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Exchange Avenue and 78th Street in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood (Imagery ©2023 CNES / Airbus, Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, Map data ©2023)

Five People Shot, Two Killed on 78th St Near Exchange Ave Chicago

Mon Jan 23, 2023 03:53 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded just before 2:00 p.m. to a report of shots fired and multiple people shot in the block of 2900 East 78th Street. One gunshot victim walked about three-quarters […]

Factory fire at 4537 West Fulton Street in Chicago (SOURCE: CFD Media)

Extra Alarm Factory Fire on Fulton St Near Kenton Ave Chicago

Tue Jan 17, 2023 07:35 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 to a report of a fire in a factory at 4537 West Fullerton Street in Chicago. Engine 117’s crew on arrival […]

Jaurez High School suspect captured on surveillance camera image (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department)

Suspect Image, Victim Identities Released for Shooting at Benito Juarez High School on Laflin St Chicago

Sat Dec 17, 2022 04:49 pm Cardinal News

Two teenage boys were killed, and a boy and a girl were wounded, outside the high school in Pilsen on Friday (Jackie Kostek/. CBS 2 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago […]

Shooting Victims at Benito Juarez High School on Laflin St Chicago

Fri Dec 16, 2022 02:56 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2022 to a report of a shooting at Benito Juarez High School, 2150 South Laflin Street, Chicago. UPDATE: Two boys killed, two […]

Efrain Lopez, charge with First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department)

Crystal Lake Resident Charged with Murder, Allegedly Fatally Stabbed a 26-Year-Old Male on North Ave in Chicago

Fri Dec 16, 2022 02:04 pm Cardinal News

A Crystal Lake resident Efrain Lopez, age 48, was arrested on Thursday, December 15, 2022 by members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. Efrain Lopez was positively identified as the offender who allegedly […]

Driver Crashes Stolen Hyundai into Streets & Sanitation Truck, Winona St and Oakley Ave Chicago

Mon Dec 12, 2022 03:39 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters responded about 10:43 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2022 after suspects in a stolen Hyundai crashed into a Streets and Sanitation truck at the intersection of Winona Street and Oakley Avenue in Chicago. […]

4 People Shot, 3 Dead on School Street in Portage Park, Chicago

Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:09 am Cardinal News

Police, fighters and paramedics responded about 2:26 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2022 to a report of multiple people shot in the block of 5500 West School Street in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. The shooting was […]

Smoke from a home on Sawyer Avenue in Chicago, where a fatality occurred on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 (SOURCE: CFD Media)

Man Found Dead in Extra Alarm House Fire on North Sawyer Ave Chicago

Tue Nov 22, 2022 08:46 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 5:44 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2022 to a report of a house fire in the block of 1900 North Sawyer Avenue Chicago. Engine 43’s crew on arrival […]

Boy Shot and Killed Washing His Hands at Home in Humboldt Park, Chicago*

Thu Oct 27, 2022 09:44 am Cardinal News

Stray bullet strikes, kills 7-year-old boy in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago (Asal Rezaei/Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022 to a report […]

Extra Alarm fire at a residential parking garage at 711 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon, October 25, 2022 (PHOTO CREDIT: CFD Media)

Extra Alarm Fire on South Ashland Ave in Medical District Chicago

Tue Oct 25, 2022 05:13 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2022 to a report of a vehicle fire in a parking garage at 711 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago. Engine 103’s crew on arrival […]

Closed Exquisite Vogue store at 303 East 47th Street before it was involved in an extra-alarm fire on Sunday, October 23, 2022 (Image capture June 2022 ©2022 Google)

Extra Alarm Fire at Closed Store at 47th St and Prairie Ave Chicago

Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:37 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 10:17 a.m. Sunday, October 23, 2022 to a fire in a store at 47th Street and Prairie Avenue in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood in Chicago. The building […]

Top floor explosion at a 4-story building at West End Avenue and Central Avenue in Chicago on Tuesday morning, September 20, 2022 (SOURCE: CFD Media/Map data ©2022 Google)

Explosion at a Building at West End Ave and Central Ave Chicago

Tue Sep 20, 2022 09:26 am Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 9:04 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at West End Avenue and Central Avenue Battalion 18 reported the top floor of a 4-story building exploded resulting in complete […]

Schurz High School Milwaukee Avenue at Addison Street Chicago (Image capture October 2021 ©2022 Google)

Four Shot Near Schurz High School on Milwaukee Ave Chicago

Wed Aug 24, 2022 03:53 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2022 to a report of shooting victims near Schurz High School, 3601 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. Initially, two ambulances were dispatched for […]

Illinois State Police Ford Interceptor rear-ended on I-90 WEST near Cumberland Avenue (SOURCE: Illinois State Police)

Illinois State Police SUV Struck By DUI Driver In Rear-End Scott’s Law Related Crash on I-90 Near Cumberland Ave

Thu Aug 4, 2022 01:56 pm Cardinal News

14th Scott’s Law Violation Involving ISP Squad this Year Chicago, IL – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP District Chicago Trooper on Interstate 90 WEST just before the […]

Kedzie Avenue and 47th Street Chicago (Image capture August 2021 ©2022)

Buffalo Grove High School Student — Freshman and Part of Sophomore Year — Killed in Shooting at Stoplight in Chicago

Tue Aug 2, 2022 07:32 pm Cardinal News

A 16-year-old boy and a 19 year-old male were stopped at a red light in the block of 4700 South Kedzie Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago about 2:00 a.m. Sunday, July 31, […]

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