FIRE BLOG C

Widespread Power Failures Affect Hoffman Estates, Palatine, and Schaumburg: Several Elevator Rescues

Tue Jan 30, 2024 08:30 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters from Hoffman Estates, Palatine, and Schaumburg began to respond about 1:13 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2024 to multiple reports of power outages in Schaumburg. At least nine of the emergency calls involved […]

Waukegan police investigating a scene where a female struck a police officer while she was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle and allegedly under the influence of drugs with a passenger that tried to flee on foot (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

A Stolen Car, Two ODs, a Foot Chase, and a Police Officer Run Over — All in Seconds at a Starbucks in Waukegan

Sat Jan 27, 2024 07:56 pm Cardinal News

A woman allegedly fleeing in a stolen vehicle, struck a police officer near Starbucks on Grand Avenue between Oakwood Avenue and Green Bay Road, as a male pedestrian in her vehicle fled on foot. Both […]

Gary L. Bozza, accused of failing to stop and failing to report a fatal crash involving the vehicle he was driving (SOURCE: Lake Zurich Police Department)

Grand Jury Indictment for Arlington Heights Man Accused of Striking, Killing Pedestrian on Rand Rd in Lake Zurich

Wed Jan 24, 2024 06:26 pm Cardinal News

An Arlington Heights resident, Gary L. Bozza, age 67, was indicted in a fatal hit-and-run case that occurred Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Lake Zurich and was arraigned in Lake County Court of the Nineteenth […]

Head-on crash on US-12 near Russell Avenue in Volo, Sunday night, January 21, 2024 (PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Bolf)

Impairment Suspected in Serious Head-on Crash that Injured 3 on Route 12 near Russell Ave in Volo

Mon Jan 22, 2024 08:44 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Wauconda Fire District responded about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, January 21, 2024 to a report of a head-on crash at Route 12 and Russell Avenue, Volo.. Sheriff’s […]

Mother and 3 Daughters Shot And Killed, Suspect Arrested in Domestic-Related Shooting in Tinley Park

Sun Jan 21, 2024 08:49 pm Cardinal News

Tinley Park Village Manager Pat Carr confirms the shooting is the result of a domestic incident, that a suspect is in custody, and that there is no threat to the community (Andrew Ramos/CBS Chicago). YouTube […]

Damage from Fire on Roof at Old Chicago Red Hots in Antioch Requires Temporary Closure of Restaurant

Sun Jan 21, 2024 02:23 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters responded to a report of a fire the Old Chicago Red Hots restaurant in Antioch on Saturday evening, January 20, 2024. YouTube Tips ⓘ A fire in the roof of a single-story […]

Barrington-Countryside Fire Battalion Chief Injured in Head-on Crash When Oncoming Driver Crossed Median on Route 62, Barrington Hills

Sat Jan 20, 2024 06:56 pm Cardinal News

The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District command van was struck while responding to a crash at Algonquin Road and Old Sutton Road in Barrington Hills at 8:38 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024. A second ambulance was […]

Multiple Reports of Lines Down and Transformer Fires in Northwest Suburbs

Fri Jan 12, 2024 08:42 am Cardinal News

Article will be updated at the bottom with new power-related or weather-related incidents involving fire departments in the northwest suburbs near Arlington Heights. Multiple problems and hazards with power lines down and transformer fires began […]

Apartment Residents Rescued But 6 Pets Die in Fire at Historic William Musch Home

Thu Jan 11, 2024 07:34 am Cardinal News

Six pets died and as many as 15 people were displaced after an apartment fire in a building known as the historic Robert Musch home (circa 1900s), which was later converted to an apartment building […]

USIC Utility Locator Worker Dies After He Was Struck by a Car on Main St Near Coyne Station Rd in Huntley

Tue Jan 9, 2024 07:25 pm Cardinal News

A USIC utility locating service worker, Joseph Zephries, age 20, of Huntley has died at Northwestern Huntley Hospital after he was struck by a car while he was working on Main Street near Coyne Station […]

Pedestrian Worker Hit by Car, Critically Injured on Main St Near Coyne Station Rd in Huntley

Tue Jan 9, 2024 12:04 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Huntley responded about about 3:07 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2024 to a report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle inl the area of Main Street and Coyne Station Road […]

Vehicle damage to a small silver SUV that occurred when a pedestrian was hit by the vehicle and killed on Friday evening, January 5, 2024 (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Belvidere Rd Near Staben Ave in Park City — Identity Released

Mon Jan 8, 2024 02:22 pm Cardinal News

Park City and Waukegan Police Departments as well as the Gurnee and Waukegan Fire Departments responded about 6:39 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2024 to the area of Belvidere Road (Route 120) and Staben Avenue in […]

Case Closed: Shooting Deaths on Wild Plum Rd Near Crystal Lake Confirmed Murder, Suicide

Sat Jan 6, 2024 06:33 pm Cardinal News

A shooting in unincorporated Crystal Lake has left four people injured and on person dead (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, January 5, 2023 that a shooting incident […]

Crash involving a stolen vehicle on Milwaukee Avenue near Crain Street in Niles, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 (SOURCE: Niles Fire Department)

Four that Fled from a Stolen Car Involved in a Crash on Milwaukee Ave in Niles in Custody

Wed Jan 3, 2024 10:27 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Niles responded about 2:17 p.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2023 to a report of a crash involving a stolen 2011 Hyundai in the block of 8600 Milwaukee Avenue near Crain Street in […]

Gas odor from Iowa to Illinois on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 (Map data ©2024 Google)

Natural Gas Odor from East Central Iowa to Northeast Illinois

Tue Jan 2, 2024 09:15 pm Cardinal News

Numerous reports of an outdoor natural gas odor were reported late Tuesday afternoon, January 2, 2023 in Cook County, Lake County and McHenry County. The first reports in Chicagoland began before 4:00 p.m. in McHenry […]

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