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HazMat Incident at Veterans Park on Holmes Way in Schaumburg

Sun Jan 22, 2023 01:16 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 12:55 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report of a possible hazmat incident at Veterans Park, 2500 West Holmes Way in Schaumburg. Police, firefighters and paramedics […]

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 Comments Off

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 […]

Chimney fire at home extinguished quickly on Thursday night, January 19, 2023 (SOURCE: Rolling Meadows Fire Department)

Firefighters Extinguish Chimney Fire on Silentbrook Lane, Rolling Meadows

Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:56 am Cardinal News Comments Off

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 9:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2023 to a report of a chimney fire at a house in the block of 5600 Silentbrook Lane in Rolling Meadows. […]

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 Comments Off

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 […]

Two vehicles with heavy damage after a crash in the intersection of Algonquin Road and Busse Road in Mount Prospect (PHOTO CREDIT: T.J. Sep)

Four Hurt in Crash at Algonquin Rd and Busse Rd Mount Prospect

Tue Jan 10, 2023 08:29 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 7:55 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2023 to a report of a crash with injuries at Algonquin Road and Busse Road in Mount Prospect. A second ambulance […]

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 Comments Off

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 […]

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 Comments Off

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 […]

Cook County Medical Examiner: Boy with Injuries at Mt Prospect Apartment Died from Child Abuse

Mon Jan 2, 2023 10:55 am Cardinal News Comments Off

A six-month old boy died after a little more than two months after a rescue call at an apartment in the block of 700 Dempster Street in Mount Prospect. Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount […]

Kevin P. Fallon, charged with Aggravated DUI in Buffalo Grove, Sunday, December 18, 2022 after a crash at Buffalo Grove Road and McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Alleged DUI Driver’s Pickup Truck Forfeited After DUI Crash on Suspended License in Buffalo Grove

Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:36 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

A male driver with a suspended driver’s license from two previous DUI cases was arrested for a third alleged DUI after a crash at Buffalo Grove Road and McHenry Road (Route 83) in Buffalo Grove. […]

Lily Pond Road and Metra UP-NW line east of downtown Woodstock (Landsat/Copernicus Map data ©2022 Google)

Car Crash with Metra Train at Lily Pond Rd Near Woodstock 11th Metra Incident Since September on Metra UP-NW Line

Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:07 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

A crash involving a Metra train is at least the 11th incident involving some kind of incursion on the Metra UP-NW line since September 2022. McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Woodstock […]

Buffalo Grove Fire Department, tower ladder crew on the scene of a down powerline, a primaryi line from pole to pole on Dundee Road near Golfview Terrace.

Power Outage: Power Line Down at Dundee Road and Golfview Terrace in Buffalo Grove

Fri Dec 23, 2022 06:05 am Cardinal News Comments Off

Buffalo Grove police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 5:13 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2022 to a report of a downed power line with arcing at Dundee Road and Golfview Terrace. Firefighters discovered a downed primary […]

Technical Rescue teams at the scene of a below-grade collapse emergency on Aspen Drive in Buffalo Grove on Monday, December 12, 2022.

Worker Dies After He Was Buried Alive by Dirt in a Front Yard Excavation Job on Aspen Dr Buffalo Grove

Tue Dec 13, 2022 09:59 am Cardinal News Comments Off

Rescue attempt for worker killed in trench collapse on Aspen Drive Buffalo Grove on Monday, December 12, 2022. YouTube Tips ⓘ A man working in a trench in the front yard of a home to […]

Worker on Plumbing Excavation Job Trapped Underground on Aspen Dr Buffalo Grove

Mon Dec 12, 2022 07:13 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

Police and firefighters, and paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 5:29 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2022 to a report that a worker was in a hole in a front yard, and that the hole collapsed […]

Honda Acty after a rollover crash on Palatine Road west of Northwest Highway, Sunday December 4, 2022.

Honda Acty Rollover Crash on Palatine Rd West of Northwest Highway, Palatine

Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:04 pm Cardinal News Comments Off

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 9:59 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2022 to a report of a rollover crash on Palatine Road west of Northwest Highway near Walgreens. Upon arrival, police, firefighters, and […]

Woman and dog killed when they were hit by a car on Kirchoff Road west of Dove Street in Rolling Meadows Friday, December 9, 2022

Woman Walking a Dog Hit by Car, Both Killed on Kirchoff Rd West of Dove St Rolling Meadows

Sat Dec 10, 2022 07:35 am Cardinal News Comments Off

A woman, age 82, and a dog were hit by a car on Kirchoff Road just west of Dove Street in Rolling Meadows about 4:45 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2022. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, […]

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