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RED FLAG WARNING in Effect for Much of Northern Illinois Through 7 PM

Wed Sep 19, 2012 02:43 pm Cardinal News

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1131 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD- LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 1131 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2012 /1231 PM EDT WED […]

Citizen Rescue: Lionel Martinez And 2 Neighbors Credited With Rescuing Man From House Fire

Sat Sep 15, 2012 05:05 pm Cardinal News

Warrenville Fire Protection District firefighters responded about 5:00 AM Saturday to a house fire at the intersection of Forestview Avenue and Curtis Avenue. Before police and firefighters arrived, three neighbors went to work when they […]

DUI Crash at Algonquin Rd and Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights

Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:54 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:50 AM Saturday to a report of a crash with injuries in the intersection at Arlington Heights Road and Algonquin Road. Police reported a minivan and a Chevy […]

Backhoe Excavator Accident with Power Line at Pace Bus on West Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights

Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:10 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:27 AM Tuesday to a report of a crash of a backhoe into a power line or utility pole at a Pace Bus (construction site), 550 West Algonquin […]

Firefighters Fight Fuel-Fed Car Fire at Campbell St and Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights

Mon Sep 10, 2012 04:08 pm Cardinal News

A stubborn gasoline-fed fire totaled a Chevy Monte Carlo Monday morning at Campbell Street and Ridge Avenue. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:47 PM Monday to a car fire at Campbell Street and […]

Rollover Crash with Three Victims on EB Interstate 90 Embankment, West of Arlington Heights Road

Sat Sep 8, 2012 08:14 pm Cardinal News

Minivan on its roof on eastbound embankment of Interstate 90 west of Arlington Heights Road (Over 40 additional photo). Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 6:15 PM Saturday to a rollover crash […]

Water Leak Flows Down Nine Floors at Dunton Tower, and into Peoples’ Bank on North Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights

Wed Sep 5, 2012 01:04 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:38 PM Wednesday to a fire alarm at Dunton Tower Apartments, 55 South Vail Avenue. Firefighter/paramedics discovered that water was coming down to the Peoples’ Bank, 41 South Vail Avenue. […]

Rollover Crash: Mitsubishi Outlander Crossover SUV Bounces Off Big Ford Pickup on Douglas Ave, Arlington Heights

Sun Sep 2, 2012 08:00 am Cardinal News

Mitsubishi Outlander crossover SUV rolled over after crashing into a parked Ford pickup truck on Douglas Avenue, just north of Oakton Street Saturday night. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:07 p.m. Saturday to […]

Quick Knock of Car Fire in Engine Compartment of Ford Mustang on East Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights

Tue Aug 28, 2012 09:45 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Car fire from early stages of fire operations to extinguish engine compartment fire in an older model Ford Mustang. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:01 PM Tuesday to a report of smoking […]

Was Victim on Front Lawn When Police Arrived? Why Didn’t He and His Father Wait for Paramedics at Walnut House Fire?

Fri Aug 24, 2012 05:30 pm Cardinal News

POLICE AUDIO: “Central, [police supervisor] 1195 is on scene … I got one person down on the front lawn, nothing showing yet … the one on the front lawn claims the basement may be on […]

Small Fire After Fireworks Or Pyrotechnical Material Set Off In House on South Walnut Ave, Arlington Heights

Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:34 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights Fire Department light trailer illuminates the scene while Cook County Bomb Squad investigators, Arlington Heights Police Department arson investigators and Arlington Heights Fire Department fire investigators go to work. See the update with […]

Motorcycle Crash Southbound Wilke Rd, North of Lancelot Lane, Palatine

Sun Aug 19, 2012 01:59 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics seconds after arriving at motorcycle crash on Wilke Road north of Thomas Street in Palatine. Arlington Heights police responded about 2:27 AM Saturday to motorcycle crash in the 1700 block […]

Burglary and Arson Near Varsity Baseball Diamond, South of St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights

Thu Aug 16, 2012 08:57 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:10 AM Thursday to a report of a fire near the varsity baseball diamond at St. Viator High School, 1213 East Oakton Street. Firefighter/paramedics reported that a fire […]

Severe Thunderstorms and Lightning Start House Fire in Park Ridge, Sporadic Damage in Arlington Heights, Schaumburg and More

Mon Aug 6, 2012 08:20 am Cardinal News

Firefighters from Park Ridge go to work on an attic/roof fire after a lightning strike in Park Ridge on Saturday, August 4, 2012 (Photo from neighbor/See over 120 more photos on Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies). A large area […]

Chevy Camaro Destroyed in Trailer Fire on Northwest Highway After Maine East High School Annual Charity Car Show

Sat Aug 4, 2012 10:13 pm Cardinal News

SOME GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: A show car — a 1969 Chevy Camaro — burned while it was transported in a transport trailer on Northwest Highway near Walnut Avenue Saturday afternoon. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded […]

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