Fire Notebook

Extrication crash with four hurt on Skokie Valley Road north of Half Day Road in Highland Park on Sunday, November 20, 2022 (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt).

Four Hurt in Crash with Entrapment on Skokie Valley Road Near Half Day Road

Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:52 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Highland Park responded about 10:16 p.m. Sunday, November 20, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries and entrapment at Skokie Valley Road and Half Day Road in Highland […]

Firefighters direct several streams of water at a pile of burning mulch at the Mulch Center on 23rd Place in North Chicago on Sunday, November 20, 2022 (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt)

Firefighters Control Large Mulch Fire at The Mulch Center on 23rd Place in North Chicago

Sun Nov 20, 2022 06:42 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters from North Chicago responded about 2:08 p.m. Sunday, November 20, 2022 to a report of a large outdoor fire at the Mulch Center, 3023 23rd Place in North Chicago. Engine 152’s crew discovered the […]

Palatine Firefighters Extinguish House Fire on Schubert St Palatine

Sat Nov 19, 2022 03:38 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded at 2:12 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2022 to a report of a house fire at 269 North Schubert Street in Palatine. The first Palatine Fire Department unit arrived […]

A firefighter at a hydrant at the front of Kilmer School at 655 Golfview Terrace in Buffalo Grove

Firefighters Locate Rooftop HVAC Unit as Source of Smoke at Joyce Kilmer School

Thu Nov 17, 2022 03:39 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 12:51 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2022 to a report of smoke coming out of the vents at Joyce Kilmer School, 655 Golfview Terrace in Buffalo Grove. […]

Elk Grove Police Investigate Report Customer Hit, Injured Manager at McDonald’s

Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:00 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 7:23 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2022 to a report that a customer hit the manager at McDonald’s, 1912 East Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village. […]

Metra Delays After Driver Takes Turn on Railroad Tracks at Northwest Highway and Mount Prospect Road

Thu Nov 10, 2022 06:02 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Des Plaines responded about 5:56 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2022 to a report that the driver of a vehicle took a wrong turn onto the Union Pacific Northwest Line line […]

Police search in a Cook County Forest Preserve near Bode Lake between Bode Road and Shoe Factory Road after a crash into a tree that possibly involved a kidnapping on Golf Road between Barrington Road and Bartlett Road (Imagery ©2022 CNES / Airbus, Landsat / Copernicus, Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA/FPAC/GEO, Map data ©2022 Google)

Police Investigating Report of Kidnapping After Crash into Tree Golf Rd Hoffman Estates

Thu Nov 10, 2022 03:36 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Hoffman Estates responded about 1:48 p.m. Thursday, November 10, 2022 to a report of a crash into a tree involving personal injury on Golf Road west […]

Roof Torn Off Apartment Building in High Winds in Elk Grove Village

Sat Nov 5, 2022 02:17 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 11:07 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022 to a report that the roof was torn off an apartment building at 10:30 a.m. Charlela Ln. in Elk Grove […]

Rolling Meadows firefighters for raises money for Illinois Fire Safety Alliance's "Camp I Am Me" burn camp (SOURCE: Rolling Meadows Fire Department)

Rolling Meadows Firefighters Raise Money For Illinois Fire Safety Alliance’s “Camp I Am Me” Burn Camp

Sat Nov 5, 2022 10:40 am Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows firefighters announced this week that in September 2022, Rolling Meadows firefighters raised $1888.03 for the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance’s “Camp I Am Me” burn camp during their fill the boot drive. An amount […]

Popeyes on Virginia Street near McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake (Image capture March 2022 ©2022)

Child Bicyclist Hit by Vehicle, Seriously Injured at McHenry Ave and Virginia St Crystal Lake

Mon Oct 31, 2022 05:08 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Crystal Lake responded about 3:39 p.m. Monday, October 31, 2022 to a report of a child bicyclist hit by a vehicle near Popeyes, 340 West Virginia Street in Crystal Lake. […]

Smoke Investigation at Woodfield Mall, Burn Victim Transferred to Ambulance

Mon Oct 31, 2022 02:01 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 31, 2022 to a report of black smoke coming from the roof at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Firefighters discovered white […]

Hanover Park map (Map data ©2022 Google)

Woman Dies in House Fire on Thornwood Street in Hanover Park

Mon Oct 31, 2022 09:54 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Hanover Park responded about 3:52 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 to a report of a house fire with a woman trapped in the block of 7300 Thornwood Street in Hanover […]

Green Bay Road Near Atlantic Avenue Waukegan Township (Image capture Sep 2018 ©2022 Google)

Infant and Adult Killed in Crash on Green Bay Rd Near Atlantic Ave Waukegan Township

Sun Oct 30, 2022 09:13 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Gurnee firefighters and paramedics responded about 4:15 p.m., Saturday, October 29, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries on North Green Bay Road near Atlantic Avenue, unincorporated Waukegan. […]

US-14 near Big Foot Inn just south of the Illinois-Wisconsin state line (Image capture September 2022 ©2022 Google)

Crash with Fire, Entrapment on US-14 Near Big Foot Inn South of State Line

Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:29 pm Cardinal News

McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Harvard responded about 11:20 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 to a report of a vehicle crash with a fire and entrapment in front of the Big […]

Robert McClory Bike Path in the block of 200 Edison Court Waukegan (Image capture September 2019 ©2022 Google)

Teen Boy Shot on Robert McClory Bike Path Near Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan

Wed Oct 26, 2022 07:46 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Waukegan responded about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022 to a report of a shooting on the Robert McClory Bike Path in the block of 200 Edison Court in Waukegan. […]

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