Fire Notebook

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy First on Scene to Assist with Delivery of a Baby in Lake Villa Area

Fri Apr 5, 2019 06:23 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Lake Villa FPD firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:16 a.m. Thursday April 4, 2019 to a report from a man that said his pregnant girlfriend’s water had broken and her contractions were […]

Secondary Crash Kills Woman Who Was Standing Outside a Crashed Vehicle on NB I-294 Near Golf Rd, Des Plaines

Thu Apr 4, 2019 08:02 pm Cardinal News

An Illinois State Police Trooper witnessed a secondary crash on northbound I-294 at Golf Road that killed a Bellwood woman. The Illinois State Trooper was not injured, but a woman who was a passenger in […]

Woman, Age 23, Killed in Crash at Route 137 and Route 43 in North Chicago

Thu Apr 4, 2019 06:57 pm Cardinal News

North Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:00 p.m. Friday March 29, 2019 to a report of a crash with entrapment at the intersection of Route 137 and Route 43 in North Chicago. According to […]

Wrong-Way Driver on Northwest Highway Stopped Near Northwest Highway and Main St, Mount Prospect

Thu Apr 4, 2019 12:07 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:54 AM Thursday April 4, 2019 to a report of a wrong-way driver on Northwest Highway near Northwest Highway and Elmhurst Road Mount Prospect, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics […]

Fire Scene Photos from Chicago Fire Department at Newly Weds Foods Near Wrightwood and Keeler Ave, Chicago

Wed Apr 3, 2019 05:05 am Cardinal News

Chicago police and firefighters and paramedics responded about 4:45 PM Tuesday April 2, 2019 to a report of a fire in a large factory at Wrightwood Ave and Keeler Ave Chicago, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics […]

Factory Newly Weds Foods fire in Chicago

Extra Alarm Factory Fire at Newly Weds Foods at Wrightwood Ave and Keeler Ave Chicago

Tue Apr 2, 2019 09:29 pm Cardinal News

Crews are on the scene of a fire at Newly Weds Foods, a factory near North Keeler Avenue and West Wrightwood Avenue in the Kelvyn Park neighborhood. Chicago police and firefighters and paramedics responded about […]

Person Hit by a Freight Train on UP West Line Near Cumnor Ave, Glen Ellyn

Mon Apr 1, 2019 11:13 am Cardinal News

Glen Ellyn police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:40 AM Monday April 1, 2019 to a report of a person that jumped in front of a train near 41.881625, -88.045622 (Cumnor Ave and Up West Line […]

Man Hit By Pickup Truck at McHenry Home Depot Near Front Entrance Dies from Injuries

Mon Apr 1, 2019 10:11 am Cardinal News

A man who was walking into a McHenry Home Depot Sunday March 31, 2019 at about 12:42 p.m. died from his injuries. Police have not initially released the man’s identity. The preliminary autopsy results are […]

Man Hit by Pickup Truck on Drive Near Front Entrance to Home Depot on Richmond Rd, McHenry

Sun Mar 31, 2019 05:37 pm Cardinal News

McHenry police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:42 p.m. Sunday March 31, 2019 to a report that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and injured just before walking into Home Depot at 2461 Richmond Road […]

Brush Fire in Deer Grove Forest Preserve on Ela Rd Just North of Northwest Highway Barrington

Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:47 pm Cardinal News

FIRE INITIALLY REPORTED AS A HOUSE FIRE TURNS OUT TO BE A CONTROLLED BURN Barrington police and Barrington-Countryside firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:27 PM Sunday March 31, 2019 to a report of a house on fire […]

CARDINAL EMERGENCIES: Chicago Fire Scanner and Citizen Witness Reports for Saturday, March 30 2019

Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:41 pm Cardinal News

SAT MAR 30 2019 ~11:14 PM ROLLOVER CRASH ON STERLING AVE PALATINE Palatine Fire Department Rollover Crash 1170 North Sterling Ave Palatine, IL Report of a 2-vehicle crash with a rollover near 1170 North Sterling […]

Gerald Ellis, Illinois State Trooper killed by wrong-way driver Saturday March 30, 2019

Illinois State Trooper Killed in Crash Caused by Wrong-Way Driver on I-94 Near Milepost 16.75 Near Green Oaks, Unincorporated Libertyville

Sat Mar 30, 2019 08:11 am Cardinal News

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE MOURN THE LOSS OF TROOPER GERALD ELLIS Illinois State Police (ISP) Acting Director Brendan F. Kelly regretfully announces the line-of-duty death of ISP District 15 (Downers Grove) Trooper Gerald Ellis. Illinois State […]

Map of I-294 crash with disabled vehicle

Vehicle Crash into Disabled Vehicle on I-294 North of Golf Rd — One Serious Injury, but Illinois State Trooper Already on Scene Not Hurt

Sat Mar 30, 2019 07:48 am Cardinal News

Illinois State police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:49 AM Saturday March 30, 2019 to a report of a crash involving a disabled vehicle hit on NB I-294 just north of Golf Road near Des Plaines […]

Illinois State Trooper Trapped, Killed in Crash on Westbound I-94 Between Route 60 and Route 176

Sat Mar 30, 2019 05:55 am Cardinal News

Illinois State police and Libertyville firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:24 AM Saturday March 30, 2019 to a report of an extrication crash on the Westbound Tri-State Tollway and Route 176 near unincorporated Libertyville, Il. Police and […]

Chemical Spill in Salt Creek Near Carriageway Dr, Rolling Meadows

Tue Mar 26, 2019 07:02 pm Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:12 PM Tuesday March 26, 2019 to a report of a large chemical odor near the bridge over Salt Creek 42.057135, -88.014389 (5501 Carriageway Rolling Meadows, Il). Police […]

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