Fire Notebook

Person Hit, Killed By Metra Train Near Lee Street and Miner Street Des Plaines

Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:24 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:51 AM Sunday August 25, 2019 to a report of a person hit by a Metra train near Lee Street and Miner Street Des Plaines, Il. Police and […]

CARDINAL EMERGENCIES: Chicago Fire Scanner and Citizen Witness Reports for Sunday, August 25 2019

Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:13 am Cardinal News

TODAY’S 9-1-1 EMERGENCIES TIMELINE IN CHICAGOLAND Developing about 11:03 PM … Two people stabbed near 69th Street and Rockwell, Chicago. Possibly more people stabbed, and got to the hospital on their own. Developing about 10:15 […]

Rollover Semi-Truck Crash, Injured Driver, Fuel Leak, Spilled Dirt at Sutton Rd and Golf Rd Hoffman Estates

Fri Aug 23, 2019 08:12 am Cardinal News

Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:46 AM Friday August 23, 2019 to a report of a rollover semi-trailer truck crash at Sutton Rd and Golf Rd Hoffman Estates, Il. Rescuers on arrival discovered […]

Crash on Eastbound I-290 Near Irving Park Rd Kills McHenry Woman, Injures 2 Others; Cause Attributed to Driver Asleep at the Wheel

Thu Aug 22, 2019 09:18 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police troopers, Itasca firefighter/paramedics and Elk Grove Village firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday Augusts 21, 2019 to a report of a serious crash on eastbound I-290 near Irving Park Road. A 79-year-old […]

Elk Grove Village: 84 Year-Old Man Crossing Arlington Heights Rd While Walking with a Cane in Darkness Dies After Being Hit by a Minivan

Thu Aug 22, 2019 05:53 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Accident investigation for pedestrian hit by vehicle in Elk Grove Village on Biesterfield Road south of Arlington Heights Road. Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:44 PM Wednesday, August 21, 2019 to […]

Drive-Thru Open Thursday at Randhurst Village Steak ‘n Shake, Dining Area Hopefully Will Open on Monday August 26, 2019 After Small Fire

Thu Aug 22, 2019 04:54 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Scene immediately after Mount Prospect firefighters extinguished a small fire at the Randhurst Village Steak ‘n Shake. Steak ’n Shake at 201 East Euclid Avenue in Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect reported a fire […]

Man Hit by Minivan; Arlington Heights Rd Closed in Both Directions South of Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village

Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:28 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Accident investigation for pedestrian hit by vehicle in Elk Grove Village on Biesterfield Road south of Arlington Heights Road. Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:44 PM Wednesday, August 21, 2019 to […]

Serious Crash at Sutton Rd and Irving Park Rd Traps, Seriously Injures Female Driver in an Acura MDX

Wed Aug 21, 2019 02:15 pm Cardinal News

FLIGHT FOR LIFE LANDING ZONE AT CRASH SCENE Firefighter/paramedics work to extricate a female who was trapped in her SUV following a crash with a pickup truck, then Flight for Life lifts off for a […]

Third Fire at Multi-Pak Factory Near Central Rd and Arthur Ave in Mount Prospect — Third Fire in Nine Days

Fri Aug 16, 2019 08:01 pm Cardinal News

Third Suspicious Fire at Multi-Pak Near Arthur Ave North of Central Rd, Mount Propsect Mount Prospect firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:00 a.m. Friday August 16, 2019 to a report of a fire outside in a container […]

Semi-Trailer Truck catches line, utility pole snaps

Over 500 ComEd Customers without Power After Semi-trailer Truck Hits Low Line, Snaps Pole on Meadow North of Kirchoff, Rolling Meadows

Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:33 am Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedic‘s responded about 9:39 AM Tuesday, August 13, 20192 to Meadow Lane just north of Kirchoff Road for a semi trailer truck that hit some low lines and snapped a utility […]

One Killed, One Seriously Injured in One-Vehicle Crash on Route 41 Early Morning Friday

Sun Aug 11, 2019 02:19 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Gurnee police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:30 a.m. Friday August 9, 2019 to a serious one-vehicle crash on Route 41 north of Kilbourne Road in unincorporated Lake County near Gurnee, […]

Teen Driver Killed in Pickup Truck Crash on North Main St Near Park St, Near Bangs Lake, Wauconda

Sat Aug 10, 2019 09:28 pm Cardinal News

Wauconda Fire Protection District responded at 6:51 a.m. Saturday August 10, 2019 to a report of a serious crash in the block of 200 North Main Street in Wauconda. Police and firefighter/paramedics upon arrival discovered […]

Man, Age 86, Hit and Killed by Private Ambulance Exiting a 7-Eleven Lot Near Potter Rd and Ballard Rd, Des Plaines

Sat Aug 10, 2019 04:26 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines and North Maine firefighter/paramedics and Des Plaines police responded about 11:11 a.m. Wednesday August 7, 2019 to at report of a person pinned under a vehicle at Ballard Road and Potter Road in […]

Smoke, steam and vapor plume from semi-trailer truck fire at Multi-Pak Solutions in Mount Prospect

Cardinal News Requesting Photos of Smoke Plume Viewed from North of the Fire Scene at Multi-Pak Solutions on Arthur Ave in Mount Prospect Near Arlington Heights

Thu Aug 8, 2019 10:17 am Cardinal News

Cardinal News is looking for photos of the white and dark-colored smoke, vapor and steam plume from the semi-trailer truck fire at the Multi-Pak Solutions location (1804 West Central Road Mount Prospect), viewing south from […]

Fire and Explosion in a Semi-Trailer Truck at Loading Dock on Arthur Ave South of Northwest Highway, Mount Prospect; Smoke Spreads Through Arlington Heights Neighborhoods

Wed Aug 7, 2019 11:00 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Fierce semi-trailer fire with explosion and collapse near factory loading dock on the north side of Multi-Pak chemical packaging company, Mount Prospect. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:43 p.m Wednesday, August 7, […]

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