Fire Notebook

Paramedic crew or Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) crew standing by at the scene of a house explosion and fire in Lake Zurich, Illinois on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Security Video Captures Reaction After House Explosion on Overhill Dr in Lake Zurich, Forest Lake Area

Wed Jun 5, 2024 01:09 pm Cardinal News

Security video shows children in the Forest Lake community scrambled for cover when a house explode two or three lots from where they were playing basketball on the driver of their home (Provided by Ulises […]

Red Ford Focus with severe driver's side damage after a crash with a tandem trailer of a semi-trailer truck on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Harvard Woman Killed in Rear-End Crash with a Truck on I-90 EAST near Meacham Rd Schaumburg

Wed Jun 5, 2024 12:52 pm Cardinal News

A Harvard, Illinois woman was killed in a rear-end crash with a truck on I-90 EAST at a location where several fatal rear-end collision have occurred. Illinois State Police and firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg […]

Two People Found Dead at Scene of House Fire on Park Ave West, Highland Park

Wed Jun 5, 2024 11:20 am Cardinal News

Two people were found deceased at the scene of a house on Park Avenue West in Highland Park early Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (Erik Runge/WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Two people were found deceased at […]

Body Found After House Explosion, Fire that Destroyed House on Overhill Dr in Lake Zurich, Forest Lake Community

Wed Jun 5, 2024 10:52 am Cardinal News

A resident remains unaccounted, but a body was found in rubble, after an explosion destroyed a house Tuesday night in unincorporated Lake Zurich in the Forest Lake community (Mugo Odigwe/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The […]

Fire scene shows a house fully-involved with flames behind a partially-collapsed wall on Overhill Drive in Lake Zurich on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Explosion and Fire Destroys House on Overhill Drive in Lake Zurich

Tue Jun 4, 2024 10:51 pm Cardinal News

Explosion and house fire in unincorporated Lake Zurich (Forest Lake) in Ela Township in Lake County, Illinois on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024 (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Lake Zurich […]

A silver Ford F-150 pickup truck with rear-end damage after a fatal crash involving the pickup truck and a motorcycle on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 on Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect, Illinois (CARDINAL NEWS)

Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Back of Pickup Truck on Algonquin Rd West of Dempster St in Mount Prospect

Tue Jun 4, 2024 05:42 pm Cardinal News

Video of investigation at a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on Algonquin Road west of Dempster Street in Mount Prospect, Illinois (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount […]

Fire at Wooden Pallet Business on Route 173 Extinguished by Harvard and Mutual Aid Firefighters

Mon Jun 3, 2024 03:01 pm Cardinal News

Harvard Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics responded about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024 to a report of a commercial building fire near the Harvard Moose Family Center at 22500 Route 173 in Harvard. […]

Hit-and-Run Rollover Crash Traps, Injures 2 on Skokie Highway (Route 41) Near Gage Lane, Lake Bluff

Mon Jun 3, 2024 11:11 am Cardinal News

Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:02 AM Monday June 3, 2024 to a hit-and-run crash with personal injuries at Route 41 and Rockland Road (Route 176) Lake Forest, IL. Two people were reported […]

Interaction of an unruly male with police in the Ambulance Bay at Northwest Community Healthcare on Friday, May 24, 2024 resulted in the arrest of Aaron Michael Hall-Williams, charged with battery (CARDINAL NEWS)

Male Caused ER Ambulance Entrance Closure, Arrested for Battery; Arrested Last Year for Battery to Police, DUI

Sat Jun 1, 2024 07:51 pm Cardinal News

Police arrested Aaron Michael Hall-Williams, age 35, at the Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Emergency Room ambulance entrance after his actions caused the closure of the ambulance entrance for one hour, and after he chest-butted […]

Black Lexus sedan with rear license plate missing from vehicle immediately after the crash and during the investigation of the crash at Biesterfield Road and Meacham Road on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Fatal Elk Grove Crash: Why Were Teens Traveling in Black Lexus Without Rear License Plate?

Wed May 29, 2024 01:01 pm Cardinal News

Fatal crash at Biesterfield Road and Meacham Road in Elk Grove Village Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May […]

Wrecked Mitsubishi that rolled and cartwheeled for 400 feet after the driver lost control and the vehicle veered off Route 53 on to Wilke Road just after 1:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2024 (photo provided to CARDINAL NEWS)

Two Hurt, 1 Critical After 400-Ft Rollover Crash from Route 53 to Wilke Rd, Arlington Heights

Tue May 28, 2024 11:01 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police troopers, Arlington Heights police officers, Palatine police officers, and Arlington Heights firefighters and paramedics responded about 1:13 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2024 to a report of a serious, single-vehicle rollover crash with […]

Mount Prospect police officers investigating an opening in shrubs at a rear parking lot west of "Fry the Coop" that leads to and from an apartment complex on Blossom Lane west of the restaurant (CARDINAL NEWS)

Gang Members Grazed by Shots Fired at Restaurant Parking on Milwaukee Ave After Conflict on Apple Dr, Prospect Heights

Mon May 27, 2024 09:45 am Cardinal News

Bullet casings were seen on the ground as police investigated the scene, and witnesses explained the shooting outside of a Prospect Heights hotel (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The Prospect Heights Police Department responded about […]

Interaction of an unruly male with police in the Ambulance Bay at Northwest Community Healthcare on Friday, May 24, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Hospital Ambulance Bay Shut Down While Police Successfully De-Escalate Unruly Heavyset Male Arlington Hts

Sat May 25, 2024 12:44 pm Cardinal News

Textbook de-escalation by police officers and hospital security personnel during interaction with a shirtless, barefoot, muscular heavyweight male causing a disturbance in the “Ambulance Bay” — an unauthorized area of the Emergency Department at Northwest […]

Three School Buses in Rear-End Crash on I-55, Minor Injuries Reported Among 11 School Children

Tue May 21, 2024 01:22 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police Troop 3 responded to a multi-unit crash involving three school buses on northbound I-55 at Milepost 246 near Braidwood in Will County. Three 2024 Yellow IC School Busses, were traveling northbound in […]

Identity Released for Victim in Fatal Traffic Crash at Dean St and Gayle Dr, Near Woodstock

Tue May 21, 2024 09:27 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 released the identity of a 29 year-old woman, Belen Estrada, who was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in unincorporated Woodstock, Illinois on Friday, May […]

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