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Identity Released for Victim of Fatal Head-on Crash with a Semi-Trailer Truck on Route 45 Mundelein

Wed Jan 22, 2025 04:52 pm Cardinal News

A fatal crash involving semi-trailer truck and a passenger car on Route 45 in Mundelein shut down US-45 between Dunbar Road and Route 176 on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ […]

Fatal Head-on Crash with a Semi-Trailer Truck on Route 45 Mundelein

Tue Jan 21, 2025 09:50 am Cardinal News

A fatal crash involving semi-trailer truck and a passenger car on Route 45 in Mundelein shut down US-45 between Dunbar Road and Route 176 on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ […]

Single-Vehicle Crash with Fire Kills 3 on West Lake Ave Near Glenbrook South High School, Glenview

Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:30 am Cardinal News

Three killed in a single-vehicle high speed crash with fire near Glenbrook South High School in Glenview (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Glenview responded about 4:36 a.m. Sunday, January […]

Chicago Resident Charged with Reckless Homicide After Rear-Ending Smart Car While on Cellphone in Wheeling

Wed Jan 15, 2025 04:50 pm Cardinal News

The Wheeling Police Department on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 announced the arrest of Julian Ramirez, age 30, of the 300 block of West Grand, Chicago, in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on Lake […]

Illinois State Police vehicle sideswiped by black Toyota Tacoma (PHOTO CREDIT: CapturedNews)

Illinois State Police Trooper Hurt in Crash While Helping CCSPD Deputy at IL- 59 and IL-72, South Barrington

Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:55 pm Cardinal News

An Illinois State Police trooper was injured in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning, January 11, 2025 in suburban South Barrington near Hoffman Estates (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ An Illinois State Police trooper, who was […]

Two Public Works Employees in Waukegan Injured by Electric Energy During Tree Trimming Operation

Thu Jan 9, 2025 05:10 pm Cardinal News

Two public works employees suffered an electric shock and at least one suffered burns when their truck contacted a power line while the crew was working on tree-trimming operations near Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue […]

The pilot of a single-engine Cessna crashed into a hangar at Dacy Airport on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 (SOURCE: Harvard Fire Protection District)

Pilot on Non-Flight Taxi Route Crashes Aircraft at Dacy Airport in Harvard

Thu Jan 9, 2025 01:31 pm Cardinal News

The pilot of a single-engine Cessna aircraft crashed while on a taxi route — a non-flight incident — at Dacy Airport in Harvard. McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies and Harvard Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics […]

Waukegan Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Two Separate House Fires, Preventing Major Damage

Thu Jan 9, 2025 12:55 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan firefighters and paramedics responded to two separate fires in Waukegan in a three-day time period, and prevented major damage by quickly extinguishing both fires. In both single-family residential fire incidents, residents were able to […]

Police Investigating Winnetka Ave Bridge After Driver Found Dead, Windshield Broken on Edens Expressway Near Northfield

Tue Jan 7, 2025 01:35 pm Cardinal News

Fatal single-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway just north of the Winnetka Avenue overpass (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Illinois State Police troopers responded about 7:14 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2025 […]

Daniel Garcia (SOURCE: Schaumburg Police Department)

Schaumburg PD: Guest at Home, Mistaken for Intruder, Shot and Killed by Homeowner

Fri Dec 27, 2024 01:54 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 7:19 a.m. Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 to a report that a 50 year-old female was shot in the back with serious bleeding and had difficulty […]

Death Investigation, Identity Released After Crash on Pheasant Ridge Drive in Lake Zurich

Thu Dec 26, 2024 04:10 pm Cardinal News

The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded about 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2024 to a report of crash with entrapment near Pheasant Ridge Drive and Old Mill Grove Road […]

Northwest Central Dispatch October 27, 2021

NWCDS: Decision on Fire Dispatch Radio Encryption for the Northwest Suburbs Deferred to 2025

Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:40 am Cardinal News

The Executive Committee of Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) held at the Palatine Village Hall on November 21, 2024 announced to defer the decision on radio encryption of the fire dispatch talk groups into the […]

Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2: No Confidence in CFD Admin, Mayor Johnson

Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:59 am Cardinal News

Local 2, the union representing Chicago’s firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics unanimously voted Thursday, December 12, 2024 that they no longer have confidence in leadership at the Chicago Fire Department, after going nearly 3 ½ years […]

Wisconsin Man’s Identity Released in Fatal Crash on I-94 WEST in Gurnee

Mon Dec 16, 2024 04:03 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police, Gurnee Fire Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded about 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2024, to a report of a rollover crash involving a semi-trailer truck and a pickup truck with injuries […]

Lisle-Woodridge condominium apartment building fire at Four Lakes Condominium and Rental community on Thursday morning, December 12, 2024 (SOURCE: Lisle-Woodridge Fire District)

Roof Fire on Multi-Unit Residential Building Under Control in 50 Minutes in Lisle

Fri Dec 13, 2024 10:32 am Cardinal News

Lisle-Woodridge Fire District firefighters declared a roof fire under control in about 50 minutes at a 5-story multi-family building at the Four Lakes Condominium and Rental Community in Lisle Thursday morning, December 12, 2024. The […]

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