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House Fire in Tornado-Stricken Neighborhood; North Elmhurst Ave, Mount Prospect

Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:14 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 9:15 p.m. Thursday to a house fire in the 600 block of North Elmhurst Avenue. People called in to report flames were visible from the house. All people […]

Thunderstorms Take Out Trees, Power: Storm Report (UPDATED 1:00 PM)

Tue Jun 21, 2011 09:12 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Trees down, power lines down, Metra train stranded for hours, Arlington Heights Road blocked for hours. The worst of the storm had passed Arlington Heights and northwest suburbs by 9:15 p.m.. Numerous trees and […]

Kitchen Fire at Evergreen Court Apartments on South Goebbert Rd, Immediately Extinguished by Firefighters

Tue Jun 21, 2011 07:51 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:25 p.m. Tuesday to an apartment fire in the 2200 block of South Goebbert Road at the Evergreen Court Apartments. Firefighters on the first engine on the scene […]

Fire at PetSmart on West Rand Road

Tue Jun 21, 2011 06:53 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police responded just before 5:30 a.m Tuesday to a burglar alarm at PetSmart, 49 West Rand Road. When police arrived, they discovered a pallet skid on fire inside the store. Police put out […]

House Fire Destroys Garage, Damages Second Floor, Attic on Brandon Rd in Kildeer

Tue Jun 21, 2011 06:32 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: Firefighters during overhaul at a house fire in the 21000 block of Brandon Road in Kildeer. Firefighter/paramedics from Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded about 6:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a house […]

Hit-and-Run Personal Injury Crash Arlington Heights Rd and Euclid Ave

Mon Jun 20, 2011 08:04 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:50 a.m. Monday to a hit-and-run crash with injuries on Euclid Avenue near Arlington Heights Road. The offending vehicle was reported to be a 2005 Chevy Impala, gray […]

Guadalupe Romero, 27, Faces Felony Charges of Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, 3 Counts of Endangering a Child

Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:42 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO from crash scene at Old Wilke Road, just north of White Oak Street immediately after two victims were extricated from the silver Ford Explorer. The hood and front fenders were darkened before the crash. […]

4-Vehicle Crash Lake Cook Rd and Wilke Rd

Mon Jun 13, 2011 09:57 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:20 a.m. Monday to a crash with injuries involving four vehicles at Lake Cook Road and Wilke Road. The crash involved a red Chevy Silverado, a black Pontiac […]

DUI: Police Also Investigating Domestic Road Rage Crash on South Old Wilke, North of White Oak

Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:25 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO from crash scene at Old Wilke Road, just north of White Oak Street immediately after two victims were extricated from the silver Ford Explorer. The hood and front fenders were darkened before the crash. […]

Rollover Crash at Lake Cook Road and Arlington Heights Road

Fri Jun 10, 2011 02:35 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:30 p.m. Friday to a rollover crash at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Arlington Heights Road. Reports from witnesses are that all occupants […]

Thunderstorm Outflow Likely Caused Last Night’s Electrical Trouble, Rolling Green Country Club Trouble Today

Thu Jun 9, 2011 03:27 pm Cards News

The edge of the outflow boundary (the thin bowing gray line moving south from the yellow and red thunderstorm complex) was detected by Doppler radar and traveled through Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect just before […]

Rollover Crash, At Least 1 Injured, Northwest Highway and Gregory

Wed Jun 8, 2011 08:04 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:00 a.m. to a rollover crash at Northwest Highway and Gregory Street. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that all persons involved were able to get out of […]

Arlington Jockey Junior Alvarado Breaks Collarbone During Race at Arlington Park

Sat May 28, 2011 11:43 am Cardinal News

Junior Alvarado, 26, fell from his horse, Monkey’s Moonbeam, and broke his collarbone (clavicle) during the fourth race about 4:30 p.m. Friday at Arlington Park. Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded to Arlington Park […]

Extra Alarm Fire at House on North Schoenbeck Rd, Prospect Heights

Tue May 24, 2011 06:53 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Firefighters attack a blazing house fire in the 400 block of North Schoenbeck Road — almost directly across from Hebron First Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon. Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 2:15 p.m. […]

Minivan Fire, Two Adults, Small Child Escape on Dryden

Mon May 23, 2011 02:20 pm Cardinal News

Textbook firefighting with full protective gear and a with a quick knockdown of a minivan fire on Dryden near Mariano’s Fresh Market. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:50 p.m. Monday to a minivan […]

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