Fire Notebook

Des Plaines Woman Dies 11 Days After Her Vehicle Was Struck in Rear-End Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave, Des Plaines

Tue May 7, 2019 11:03 am Cardinal News

UPDATED ARTICLE CORRECTS DATE AND TIME OF FATAL CRASH IN DES PLAINES Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 7:39 a.m. Thursday April 11, 2019 to a report of a crash with injuries at Wolf […]

Second Body of Three Missing Employees Found at Explosion Scene at AB Specialty Silicones

Mon May 6, 2019 08:43 am Cardinal News

About 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the search team located a body in a heavily damaged part of the building. It took crews over two hours to remove the victim. The body of a second person of […]

Man Killed by Fallen Tree While Excavating on Leech Rd Near Coral Rd in Unincorporated Union in McHenry County

Sun May 5, 2019 11:45 am Cardinal News

Union firefighter/paramedics and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 1:41 p.m. Saturday May 4, 2019 to a report that a man was trapped under a large tree that fell on his excavator in the block […]

Victim Rescued in Waukegan Last Night Dies in Burn Unit; Search For Two Missing Employees Resumes at Site of Waukegan Chemical Plant Explosion

Sat May 4, 2019 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Byron Biehn, a shift supervisor, and Daniel Nicklas, a lab technician, were still missing after the explosion at AB Specialty Silicones Friday night. Workers at AB Specialty Silicones said Saturday that fellow employee Allen Stevens […]

1 Found Dead, 2 Missing After AB Specialty Silicones Explosion at 3790 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan

Sat May 4, 2019 03:49 pm Cardinal News

Saturday morning after 9:50 a.m., May 4, 2019 Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi confirmed search and recovery crews recovered one body after a large explosion in Waukegan in Lake County Friday night. The loud explosion, […]

Official Updates for Waukegan Explosion; WYZE Security Video Catches Explosion As It Happened

Sat May 4, 2019 06:38 am Cardinal News

OFFICIAL UPDATE WITH 5 AM PRESS CONFERENCE AT SILICONE PLANT EXPLOSION SCENE IN WAUKEGAN In a press release last night by Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi, at least four people were hospitalized following a massive […]

Explosion and Fire at Commercial Building on Sunset Ave Near Northwestern Ave, Waukegan

Fri May 3, 2019 10:29 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:38 PM Friday May 3, 2019 to a report of loud, earth-shaking explosion and fire at Sunset Avenue and Northwestern Avenue Waukegan, Il. The explosion was heard as far […]

Condo fire on Cove Drive Prospect Heights

Serious Condo Fire Extinguished Quickly in Prospect Heights on Cove Drive Near Old Willow Rd

Fri May 3, 2019 08:52 pm Cardinal News

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics responded at 12:28 p.m. Friday May 3, 2019 to a reported fire at 1535 Cove Drive, part of the Quincy Park Condominiums. While Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics resonded to this […]

Substance Sprayed At Morgan Park High School Again; 5th Spray Attack with Most Recent Thursday May 2, 2019

Thu May 2, 2019 03:04 pm Cardinal News

Three people were hospitalized and a Level I Hazmat was called at Morgan Park High School after a substance was sprayed or released into the air, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson. A Level […]

Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Three People from House Fire on River Rd Near Kohley Rd in Lisle

Thu May 2, 2019 12:35 pm Cardinal News

An off-duty Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District firefighter, on his way to work about 6:20 a.m. Wednesday May 1, 2019, rescued three residents who were unaware their house in the block of 5600 River Road in […]

Des Plaines Woman Rear-Ended in Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave Thursday April 11 Crash Dies Monday April 22, 2019

Wed May 1, 2019 03:46 pm Cardinal News

An innocent Des Plaines woman was rear-ended by an errant driver, who has been cited with Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, died 11 days after a crash in Des Plaines. Janice Meyer, […]

Chicagoland Road Closure List from Floodwaters (Sample, not Complete) Wednesday May 1, 2019

Wed May 1, 2019 03:22 pm Cardinal News

Road closures have been reported throughout Chicagoland from a variety of sources and are listed below the floodwater tips directly below. Some areas have had more than 3 inches of rain. FLOODWATER TIPS Stay out […]

Identity Released for Victim Killed on I-55 When a Car Crashed into the Rear End of an Uber Car

Sun Apr 28, 2019 07:31 pm Cardinal News

Jamie Poulos Killed in Crash on Stevenson Expressway After a Night Out Celebrating Her 23rd Birthday Jamie Poulson was killed and three others were injured after a fiery crash on I-55 at Damen Avenue early […]

Crash Involving Uber Car Struck from Behind on I-55 Near Damen Ave Causes Fire; Kills 1 Uber Passenger and Injures Several Victims

Sun Apr 28, 2019 09:32 am Cardinal News

One person died and two others were injured after a fiery crash on I-55 at Damen Avenue early Sunday morning. Chicago firefighters and paramedics initially responded about 3:27 a.m. Sunday April 28, 2019 to a […]

John J. Nolan, arson suspect unincorporated Antioch

Arson: Twin Lakes, Wisconsin Resident Lights Up Girl’s Diesel Tank in Unincorporated Antioch After She Turns Him Down for a Date

Sat Apr 27, 2019 03:45 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Antioch firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:00 a.m. Sunday April 7, 2019 to a residence in the block of 42900 North Pedersen Lane in unincorporated Antioch, to a report of a diesel […]

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