Fire Notebook

Northwest Central Dispatch October 27, 2021

Disclaimer: Limited Access to Fire, EMS, Public Safety Information Will Constrain Safe, Effective Public Awareness

Wed Oct 1, 2025 07:02 pm Cardinal News

DISCLAIMER: Due to the impending encryption of fire and EMS radio communications by Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS), CARDINAL NEWS may no longer be able to reliably and thoroughly provide public safety information to our […]

A male adult sitting in the eastbound lanes of Kirchoff Road near Meadows Drive in Rolling Meadows (Provided photo/CARDINAL NEWS)

Naked Male Adult Subdued After Punching at Passing Vehicles on Kirchoff Rd Near Meadows Dr in Rolling Meadows

Mon Sep 22, 2025 03:02 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2025 to a report of a disturbance at Kirchoff Road and Meadow Drive in Rolling Meadows. A witness reported that a […]

Dodge Ram pickup truck wrecked in a single-vehicle crash with a tree and a light police, involving extrication on Dundee Road between Hicks Road and Rand Road in Palatine on Saturday morning, September 20, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Speeding Driver Critically Injured When He Crashes Pickup Truck into Metal Street Light Pole, Large Tree on Dundee Rd, Palatine

Sun Sep 21, 2025 12:00 am Cardinal News

Single-vehicle extrication crash on Dundee Rd near Chase Bank in Palatine (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2025 to a report of a […]

Serious Hazmat Situation Involving Hydrochloric Acid Spill at Dock of Building on Devon Ave, Elk Grove Village

Wed Sep 17, 2025 09:45 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 8:47 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2025 to a report of a chemical spill at 1998 East Devon Avenue in Elk Grove Village. There is a […]

Robert D. Neumann, charged with Aggravated Arson and Residential Arson (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Cary Resident Charged Accused of Intentionally Setting a Home on Fire on Summit Place in Unincorporated Round Lake

Tue Sep 16, 2025 09:13 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a male adult from Cary, Illinois, who intentionally set a house on fire yesterday in unincorporated Round Lake. He occasionally rented the space above a detached garage on the […]

Wilmette Fire Department rescue boat and divers in the waters of Lake Michigan near Light House Beach, Saturday night, September 13, 2025 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Hanover Park Man Dies in Lake Michigan Near Lighthouse Beach, Evanston; Two Others Rescued

Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:25 am Cardinal News

Three male swimmers in their twenties encountered trouble with waters in Lake Michigan near Lighthouse Beach in Evanston a couple minutes before sunset Saturday night. Two swimmers were rescued, and one was found deceased just […]

Fatal Head-on Crash Involving Stolen Auto on Route 134 East of Catherine Street in Ingleside in Lake County

Wed Sep 3, 2025 09:20 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating an early morning fatal head-on traffic crash that occurred in Ingleside. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Route 134 (Long […]

Four People Injured in Personal Watercraft Crash on Gages Lake Near Pebble Beach Park in Lake County

Mon Sep 1, 2025 06:12 pm Cardinal News

Two men and two women were injured in a jet ski crash on Gages Lake near Pebble Beach Park and near Grayslake in Lake County, Illinois (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies […]

Crash at Deerfield Road and Riverwoods Road/Saunders Road Saturday morning, August 30, 2025

One EMS Transport from Crash at Deerfield Rd and Saunders Rd/Riverwoods Rd, Deerfield

Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:20 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded about 9:05 a.m. Saturday, August 30, 2025 to a report of a crash with injuries at in Riverwoods. Police on scene with one person […]

Burning vehicle after crash with a freight train on Union Pacific Northwest line between Harvard and Woodstock in McHenry County, Thursday, August 28, 2025 (SOURCE: Harvard Fire Protection District)

Freight Train, Vehicle Crash with Fire on Northwest Union Pacific Line East of Harvard

Thu Aug 28, 2025 01:21 pm Cardinal News

Harvard firefighters and paramedics, MD-1, Metra police and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 2:24 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2025 to a report of a vehicle vs train crash with explosion to the McGuire Road […]

Eric Neuman, charged with Aggravated Arson and other charges (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

DuPage Court Grants Motion to Detain Carol Stream Man Pre-Trial, Accused of Arson at His Home After His Wife Left Him

Tue Aug 26, 2025 10:55 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police Don Cummings announced today that Judge James McCluskey has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Carol Stream resident accused […]

James C. Argianas, charged with DUI and other charges after crashing into a police vehicle on Thursday, August 21, 2025 in Palatine (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Palatine Resident Arrested for DUI, BAC Almost 3X Legal Limit, After Crashing into Palatine Police Squad at Traffic Stop

Mon Aug 25, 2025 09:03 pm Cardinal News

Two Palatine Police officers were conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle westbound on Lake Cook Road near Rand Road on Thursday, August 21, 2025, just after 11:00 p.m. While the police officer speaking with […]

Ricardo Perez-Fuentes, suspect wanted for investigation of a stabbing of a pregnant woman in Montogery, Illinois on Saturday morning, August 23, 2025 (SOURCE: Montgomery Police Department)

Montgomery Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Suspect Wanted for Investigation of the Stabbing of a Pregnant Female

Mon Aug 25, 2025 07:04 am Cardinal News

The Montgomery Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a male Hispanic individual suspected of stabbing a pregnant woman on Saturday morning, August 23, 2025 in Montgomery, Illinois. Ricardo Perez-Fuentes, a Hispanic male, […]

Attached garage fire in the block of 21000 west Coral Road extinguished by Marengo firefighters on Friday, August 22, 2025 (SOURCE: Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts)

Dog Dies in Attached Garage Fire that Marengo Firefighters Stopped from Extending to the House

Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:44 am Cardinal News

Firefighters from Marengo Fire District responded about 2:28 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2025 to a report of an attached garage fire connected to a single-family home in the block of 21000 West Coral Road in […]

Crash with entrapment at Barrington Road and Algonquin Road in South Barrington after suspects fled with multiple stolen autos from Motor Werks of Barrington

Police BodyCam Video Shows Offenders Stealing Multiple Vehicles, Fleeing from MotorWerks of Barrington, Stealing Police Car January 2023

Tue Aug 19, 2025 08:43 pm Cardinal News

VIEW ON ILLINOIS ON DUTY/YOUTUBE … Touch or Click link to view video on YouTube channel “Illinois On Duty” to see video clips assembled from multiple police dashcams and bodycams showing police activity after multiple […]

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