Fire Notebook

Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Busse Woods Monday, March 23, 2026; Visible Smoke and Smoke Odor Likely

Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:54 am Cardinal News

A prescribed burn is scheduled for Busse Woods today, Monday, March 23, 2026, and is managed by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Frequently, 9-1-1 calls report smoke and fires; and area municipalities often receive […]

Child, Age 4, Found Dead in Basement After House Fire Extinguished on Dalton Ave Near Brice Ave, Mundelein

Mon Mar 23, 2026 10:07 am Cardinal News

Fire scene on Dalton Avenue in Mundelein after a 4 year-old child was found dead in the basement of the single-story home (CapturedNews/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mundelein responded about […]

CARDINAL NEWS Northwest Chicagoland Headlines: SUN MAR 22, 2026 12:40 PM

Sun Mar 22, 2026 01:59 pm Cardinal News

Headlines with links have confirmed Google search results on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Article may be updated with new headlines for this date. Search results may expire at significant time after article date. DETACHED GARAGE […]

Death investigation scen for gunshot victim in Palatine early Tuesday morning, March 17, 2026 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Death Investigation, Possible Homicide Victim Found in Car After Crash Near Rand Rd, Palatine

Tue Mar 17, 2026 06:07 am Cardinal News

On Monday, March 16, 2026, at approximately 9:39 PM, the Palatine Police Department responded to the 1200 block of E. Prairie Brook Drive for a report of a vehicle that had struck multiple parked vehicles […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Injured When Driver Causes Left Turn Crash; After the Crash, 3 Drivers Drove into Scene, All 3 DUI

Sun Mar 15, 2026 05:45 pm Cardinal News

A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering at home following a traffic crash Saturday night, March 14, 2026 in Gurnee. On March 14, 2026, at approximately 10:55 p.m., a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved […]

Rescue scene after a Hoffman Estates police officer rescued an unresponsive female driver from a sinking vehicle in a retention pond at NOW Arena, Wednesday evening, March11, 2026 (CapturedNews)

Hoffman Estates Police Officer Cuts Seat Belt, Rescues Woman from Sinking Car in Retention Pond at NOW Arena

Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:55 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Hoffman Estates responded about 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2026 to a report of a vehicle in a retention pond just south of the south parking lot at NOW Arena, […]

NWS Assessing Tornado Damage, Possible Record Hailstones for Illinois in Kankakee and Darien

Wed Mar 11, 2026 04:16 pm Cardinal News

Video of large hail on the ground and windshields broken in Kankakee, Illinois on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (Tony Laubach/AccuWeather). YouTube Tips ⓘ During the afternoon and evening of March 10, 2026 several intense supercell […]

Siding damaged on a house after a "Controlled Burn" got away from wildland restoration personnel in Lake in the Hills, Monday afternoon, March 9, 2026 (SOURCE: Huntley Fire Protection District)

A “Controlled Burn”Gets Away from Wildland Restoration Personnel, Causes Damage to Siding of House on Steeplechase Way in Lake in the Hills

Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:05 am Cardinal News

Police from Lake in the Hills and firefighters from Huntley Fire Protection District responded about 1:14 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2026 to a report of a brush fire about 2 acres in size in the […]

Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Byron, Illinois, filed August 30, 2005 (SOURCE Bill Tracey/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)

Mass Casualty Chemical Exposure Response at Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Ogle County, Illinois

Tue Mar 10, 2026 06:38 pm Cardinal News

Area police, firefighters and paramedics from Ogle County responded about 4:41 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2026 to a report of a person with chemical exposure at the Exelon/Constellation Byron Generating Station (a two-unit nuclear power […]

Male, Age 17, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash of BMW at Ela Rd Near Long Grove Rd in Deer Park

Mon Mar 9, 2026 04:25 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a fatal single-vehicle traffic crash that occurred Monday morning in Deer Park. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Lake Zurich firefighters and paramedics responded about 9:44 a.m. Monday, […]

Rescue vehicles on the scene of a single-engine aircraft crash in the block of 800 Swallow Court in unincorporated Deerfield late Wednesday night, March 4, 2026 (PHOTO CREDIT: Craig/CapturedNews)

Pilot Dies in Aircraft Crash at Back of Townhomes on Swallow Court in Unincorporated Deerfield Near Chevy Chase Country Club

Thu Mar 5, 2026 06:51 am Cardinal News

A pilot was killed in a small plane crash behind some townhomes in unincorporated Deerfield Wednesday night, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ A pilot involved in a […]

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