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Vehicle damaged in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 39 on Monday, April 24, 2023 (SOURCE: Lynn-Scott-Rock FPD)

Maywood Man Killed, Off-Duty Wauconda Police Officer Critically Injured, 4 Others Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-39 Near Route 64

Wed May 3, 2023 09:32 pm Cardinal News

An off-duty Wauconda police officer and his wife were critically or seriously injured in a three-car crash that involved a wrong-way driver on Interstate 39 under the Route 64 overpass about 2:40 a.m., Monday, April […]

Woman Dies After Head-on Crash on Route 59 in Antioch

Wed Apr 26, 2023 05:22 pm Cardinal News

Woman dies after she crossed the center line on Route 59 and hit a pickup truck in a head-on crash on Barrington Road near Bowles Road in Antioch. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics […]

Tabios J. Day, charged with Reckless Homicide and other charges involving street racing in Beach Park in October 2022 (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Driver Charged in Fatal Crash at Sheridan Rd and Howard St, Beach Park in October 2022

Tue Apr 25, 2023 05:54 pm Cardinal News

Driver Charged in Fatal Crash that Killed Another Driver at Sheridan Rd and Howard St, Beach Park in October 2022 Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators conducted a thorough investigation into the deadly crash that […]

Man Shot, Killed at Niles Nightclub Restaurant on Milwaukee Ave Near Dempster St

Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:03 am Cardinal News

Christine Flores reports on the latest from a fatal shooting at a nightclub in Niles, Illinois (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Niles responded about 1:03 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 […]

Turbulent clouds over the Target store at Rand Road and Thomas Street in Arlington Heights ahead of a thunderstorm with lightning, moderate winds, and quick heavy rain on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023.

Severe Thunderstorm Not So Severe on the Damage Reports; 68 Active Power Outages at 7:20 PM Thursday

Thu Apr 20, 2023 08:06 pm Cardinal News

A quick thunderstorm brought impressive clouds, but not much lightning and only a short burst of heavy rain in the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland. ComEd reported 68 Active Outages with 2,384 customers affected in Chicagoland […]

Waukegan body recovery Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Preliminary Autopsy Results Indicate US Navy Sailor Drowned Before He Was Located in Waukegan Harbor

Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:11 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office reported at 11:02 a.m. Thursday April 20, 2023 that preliminary autopsy results indicate US Navy Sailor Seamus Gray died from drowning. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, there is […]

Body of Missing US Navy Sailor Recovered in Waukegan Harbor

Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:26 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan Police Department police officers conducted a traffic stop just before 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 near the Waukegan Harbor, and then ComEd workers flagged them down after finding a body in the water […]

Bomb Threat at Barrington High School on Main Street Barrington

Mon Apr 17, 2023 01:21 pm Cardinal News

Swatting Hoax Police officers and firefighters and paramedics from Barrington responded about 1:05 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2023 to a report of a bomb threat at Barrington High School, 616 West Main Street in Barrington. […]

SUV and motorcycle in crash at Cedar Lake Road and Ferndale Drive Round Lake Beach on Monday, April 10, 2023 (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

Identity Released for Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with SUV at Cedar Lake Road and Ferndale Drive in Round Lake Beach

Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:56 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office released the identity on Tuesday April 11 of a motorcyclist that was killed in a crash with an SUV on Monday. The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Alexis Coria […]

Motorcyclist Dies in Crash with SUV at Cedar Lake Road and Ferndale Drive in Round Lake Beach

Mon Apr 10, 2023 09:09 pm Cardinal News

An 18 year-old male motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in a crash with an SUV Monday afternoon. Initially, the identity of the motorcyclist was not released pending notification of family members. Round Lake Beach police […]

Two People Found Dead Near O’Hare Saturday in Separate Incidents, Man Killed Sunday on Blue Line Tracks

Sun Apr 9, 2023 04:41 pm Cardinal News

A man and a woman were found dead in apparent separate incidents near O’Hare International Airport in Chicago Saturday. Early in the morning, police, firefighters, and paramedics from Chicago responded about 3:12 a.m. Saturday April […]

Tire marks from donuts last Fall in Arlington Heights on Northwest Highway and near Waterman Avenue where Culver's is located in Arlington Heights near the border with Mount Prospect

Fire Lit at Intersection Takeover at 1st Ave and Chicago Ave in Maywood

Sun Apr 9, 2023 11:53 am Cardinal News

Offenders took over an intersection with their vehicles early Sunday morning in Maywood, and lit a fire in the intersection about 1:09 a.m. Sunday, April 9, 2023. The fire only involved rubbish, and the fire […]

Lake Shore Drive apartment fire at a high-rise where a Chicago firefighter was killed on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (SOURCE: Chicago Fire Department)

Lake Shore Drive High-Rise Fire: Second Chicago Firefighter Dies After Firefighter Died at Another Fire Yesterday

Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:07 pm Cardinal News

A second firefighter died Wednesday, April 5, 2023 fighting a fire at a high-rise apartment/condo building on Lake Shore Drive, the day after another firefighter died fighting an apartment house fire on the South Side […]

Apartment house fire scene at Wallace Street Chicago, where two injured firefighters were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn (SOURCE: CFD Media)

Chicago Firefighter Pronounced Dead After Transport from Scene of Fire on Wallace St Near 120th

Tue Apr 4, 2023 05:13 am Cardinal News

A Chicago firefighter was pronounced dead after he was transported in cardiac arrest from the scene of a house fire in the West Pullman neighorhood on the South Side of Chicago, fire officials announced Tuesday […]

Hoffman Estates police officers collecting evidence on Flagstaff Lane between Olive Street and Grand Canyon Street in Hoffman Estates

Shots Fired on Flagstaff Lane Hoffman Estates

Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:49 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Hoffman Estates responded Tuesday evening, March 28, 2023 to a report of shots fired on Flagstaff Lane between Olive Street and Grand Canyon Street in Hoffman Estates. Police investigators appeared to be […]

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