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A semi-trailer truck hit a power line near the Toyota dealership at Dundee Road and Old Arlington Heights Road about 11:45 a.m. Monday. Buffalo Grove High School lost power and stop lights as far as […]

Arlington Heights Police, Arlington Heights Fire, Buffalo Grove Fire, and Palatine Fire departments responded to an accident with entrapment at Lake Cook Road and Wilke Road in Arlington Heights about 8:45 a.m. Sunday. A Volkswagon […]

Video of the accident scene at the Family Christian Stores where a Buick crashed through the store window. A white Buick sedan rests in the store window sill of the Family Christian Stores. A two-car […]

Numerous accidents Monday morning in light snow overnight and during the Monday morning rush hour. An accident with entrapment reported at Route 83 ad Half Day Road and multiple accidents reported on Interstate 90 between […]

View Larger Map A fire (see video from Spot News Chicago) that started as “smoke in the building” about 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oak Meadows Golf Club in Addison progressed to a 4-alarm fire […]

An Elk Grove Village fire engine was involved in an accident with a car at Beisterfield and Wellington about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.  One person was injured and an extrication rescue operation was necessary to free […]

Arlington Heights Fire Lt. Pete Ahlman directs cleanup after male driver of a Lexus SUV crashed the front entrance to the UPS Store on Rand Road. A Lexus SUV crashed through the front entrance of […]

Arlington Heights Fire Department finished off a smoldering bed fire that was extinguished with a fire extinguisher prior to fire department arrival. The fire was reported in an apartment in the 400 block of Circle […]