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The scene of a crash involving a Mercedes sedan and a motorcycle at Hintz Road and Bradford Drive near Camelot Park in Arlington Heights Friday night, June 20, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Two on Motorcycle Seriously Injured in Crash with Car at Hintz Rd and Bradford Dr Arlington Heights

Sat Jun 21, 2025 10:13 am Cardinal News

Two patients transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital after motorcycle crash with car in Arlington Heights Friday night, June 20, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from […]

A vacuum truck boom tangled in power lines at Palatine Road and Windsor Drive in Arlington Heights, Illinois (CARDINAL NEWS view north on Windsor Drive)

Power Outage in Arlington Heights After Vacuum Truck Boom Hits Power Lines at Palatine Rd and Windsor Dr

Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:59 am Cardinal News

Vacuum truck boom gets snagged in power lines at Palatine Road and Windsor Dr., Arlington Heights on Thursday morning June 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Arlington Heights police, firefighters and paramedics responded about […]

Garbage truck contents fire dumped on the street near the intersection of Miner Street and Derbyshire Avenue in Arlington Heights Friday, June 6, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Second Garbage Truck Fire Just 2 Blocks from Explosion Scene on Derbyshire Ave in December; No Word from Arlington Heights

Mon Jun 9, 2025 08:20 pm Cardinal News

Garbage truck contents fire on June 6, 2025 at Miner Street and Derbyshire Avenue Arlington Heights just two blocks south of Groot garbage truck fire and explosion that occurred on December 6, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS). […]

Lake County MCAT investigators examine a BMW sedan after a crash at Arlington Heights Road and Plum Grove Circle on Thursday evening, June 5, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Motorcyclist Dies, Identity Released After Crash with Car at Arlington Heights Rd and Plum Grove Circle, Buffalo Grove

Fri Jun 6, 2025 10:47 am Cardinal News

A motorcycle crash with a car at Arlington Heights Road and Plum Grove Circle in Buffalo Grove killed motorcyclist Rane Pyter, age 24, of Schaumburg (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ use 1080p setting. A motorcyclist […]

Police Provide CPR to Motorcyclist Involved in Crash with Car at Arlington Heights Rd and Plum Grove Circle, Buffalo Grove

Thu Jun 5, 2025 08:17 pm Cardinal News

A motorcyclist crashed with a BMW sedan during rush hour, and suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday evening in Buffalo Grove on Arlington Heights Road south of Lake Cook Road near James F. Cooper Middle School. Police, […]

New Arlington Heights Fire Department Squad 2 at Rollover Crash on Rand Road west of Arlington Heights Road (CARDINAL NEWS)

Two Medical Refusals at Rollover Crash Near Arlington Heights Trader Joe’s

Fri May 9, 2025 11:57 pm Cardinal News

Rollover crash near Trader Joe’s Arlington Heights on Rand Road west of Arlington Heights Road YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 4:56 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2025 to a […]

Man Stabbed at Motel 6 on Algonquin Rd in Arlington Heights

Thu May 1, 2025 11:23 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 8:48 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2025 to an unknown problem, and then a report of a stabbing at the Motel 6, 441 West Algonquin Road in […]

A large blue pickup truck with passenger side damage from a crash located in the westbound lanes of the Town & Country shopping center exit, and located partially in Arlington Heights Road Thursday night, April 17, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Crash with Injuries at Arlington Heights Rd and Lillian Ave Arlington Heights

Fri Apr 18, 2025 06:59 am Cardinal News

Crash with injuries Arlington Heights Road and Lillian Ave., Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 8:46 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2025 to a report of […]

Woman Suffers Superficial Gunshot Wound in Her Own Home from Gun Fired Across the Street in Schaumburg

Thu Apr 17, 2025 08:13 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025 to a report of a shooting in the block of 1500 Revere Circle in Schaumburg. An adult female suffered a superficial […]

Apartment fire in an exterior wall on Seegers Road in Arlington Heights about 3:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

No Injuries in Apartment Fire on Seegers Road in Arlington Heights

Tue Apr 15, 2025 08:19 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 3:06 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to a report of a small fire on a second-floor balcony at a large apartment complex at 429 East Seegers […]

Smoke from Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) training at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago blowing east to west and visible from Arlington Heights a little over 6 miles to the northwest of O'Hare (CARDINAL NEWS)

Citizen App Incorrectly Posts Smoke Situation Near Lake Opeka in Des Plaines; Actually O’Hare Fire Training

Fri Apr 4, 2025 01:03 pm Cardinal News

The Chicago Fire Department trained much of this week on Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) at O’Hare International Airport, which periodically showed black, thick smoke rising from the northeast area of O’Hare International Airport. […]

First United Methodist Church at 216 E. Highland Avenue in Elgin where most of the roof was turn off and dropped on Center Street (SOURCE: City of Elgin)

National Weather Service Report: At Least 4 Small Tornadoes Confirmed Overnight March 14-15, 2025

Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:30 pm Cardinal News

Storm damage in northern Illinois was sparse, but small areas received serious property damage. Since trees do not have leaves on their branches yet, there was probably much less tree damage than there would have […]

Sylwia Wagner-Jarosz (SOURCE: Family/Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.)

$10.5 Million Awarded to Husband of Bicyclist Killed by Truck in Reckless Turn at Lake Cook Rd, Wilke Rd Arlington Heights

Sat Mar 15, 2025 09:07 am Cardinal News

A Cook County jury has awarded $10.5 million to the widower of kindergarten teacher Sylwia Jarosz, who was struck and killed by a dump truck in a secondary impact at Lake Cook Road and Wilke […]

Timur Azimov, charged with Domestic Battery Bodily Harm Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (SOURCE: Arlington Heights Police Department)

Arlington Heights Husband Detained Pretrial After Domestic Violence at Home on Wilshire Ln, Arlington Heights

Fri Mar 7, 2025 07:24 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2025 to a report that a woman was stabbed in the block of 1700 Wilshire Lane in Arlington Heights. The woman […]

A home with the most window damage in the neighborhood on Derbyshire Lane, located directly to the east of the garbage truck explosion was still boarded up on Friday, February 7, 2025 -- after two months in winter's darkness (CARDINAL NEWS)

Village of Arlington Heights Announces Presentation of Investigation Results of Groot Garbage Truck Explosion

Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:49 am Cardinal News

Over two months have passed since a fire in a Groot garbage truck resulted in an explosion on Friday, December 6, 2024 that caused debris and missiles of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cylinders to fly […]

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