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Six Crashes, 2 Injured on the Elgin-O’hare Expressway Saturday Night

Sun Jan 13, 2013 08:01 pm Cardinal News

Roselle Fire Department and Hanover Park Fire Department responded about 11:06 PM Saturday to multiple crashes on the westbound Elgin-O’Hare Expressway. Illinois State police reported six crashes on the eastbound Elgin-O’Hare Expressway. Two crashes were […]

Illinois State Trooper Chad Martinez Saves His Own — Infant Newborn on I-88

Wed Jan 2, 2013 03:45 pm Cardinal News

Maci Martinez was born on the way to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove Friday morning, December 28, 2012. The 25-mile trip to the hospital was interrupted by her feet first “breech birth” with […]

FIRST ON THE SCENE: Incredible Fire Video from Warehouse Fire at 21st and Western, Chicago

Sun Dec 30, 2012 04:41 pm Cardinal News

Incredible video from Miro Antas, who was on the scene within minutes of the initial fire response as the furniture warehouse became thoroughly involved with fire (Part 2). Miros Antas was on the scene at […]

Warehouse Fire on West 21st Street Near Western Ave, Chicago

Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:17 am Cardinal News

Video showing heavy fire in a warehouse almost a city block long Saturday afternoon near Western Avenue and 21st Street. Chicago firefighters on Engine 23 responded about 1:08 p.m. to a report of a rubbish […]

Large Black Smoke Header Near I-355/Route 53 and North Ave Seen For Miles From Trucks On Fire, Rohlwing Rd, Addison

Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:21 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Two semi-trailer tractor trucks and three semi-trailers destroyed Thursday near I-355, North Avenue, Route 53 and Rolhlwing Road. Addison Fire Protection District firefighters responded about 1:00 PM Thursday, December 27, 2012 to a special […]

VIDEO: Fire Destroys Windy City Wings Building on Green Street in McHenry

Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:03 am Cardinal News

Video from photo retouch artist Laura Schramm of Behnke Photographics (behnkephotoart.com). McHenry FPD firefighters responded about 9:00 p.m. Thursday to Windy City Wings, 1266 N. Green St., to a report of flames coming from the […]

Extra Alarm EMS Box Alarm Brings 15 Ambulances to Crash Involving a School Bus on Tri-State (I-94) Near Deerfield Rd

Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:38 am Cardinal News

Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District request an extra alarm to the third level for an EMS Box for ambulances on the southbound Tri-State Tollway, just south of Deerfield Road, for a crash involving a school bus. […]

Nicholas Wieme Dies After Falling Into Smokestack on Intercontinental Hotel — 42 Stories Up

Thu Dec 13, 2012 01:06 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Scene at 505 North Michigan Avenue while firefighters worked to free Nicholas Wieme from a smokestack. Chicago firefighters made sure Nicholas Wieme, 23 didn’t fall any further down the 42-story full length of a […]

REACT Medical Helicopter from Rockford Memorial Hospital Crashes in Compton, IL

Tue Dec 11, 2012 05:39 am Cardinal News

A REACT Medical Helicopter crashed about 8:30 p.m. just south of the intersection of US 30 and IL 251 in Compton, Illinois. All three crew members on board were killed. No patients were on board. […]

3 Semi-Trailers Crash, 2 Jackknife on Kennedy Expressway at Addison, Chicago

Sat Dec 8, 2012 02:02 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Firefighters, police, and IDOT work to clear trucks on the outbound Kennedy Expressway very early Saturday morning. Overnight motorists returning to the northwest suburbs from Chicago were hung up by a crash involving three […]

Lake Zurich Firefighters Order Extra Alarm House Fire on Sumac Court in Deer Park

Mon Nov 19, 2012 08:06 am Cardinal News

Lake Zurich Fire Rescue and Lake County Sheriff deputies responded 9:06 AM Sunday to a report of a basement fire in the 21400 block of Sumac Court. Firefighters received a report that residents in the […]

Fire Destroys Wilson Lawn and Landscape Garage at Pfingsten Rd and Highland Rd in Unincorporated Northbrook

Thu Nov 15, 2012 08:39 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: Firefighters extinguish a fully-involved landscaping garage fire at Wilson Lawn and Landscaping at Pfingsten Rd and Highland Rd in unincorporated Northbrook. Northbrook firefighter/paramedics and Cook County Sheriff’s police deputies responded about 5:13 PM Wednesday […]

VIDEO: Ladder Rescue, Ventilation and Fire Suppression for Apartment Fire on West Buena Ave, Chicago (Lakeview/Uptown Neighborhood)

Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:30 pm Cardinal News

Ladder rescue and other rescues during a fire on the top floor of a five-story apartment building. Chicago Fire Department firefighters and paramedics responded about 9:27 a.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in a five-story […]

Multiple Crashes: Dangerous, Icy Bridges On Route 53, Route 59, Route 20, Elgin O’Hare Expressway, Tri-State

Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:13 pm Cardinal News

Route 53 “sheet of ice” on bridge over Palatine Road. UPDATE: A man who was standing outside his vehicle on the Elgin O’Hare Expressway near Gary Avenue was killed when he was struck by another […]

Body of Vance Nwankwo Found in South Barrington Pond in Fire Department Water Recovery Operation After Friends and Family Work to Find Him

Fri Nov 9, 2012 08:49 pm Cardinal News

South Barrington police and Barrington Countryside firefighter/paramedics about 3:00 PM Friday recovered the body of Vance Nwankwo, 25, in a pond near his home near Penny Road and Bartlett Road in South Barrington. Firefighter divers […]

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