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Car Crash into Front Door at GameStop on Elmhurst Rd Near Golf Rd in Mount Prospect

Sat Jan 17, 2026 03:44 pm Cardinal News

EMS Activity at Gamestop @CitizenApp Golf/Elmhurst Yesterday 12:47:06 PM CST Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 12:40 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2026 to a report of a crash with injuries into the […]

Arlington Heights Firefighters Stop Vehicle Fire Before it Catches Residence on Fire on Evergreen Avenue

Fri Jan 16, 2026 03:08 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights Fire Department responded about 3:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2026 to a report of a vehicle fire threatening a home in the block of 100 South Evergreen Avenue near downtown Arlington Heights. The […]

Multi-Vehicle Crash on Palatine Road Near Windsor Drive in Arlington Heights in Snow and Whiteout Conditions

Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:54 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2026 to a report of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Palatine Road near Windsor Drive in Arlington Heights. Four Wazers […]

3D printing at the Makerplace, 112 North Belmont Avenue in Arlington Heights uses the Dremel Digilab 3D45 and Dremel 3D40 Flex 3D printers and PLA filament

Smoke Investigation at Arlington Heights Memorial Library Makerplace on Belmont Ave and Miner St, Arlington Heights

Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:50 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026 to a report of smoke in the building at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Makerplace, 112 North Belmont Avenue […]

House fire on Wing Street west of Chestnut Avenue in Arlington Heights Friday night, January 2, 2026 (PHOTO CREDIT T.J. Seputis)

Serious House Fire on Wing St in Arlington Heights Stopped Fast by Firefighters

Sat Jan 3, 2026 03:50 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 10:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2026 to a house fire in the block of 400 West Wing Street in Arlington Heights. Firefighters on arrival saw fire […]

RolloverSUV on Gibbons Avenue south of Miner Street Friday morning, December 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Driver in SUV Hits Parked Car, SUV Rolls Over on Gibbons Ave Arlington Heights

Sun Dec 21, 2025 06:52 pm Cardinal News

SUV rollover after driver hits parked car on Gibbons Avenue in Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about just before 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 […]

Rollover crash with light pole involved on Windsor Drive Arlington Heights, Friday, December 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

One Hurt in Rollover Crash Involving Street Light Down at Windsor Dr and Suffield Dr, Arlington Heights

Fri Dec 19, 2025 03:25 pm Cardinal News

Rollover crash with a light pole involved Windsor Drive in Suffield Dr., Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded just before 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 […]

New York City car fire video on Arden Street Thursday, December 18, 2025 on the Citizen app/Citizen.com

An Electrical Fire Underground in New York City, and an Electrical Fire Overhead in Arlington Heights

Thu Dec 18, 2025 08:02 pm Cardinal News

Manhole Fire Spreads to Two Cars @CitizenApp 29 Arden St 12/18/25 3:11:50 AM EST FDNY firefighters and NYPD police officers responded about 3:11 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 18, 2025 to a 9-1-1 report of a […]

Metra train crash with a Toyota Camry at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights on Friday night, November 22, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Driver Critically Injured in Crash with Metra Train Near Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Rd in Arlington Heights

Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:19 am Cardinal News

Metra train crash with Toyota Camry at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights at about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2025. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about […]

Arlington Heights police officers in the lobby of a Dana Point Condominiums building at 1515 East Central Road in Arlington Heights where two men were found dead in a utility room Friday night, November 21, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS/CapturedNews)

Palatine Man, Naperville Man Found Dead in Utility Room in Arlington Heights Condo Building

Sat Nov 22, 2025 09:37 am Cardinal News

Two men found dead in condo utility room in Arlington Heights, Illinois about 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS/CapturedNews). YouTube Tips ⓘ A male employee of Dana Point Condominiums from Palatine, and a […]

Metra police and Arlington Heights police surround a vehicle in the Metra Arlington Park parking lot where a woman underneath a vehicle was in a standoff after stabbing a Metra police officer (CARDINAL NEWS)

Metra and Arlington Heights Police Rescue Woman With Knife After Standoff When She Crawled Under Vehicle at Arlington Park

Sun Nov 9, 2025 05:31 pm Cardinal News

Metra police officers began an an investigation Sunday morning, November 9, 2025 regarding two people in a parked car in the parking lot of the Metra train station at 2121 West Northwest Highway in Arlington […]

Toyota RAV4 involved in fatal pedestrian crash that killed a Buffalo Grove woman on Arlington Heights Road south of Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Buffalo Grove Woman Dies, Struck by 2 Vehicles on Arlington Heights Rd Near Plaza Verde Shopping Center Buffalo Grove

Thu Nov 6, 2025 12:23 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) investigators working with Buffalo Grove Police Department police officer to investigate a fatal crash involving two vehicles that struck a Buffalo Grove woman while she was crossing Arlington […]

Small white cross over SUV crashed into a house at Wilke Road and Grove Street in Arlington Heights, Sunday, October 19, 2025 (SOURCE: Provided to CARDINAL NEWS via the "FASTEST/EASIEST" FORM on the CARDINAL NEWS NOTIFY PANEL)

Driver Crashes Into House on Corner at Wilke Rd and Grove St Arlington Heights

Mon Oct 20, 2025 10:59 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded between 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. Sunday, October 19, 2025 to a report of a single-vehicle crash into a house in the block of 1700 West Grove […]

Northwest Central Dispatch October 27, 2021

NWCDS 9-1-1 Dispatch Has Gone Silent Over the Air with Encryption Activated for Fire Dispatch and Communications

Wed Oct 15, 2025 02:16 pm Cardinal News

Around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) has apparently switched to encryption as no dispatched calls have been announced on the unencrypted talk groups since around 8:00 a.m. There was […]

NWCDS, Associated Fire Agencies Going the Wrong Direction, Using Wrong Technology to Balance Patient Privacy and EMS Success

Fri Oct 3, 2025 10:27 am Cardinal News

The area fire departments and fire districts in the Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) 9-1-1 coverage area in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, are apparently going the wrong direction with technology by encrypting fire radio […]

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