Fire Notebook

Woman Found Dead in a Car Where She Lived with Her Boyfriend Near Old Sam’s Club Rolling Meadows

Thu May 4, 2023 06:10 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 to a report of a female unconscious and not breathing in a car near either the south side or west […]

Significant Fire at Glenbrook South High School Extinguished Quickly by Firefighters

Thu May 4, 2023 04:59 pm Cardinal News

Fire in the Wood Shop A fire broke out inside Glenbrook South High School on Thursday, causing the school to tell people to stay away from the north suburban campus. Video obtained by CBS 2 […]

Liliana Wagner, charged with Aggravated DUI, Leaving the Scene of a PI Crash, and Aggravated Fleeing to Elude (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Hit-and-Run Driver Charged with Felonies After Fleeing with Man on Hood of Toyota, Running Him Over March 2023

Thu May 4, 2023 08:50 am Cardinal News

Following a thorough investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit, the driver of a Toyota Camry involved in a personal injury hit-and-run pedestrian incident on March 20, 2023 in Beach Park […]

Body of Missing MMA Fighter from Aurora Found in Car in Hotel Parking Lot in Schaumburg

Wed May 3, 2023 11:11 pm Cardinal News

The body of a missing MMA fighter out of Aurora, Illinois was found Monday night in a vehicle in a Schaumburg hotel parking lot on Roselle Road near Valley Lake Drive in Schaumburg. Trevon Lawson, […]

Vehicle damaged in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 39 on Monday, April 24, 2023 (SOURCE: Lynn-Scott-Rock FPD)

Maywood Man Killed, Off-Duty Wauconda Police Officer Critically Injured, 4 Others Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-39 Near Route 64

Wed May 3, 2023 09:32 pm Cardinal News

An off-duty Wauconda police officer and his wife were critically or seriously injured in a three-car crash that involved a wrong-way driver on Interstate 39 under the Route 64 overpass about 2:40 a.m., Monday, April […]

Des Plaines Resident Cited in Fatal I-90 Crash Near Schaumburg

Mon May 1, 2023 11:55 pm Cardinal News

Fatal rear-end crash on EB I-90 near Schaumburg Thursday, April 27, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ An alleged speeding driver, traveling along eastbound I-90 west of Meacham Road, has been cited in a fatal […]

ComEd crew rescuing a cat that wouldn't come down from atop a pole transformer on Campbell Street in Rolling Meadows

ComEd Crew, Firefighters Work to Rescue Cat from Top of Pole Transformer in Rolling Meadows

Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:07 pm Cardinal News

ComEd crew rescues cat from atop a pole transformer in Rolling Meadows, and cat owner Jenny Padilla describes the emergency (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 6:00 […]

Woman Dies After Head-on Crash on Route 59 in Antioch

Wed Apr 26, 2023 05:22 pm Cardinal News

Woman dies after she crossed the center line on Route 59 and hit a pickup truck in a head-on crash on Barrington Road near Bowles Road in Antioch. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics […]

Tabios J. Day, charged with Reckless Homicide and other charges involving street racing in Beach Park in October 2022 (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Driver Charged in Fatal Crash at Sheridan Rd and Howard St, Beach Park in October 2022

Tue Apr 25, 2023 05:54 pm Cardinal News

Driver Charged in Fatal Crash that Killed Another Driver at Sheridan Rd and Howard St, Beach Park in October 2022 Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators conducted a thorough investigation into the deadly crash that […]

Firefighters forcing entry at the back door of a business on Northwest Highway in Palatine on Saturday, April 22, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Palatine Police Assist People Out of Apartments During Fire in Business Below

Sun Apr 23, 2023 09:31 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police, first on scene, help residents out of second floor apartment while fire burns business below; firefighters contain fire to business space. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Palatine responded about 9:56 […]

Man Shot, Killed at Niles Nightclub Restaurant on Milwaukee Ave Near Dempster St

Sun Apr 23, 2023 10:03 am Cardinal News

Christine Flores reports on the latest from a fatal shooting at a nightclub in Niles, Illinois (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Niles responded about 1:03 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 […]

Turbulent clouds over the Target store at Rand Road and Thomas Street in Arlington Heights ahead of a thunderstorm with lightning, moderate winds, and quick heavy rain on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023.

Severe Thunderstorm Not So Severe on the Damage Reports; 68 Active Power Outages at 7:20 PM Thursday

Thu Apr 20, 2023 08:06 pm Cardinal News

A quick thunderstorm brought impressive clouds, but not much lightning and only a short burst of heavy rain in the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland. ComEd reported 68 Active Outages with 2,384 customers affected in Chicagoland […]

Waukegan body recovery Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Preliminary Autopsy Results Indicate US Navy Sailor Drowned Before He Was Located in Waukegan Harbor

Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:11 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office reported at 11:02 a.m. Thursday April 20, 2023 that preliminary autopsy results indicate US Navy Sailor Seamus Gray died from drowning. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, there is […]

Body of Missing US Navy Sailor Recovered in Waukegan Harbor

Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:26 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan Police Department police officers conducted a traffic stop just before 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 near the Waukegan Harbor, and then ComEd workers flagged them down after finding a body in the water […]

Bomb Threat at Barrington High School on Main Street Barrington

Mon Apr 17, 2023 01:21 pm Cardinal News

Swatting Hoax Police officers and firefighters and paramedics from Barrington responded about 1:05 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2023 to a report of a bomb threat at Barrington High School, 616 West Main Street in Barrington. […]

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