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Male driver loaded into a Lake Forest ambulance after extrication on southbound Route 41 south of Route 60 about 3:15 a.m. Sunday June 9, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Rollover Crash Requires 30-Minute Extrication to Free Driver on Route 41 South of Route 60, Lake Forest

Sun Jun 9, 2024 07:54 am Cardinal News

Police reported that the driver in a single-vehicle rollover crash is facing several felony charges, and there was also an active warrant for his arrest (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from […]

John Austwick, homicide victim, who died Wednesday, June 4, 2024 (SOURCE: gofundme)

Family of Shooting Victim John Austwick Organizes Fundraiser on GoFundMe to Help Family After He and His Brother Were Murdered in Highland Park

Sat Jun 8, 2024 01:34 pm Cardinal News

John Austwick’s daughter, Samantha, has organized a fundraiser on gofundme after he left behind his wife Laura, and his two daughters, Samantha 26, and Kelsy 24, as a victim of a double homicide on Wednesday, […]

Woman, Age 76, of Ingleside in Lake County, Illinois, Killed in Crash on Southbound I-294 Near Golf Rd, Des Plaines

Sat Jun 8, 2024 11:46 am Cardinal News

One driver is dead and three others are injured following a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) in Des Plaines (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Illinois State Police troopers and firefighters […]

Paramedic crew or Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) crew standing by at the scene of a house explosion and fire in Lake Zurich, Illinois on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Victim’s Identity Released in House Explosion, Fire on Overhill Dr in Lake Zurich, Forest Lake Community

Fri Jun 7, 2024 09:10 pm Cardinal News

A resident remains unaccounted, but a body was found in rubble, after an explosion destroyed a house Tuesday night in unincorporated Lake Zurich in the Forest Lake community (Mugo Odigwe/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The […]

Investigators from several agencies on the scene on Park Avenue West at the scene of a double homicide investigation in Highland Park (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

Suspected Shooter is 3rd Brother, Accused of Killing 2 Brothers Found at House Fire in Highland Park

Fri Jun 7, 2024 06:00 pm Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house fire on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and police canvassed a neighbor, showed her a picture of a […]

Suspected Shooter In Custody After Deaths of 2 Brothers Found at House Fire on Park Ave West, Highland Park

Fri Jun 7, 2024 11:53 am Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house fire on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and police canvassed a neighbor, showed her a picture of a […]

Identities, Causes of Death Released for Brothers Found Dead at House Fire on Park Ave West, Highland Park

Wed Jun 5, 2024 07:52 pm Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house fire on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and police canvassed a neighbor, showed her a picture of a […]

Victims Found Dead Outside with Suspicious Injuries at Scene of House Fire on Park Ave West, Highland Park

Wed Jun 5, 2024 02:53 pm Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house fire on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and police canvassed a neighbor, showed her a picture of a […]

Security Video Captures Reaction After House Explosion on Overhill Dr in Lake Zurich, Forest Lake Area

Wed Jun 5, 2024 01:09 pm Cardinal News

Security video shows children in the Forest Lake community scrambled for cover when a house explode two or three lots from where they were playing basketball on the driver of their home (Provided by Ulises […]

Two People Found Dead at Scene of House Fire on Park Ave West, Highland Park

Wed Jun 5, 2024 11:20 am Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (Erik Runge/WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Two people were found deceased at […]

Body Found After House Explosion, Fire that Destroyed House on Overhill Dr in Lake Zurich, Forest Lake Community

Wed Jun 5, 2024 10:52 am Cardinal News

A resident remains unaccounted, but a body was found in rubble, after an explosion destroyed a house Tuesday night in unincorporated Lake Zurich in the Forest Lake community (Mugo Odigwe/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The […]

Fire scene shows a house fully-involved with flames behind a partially-collapsed wall on Overhill Drive in Lake Zurich on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Explosion and Fire Destroys House on Overhill Drive in Lake Zurich

Tue Jun 4, 2024 10:51 pm Cardinal News

Explosion and house fire in unincorporated Lake Zurich (Forest Lake) in Ela Township in Lake County, Illinois on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024 (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Lake Zurich […]

Fire at Wooden Pallet Business on Route 173 Extinguished by Harvard and Mutual Aid Firefighters

Mon Jun 3, 2024 03:01 pm Cardinal News

Harvard Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics responded about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024 to a report of a commercial building fire near the Harvard Moose Family Center at 22500 Route 173 in Harvard. […]

Hit-and-Run Rollover Crash Traps, Injures 2 on Skokie Highway (Route 41) Near Gage Lane, Lake Bluff

Mon Jun 3, 2024 11:11 am Cardinal News

Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:02 AM Monday June 3, 2024 to a hit-and-run crash with personal injuries at Route 41 and Rockland Road (Route 176) Lake Forest, IL. Two people were reported […]

Three School Buses in Rear-End Crash on I-55, Minor Injuries Reported Among 11 School Children

Tue May 21, 2024 01:22 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police Troop 3 responded to a multi-unit crash involving three school buses on northbound I-55 at Milepost 246 near Braidwood in Will County. Three 2024 Yellow IC School Busses, were traveling northbound in […]

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