Fire Notebook

Four Hurt in Crash with Power Lines Down on a Car at Rand Rd and Euclid Ave in Mount Prospect

Thu Apr 3, 2025 09:57 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 1:03 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2025 to a report of a crash with injuries involving a utility pole and power lines at Rand Road and Euclid […]

Identity Released for Victim of Fatal Crash on Route 132 and 1st Street Gurnee

Tue Apr 1, 2025 04:22 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Gurnee responded about 2:20 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2025 to a report of a vehicle crash in the area of Grand Avenue and 1st Street in Gurnee. Police officers on […]

Two Children Die in House Fire in Carpentersville, Third Child Dies at Loyola Burn Center in Maywood

Mon Mar 31, 2025 09:24 am Cardinal News

Two children died in a fire in northwest suburban Carpentersville on Sunday morning, March 30, 2025, Carpentersville Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz confirmed (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Carpentersville responded about […]

House fire on Versailles Court in Wheeling (CARDINAL NEWS)

Wheeling Firefighters Stop House Fire Near Electric Meter on Versailles Court

Wed Mar 26, 2025 07:15 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Wheeling responded about 12:28 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2025 to a report of a house fire in the block of 0-99 Versailles Court in Wheeling. Neighbors reported flames shooting out […]

Wheeling Police Investigating a Shooting of a Male, Age 19, on McHenry Road, Colonial Townhomes Neighborhood

Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:09 pm Cardinal News

Wheeling police officers responded about 10:59 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2025 to a report of a shooting involving a 19-year-old male victim in the block of 800 McHenry Road in Wheeling. The victim was sitting […]

Fatal Crash at Wolf Rd and Thayer St Near the Mount Prospect, Des Plaines Border

Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:03 am Cardinal News

Fatal intersection crash at Wolf Road and Thayer Street in Mount Prospect near the border with Des Plaines (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 6:36 p.m. Monday, […]

Fatal Rear-End Crash on Green Bay Rd Near Russel Rd in Zion

Mon Mar 17, 2025 03:52 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Zion Police Department responded about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025 to a report of a vehicle crash in the area of Russell Road and Green Bay Road in Zion. […]

Two Schaumburg Fire Department ladder trucks on the scene of a working fire on Scarsdale Court in Schaumburg Sunday, March 16, 2025 (SOURCE: Hanover Township Emergency Services)

Schaumburg Firefighters Extinguish Fire Through the Roof on Scarsdale Court, Schaumburg

Sun Mar 16, 2025 08:27 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 3:54 a.m. Sunday, March 16, 2025 to a report of a townhouse fire in the block of 200 Scarsdale Court in Schaumburg. The fire, which was extinguished […]

First United Methodist Church at 216 E. Highland Avenue in Elgin where most of the roof was turn off and dropped on Center Street (SOURCE: City of Elgin)

National Weather Service Report: At Least 4 Small Tornadoes Confirmed Overnight March 14-15, 2025

Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:30 pm Cardinal News

Storm damage in northern Illinois was sparse, but small areas received serious property damage. Since trees do not have leaves on their branches yet, there was probably much less tree damage than there would have […]

Semi-Trailer Dump Truck Rolls, Spills Salt Through the Center Gap of I-290 WEST/EAST onto Route 83

Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:29 pm Cardinal News

Salt spilled from a semi-trailer dump truck off the Eisenhower Extension overpass onto Route 83 below, according to the Illinois State Police (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ An Illinois State Police trooper discovered a semi-trailer […]

Fire at the rear of a house in Lombard Tuesday, March about 5:28 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (SOURCE: Lombard Fire Department)

No Injuries Reported in Significant Fire Involving Propane Tank at House at Harrison Rd and Charlotte St, Lombard

Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:28 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Lombard responded about 5:24 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025 to a house fire, initially reported at Madison and Charlotte streets. The house fire location, with flames visible, was corrected to […]

LifeNet medical helicopter at a crash scene on Plank Raod south of Pingree Grove on Sunday night, March 9, 2025

Two Killed in Crash with Fire on Plank Rd East of Switzer Rd South of Pingree Grove in Plato Township

Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:06 am Cardinal News

Kane County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District responded about 9:43 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 to a reoprt of a multiple-vehicle crash near the address of […]

Fire Chief Brian Kane on Le Parc Circle in Buffalo Grove after an extra alarm fire was extinguished Saturday, March 8, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Firefighters Extinguish 6-Unit Condo Townhouse Building in High Winds on Le Parc Circle Buffalo Grove

Sat Mar 8, 2025 11:57 pm Cardinal News

Extra alarm 6-unit condo building fire on Le Parc Circle in Buffalo Grove. YouTube Tips ⓘ A fire that started in one townhouse unit in the block of 300 Le Park Circle in Buffalo Grove […]

Woman Dies 35 Hours After She Was Hit By Cook County Sheriff’s SUV on Milwaukee Ave, Glenview, Des Plaines Border

Thu Mar 6, 2025 03:23 pm Cardinal News

Chicago woman Mercedes Smith, who was hit by a Cook County Sheriff’s Office squad car, died after a crash on Milwaukee Avenue near Greenwood Road near the border of Glenview and Des Plaines (ABC 7 […]

High-Speed Crash into a Tree Kills Driver of Black Chrysler 300 in Bull Valley East of Woodstock

Thu Mar 6, 2025 01:50 pm Cardinal News

One person was killed Monday evening in a fiery crash near Woodstock, Illinois (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ An unidentified individual is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Bull Valley between Woodstock and McHenry in […]

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