Bay Road near Atlantic Avenue, unincorporated Waukegan. […]

US-14 near Big Foot Inn just south of the Illinois-Wisconsin state line (Image capture September 2022 ©2022 Google)

Crash with Fire, Entrapment on US-14 Near Big Foot Inn South of State Line

Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:29 pm Cardinal News

McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Harvard responded about 11:20 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 to a report of a vehicle crash with a fire and entrapment in front of the Big […]

Wooded area where body was found just southeast of Route 53 - Palatine Road interchange (Image capture November 2018 ©2022 Google).

Crystal Lake Man Found Dead in Wooded Area Near Palatine Rd Arlington Heights

Sat Oct 29, 2022 05:39 pm Cardinal News

Police from Arlington Heights were on the scene about 12:45 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022 after a body was found near the block of 1800 North Yale Avenue in Arlington Heights. A body was found […]

Boy Shot and Killed Washing His Hands at Home in Humboldt Park, Chicago*

Thu Oct 27, 2022 09:44 am Cardinal News

Stray bullet strikes, kills 7-year-old boy in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago (Asal Rezaei/Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022 to a report […]

Robert McClory Bike Path in the block of 200 Edison Court Waukegan (Image capture September 2019 ©2022 Google)

Teen Boy Shot on Robert McClory Bike Path Near Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan

Wed Oct 26, 2022 07:46 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Waukegan responded about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022 to a report of a shooting on the Robert McClory Bike Path in the block of 200 Edison Court in Waukegan. […]

I-90 West Exit 70 to Arlington Heights Road (Image capture July 2022 ©2022 Google)

Waukegan Man Dies in Crash into Back of Semi-Trailer Truck on I-90 Near Arlington Heights Rd

Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:52 pm Cardinal News

Truck Driver May Not Have Known Trailer Was Hit Illinois State Police and firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Township responded about 9:42 a.m. Monday, October 24, 2022 to a report of a crash involving […]

Portillo's at Gurnee Mills, 6102 West Grand Avenue, Gurnee (Image capture March 2022 ©2022 Google)

Armed Robbery at Portillo’s at Gurnee Mills, Gurnee

Mon Oct 24, 2022 01:12 pm Cardinal News

Police from Gurnee responded about 12:29 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022 to a report of a robbery at Portillo’s, 6102 Route 132, Gurnee. The offender was described as a male/black, wearing a medical mask and […]

Rollover crash northbound Route 53 between Route 14 and Palatine Road -- closer to Palatine Road on Thursday October 20, 2022

Driver Escapes Serious Injuries in Rollover Crash on Route 53 Near Palatine Road

Sun Oct 23, 2022 09:58 pm Cardinal News

Single-vehicle rollover crash on northbound Route 53 just south of Palatine Road where a curve to the left exists for northbound traffic. YouTube Tips ⓘ Cook County Sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Palatine […]

Elmhurst Road and Golf Road the scene of a flipped Jeep on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 (PHOTO CREDIT: TJ Sep)

Rollover Crash at Golf Rd and Elmhurst Rd Mount Prospect

Thu Oct 20, 2022 06:31 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 1:28 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022 to a report of a rollover crash with injuries at Golf Road and Elmhurst Road in Mount Prospect. The driver […]

Dundee Road and Kennedy Drive in Palatine near Route 53 (Image Capture August 2022 ©2022 Google)

Palatine Police Investigating Report of Vehicle to Vehicle Shooting on Dundee Rd Near Kennedy Dr

Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:11 pm Cardinal News

Police from Palatine responded about 10:48 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2022 to a report that an offender from a passing vehicle shot his vehicle on Dundee Road near Kennedy Drive in Palatine. The offender fled […]

Green Bay Road and Adelaide Avenue Beach Park (Image captured September 2019 ©2022)

Milwaukee Woman Killed in Head-On Crash on Green Bay Rd Near Adelaide Ave in Beach Park

Mon Oct 17, 2022 04:41 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters and paramedics from the Beach Park Fire Department responded about 9:10 p.m. Sunday, October 16, 2022 to a report of a traffic crash with injuries at Green Bay Road […]

Daysean Washington-Davis, sentenced 40 years for carjacking pregnant woman's car (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Chicago Resident Gets 40 Years for Hijacking Pregnant Woman’s Car at Gunpoint in Downers Grove

Sun Oct 16, 2022 04:49 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Saturday, October 15, 2022 that a Chicago man who hijacked a pregnant woman’s car from her driveway has been sentenced to forty years in the Illinois Department […]

Prospect Heights police investigating the scene of a shooting that killed a 14 year-old boy in the block of 500 Piper Lane, Prospect Heights (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt).

Boy, Age 14, Killed in Shooting at Prospect Heights Apartment

Sat Oct 15, 2022 09:51 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Prospect Heights responded about 3:13 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2022 to a report of teen gunshot victim in the block of 500 Piper Lane in Prospect Heights. Upon arrival police confirmed […]

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