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Kids Set Mulch on Fire Days Before Extra-Alarm Fire Destroyed Spring Street KinderCare at Spring St and McClean Blvd, South Elgin

Wed Mar 29, 2017 07:19 pm Cardinal News

South Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:37 AM Wednesday to a report of an activated fire alarm and a passer by report of fire and smoke showing from Spring Street KinderCare, 1250 West Spring […]

Mechanic Hit by a Tractor, Killed at Chicagoland Paving on Telser Rd Near Rose Rd, Lake Zurich

Wed Mar 29, 2017 04:18 pm Cardinal News

UPDATE: A mechanic working on an asphalt paver was struck by the paver as it fell on him. + + + + + Lake Zurich police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:44 PM Wednesday to a […]

Two Men Shocked While Trimming Trees; One Dies After Falling from Tree in Addison

Tue Mar 28, 2017 09:46 pm Cardinal News

Addison police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:40 PM Tuesday to a report of a person that fell out of a tree after being electrocuted with wires down — initially reported as Villa Ave and Myrick. […]

Semi-Trailer Truck and Minivan Both Rollover in Crash at Route 14 and Hartland Rd Woodstock

Tue Mar 28, 2017 02:31 pm Cardinal News

TWO DRIVERS CRITICALLY INJURED Woodstock police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:28 AM Tuesday to a report of crash with injuries at Route 14 and Hartland Road/Hughes Road Woodstock, Il. McHenry County Sheriff deputies on arrival […]

Amtrak Train Derailment Near Southgate Market, South Lumber St and Roosevelt Rd, Chicago

Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:24 am Cardinal News

Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:05 AM Monday to a report of an Amtrak train derailment at 1100 South Lumber St Chicago, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that three Amtrak cars derailed […]

Dog Dies in House Fire on Richmond Circle Near Regency Dr, Lake Zurich

Sun Mar 26, 2017 06:49 pm Cardinal News

Lake Zurich police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:41 AM Sunday to a report of something burning in a house at 575 Richmond Circle Lake Zurich. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a house fire […]

Fast Fire Displaces 30 Families at Willow Brooke Apartments, Woodstock — Near US 14 & IL-47

Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:06 pm Cardinal News

Woodstock firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:16 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 to a call from a resident that thought he saw a fire on a balcony at Willow Brooke Apartments. The correct address was discovered to […]

No Injuries Reported in Extra Alarm House Fire on Centoni Dr Near Beech Dr, Lake Zurich

Sat Mar 25, 2017 04:44 am Cardinal News

Lake Zurich police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:42 AM Saturday to a report of a house fire at 1181 Centoni Dr Lake Zurich, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a fire in a […]

Three Crashes with Entrapment, 1 Fatal, in 14-mile Stretch of WB I-90 from Hoffman Estates to Huntley — in 65 Minutes

Thu Mar 23, 2017 06:15 pm Cardinal News

In three crashes on I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway), a total of 7 people were injured, a 3-year-old boy was killed, and all three crashes involved extrication for people trapped in their vehicles. ABC 7 […]

Fire Through the Roof at Barrington Lakes Apartments on Hassell Road Hoffman Estates — Extra Alarm Fire

Tue Mar 21, 2017 07:08 pm Cardinal News

Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:26 PM Tuesday to a report of an apartment fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments, 2020 Hassell Road Hoffman Estates, Il. Engine 22 crew on arrival report dense black […]

Fatal Crash on Route 176 Near Ivanhoe Rd Between Fairfield Rd and Hawley St, Mundelein, Wauconda Area

Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:20 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Wauconda firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:11 PM Saturday to a report of car vs pole crash with injuries at Route 176 and Ivanhoe Rd Mundelein, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a […]

Derailed Freight Train in Lake Forest Near US 41 Transporting Hot Molten Sulfur

Wed Mar 15, 2017 08:49 am Cardinal News

No hazardous materials were found leaking from any cars, but all of the rail cars were tankers. One of the cars was carrying molten sulfur, but it was not clear if other hazardous material were […]

Freight Train Derailment with Hazmat Response at Route 41 and Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest — “No Hazard”

Wed Mar 15, 2017 04:37 am Cardinal News

Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:10 AM Wednesday to a report of a train derailment at Route 41 and Deerpath Rd Lake Forest, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a Union […]

CSX Freight Train Derailed Near 136th St and Chatham in Blue Island

Sun Mar 12, 2017 06:03 am Cardinal News

A freight train operating on the CSX line derailed last Tuesday about 4:30 p.m. with no injuries reported.Blue Island police and firefighters responded about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 after three freight cars left […]

Trucker’s HazMat Notification Questioned After Truck Crash, Fire, and Chemical Cargo Misrepresented on Northwest Highway, Barrington

Thu Mar 9, 2017 10:48 am Cardinal News

SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER DIDN’T PROPERLY INFORM FIREFIGHTERS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL A semi-trailer truck driver who rear-ended a pickup truck, did not properly inform firefighters about his hazardous cargo, known as MDI or an isocyanate. The resulting […]

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