Fire Notebook

Rear-end chain reaction crash on westbound Palatine express lanes east of Wheeling Road Wheeling

Rear-End Chain Reaction Crash at Palatine Rd and Wheeling Rd, Wheeling

Mon Aug 22, 2022 09:40 pm Cardinal News

Rear-end multi-vehicle crash at Palatine Road express and Wheeling Road, Wheeling. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Wheeling responded about 12:26 p.m. Monday, August 22, 2022 to a report of a multi-vehicle crash […]

Mount Prospect Public Works Central Road Mount Prospect (Image capture August 2019 ©2022)

Man Dies After Crash at Mount Prospect Public Works Building on Central Road

Sun Aug 21, 2022 05:53 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 8:50 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2022 to a report of a high-speed crash with injuries and entrapment at 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect. Information from […]

An SUV stuck in some pine trees might have hit the corner of the building at Palatine Road and Smith Street in Palatine

SUV Crashes into Pine Trees at Palatine Rd and Smith St Palatine

Sun Aug 21, 2022 05:05 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 12:56 a.m. Sunday, August 21, 2022 to a report of a crash involving a building with injuries at Palatine Road and Smith Street in Palatine. Police received […]

Possible stabbing investigation on Maplebrook Court near Lakeland Drive Schaumburg

Schaumburg Police Investigating a Report a Person Was Stabbed Near Maplebrook Ct and Lakeland Dr

Tue Aug 16, 2022 07:27 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 4:33 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2022 to a report that a victim was stabbed in the block of 200 Maplebrook Court, Schaumburg. Apparently a male victim called […]

Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on Route 41 Near Wadsworth Rd Wadsworth

Tue Aug 16, 2022 08:32 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Newport firefighters and paramedics responded about 11:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022 to a report of a crash with injuries in the area of U.S. Route 41 north of Wadsworth […]

I-90 WEST vehicle fire extinguished by Huntley FPD about 5:11 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2022 (SOURCE: Huntley Fire Protection District)

Huntley Firefighters Extinguish Vehicle Fire on I-90

Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:10 pm Cardinal News

Huntley Firefighters Extinguish One of Two Reported Vehicle Fires on I-90 on Friday Firefighters from Huntley Fire Protection District and Illinois State Troopers responded about 5:11 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2022 to extinguish a fully-involved […]

Ambulance and fire engine from Palatine Fire Department at Walmart just before a shooting victim was transported to the hospital

Shooting Victim Gets Help Near Walmart Store on Rand Rd in Palatine

Sun Aug 14, 2022 11:03 pm Cardinal News

Shooting victim gets help at Walmart parking lot in Palatine. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 2:14 a.m. Sunday, August 14, 2022 to a report that a shooting victim was […]

Three People Shot at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee

Sun Aug 14, 2022 08:09 pm Cardinal News

Three people were injured Sunday evening when shots were fired from a single vehicle in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America, a spokesperson tells WGN News (Jewell Hillery/WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, […]

Smoke showing at the front of a house on McGlashen Drive in South Barrington (PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Bolf)

Extra Alarm House Fire on McGlashen Drive in South Barrington

Sat Aug 13, 2022 09:06 pm Cardinal News

Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 11:43 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022 to a report of a residential structure fire in the block of 0-99 McGlashen Drive in […]

Arlington Heights Road and Auburn Lane in Buffalo Grove (Image capture: October 2018 ©2022 Google)

Trucker Extricated by Firefighters from His Truck After He Became Trapped During Roadside Work in Buffalo Grove

Sat Aug 13, 2022 02:35 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters in Buffalo Grove, IL worked to free the drier of a truck that became trapped by the wheels under the tractor of his rig when he was underneath attending to a mechanical issue. YouTube […]

Grays Lake with Jones Island Park (Imagery ©2022 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA/FPAC/GEO, Map data ©2022)

Grayslake and Lake County Firefighters, Divers Rescue Lost Swimmer on Grays Lake

Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:12 am Cardinal News

Grayslake Fire Protection District firefighters and divers responded about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022 to a report of a missing swimmer in Grays Lake. Upon arrival firefighters learned additional details that two swimmers had […]

Land Rover rolled on the passenger side on Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove

2 Extricated from Rollover Crash at Buffalo Grove Road and Church Road, Buffalo Grove

Thu Aug 11, 2022 07:18 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 1:53 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2022 to a report of a rollover crash with injuries at Buffalo Grove Road and Church Road in Buffalo Grove. Two […]

Looking west on Dundee Road at the intersection with Bateman Road in Barrington Hills (Image capture December 2021 ©2022 Google)

Teen Charged with Aggravated DUI, Use of Electronic Device After Fatal Crash in May 2022 in Barrington Hills

Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:01 am Cardinal News

Barrington Hills Police Department announced Wednesday, August 10, 2022, that the police department has charged a 17-year-old male from Algonquin in a juvenile petition in Cook County Circuit Court, with … Aggravated Driving Under the […]

Two People Rescued in House Fire on Route 60 West of Saunders Rd Mundelein

Sun Aug 7, 2022 01:32 pm Cardinal News

Police from Mundelein, firefighters and paramedics from Countryside Fire Protection District responded about 3:25 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2022 to a report that two people were trapped on the second floor in a house fire […]

Emergency landing on Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills (Craig/CapturedNews).

Private Aircraft Emergency Landing on Milwaukee Avenue Near Trader Joe’s Libertyville, Vernon Hills

Fri Aug 5, 2022 11:51 pm Cardinal News

Police from Libertyville and Vernon Hills, and firefighters and paramedics from Countryside FPD and Vernon Hills responded about 10:15 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2022 to a report of an aircraft emergency landing on Milwaukee Avenue […]

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