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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 […]

Apple Store Lincoln Park Chicago (Image captured June 2021 ©2022 Google)

Armed Security for City of Harvey Mayor Shoot at Robber Attacking 86 Year-Old Man in Front of Apple Store Lincoln Park

Wed Sep 14, 2022 09:07 pm Cardinal News

Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark and his security detail fired shots after witnessing an armed robbery at North Avenue and Halsted Street (Jermont Terry/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police from Chicago responded about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, […]

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 […]

The view to the east from 100 West Ohio Street toward Michigan Avenue in Chicago (Image capture Augusts 2021 ©2022 Google)

Man Suffers Fatal Stab to the Neck About 5 Blocks West of Magnificent Mile

Tue Aug 23, 2022 09:34 pm Cardinal News

Man Suffers Fatal Stab to the Neck in Altercation on Ohio Street 5 Blocks West of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, But Drives to Michigan Avenue to Get Help A man drove himself to the block of […]

300 South State Street Chicago (Imaged capture August 2021 ©2022 Google)

Armed Robbery at Cash Register on State Street Near Jackson Blvd Chicago

Sat Aug 20, 2022 12:54 pm Cardinal News

Police from Chicago responded about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022 to a report of a robbery at an undisclosed establishment in the block of 300 South State Street Chicago. Police received a report that […]

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, […]

Fatal high rise fall Clarendon Avenue Chicago (Image capture June 2019 ©2022 Google)

Boy, Age 3, Falls from Window Opening at High-Rise Apartment on Clarendon Ave Near Windsor Ave Chicago

Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:57 pm Cardinal News

A 3 year-old boy fell from the 18th story of a building on Clarendon Avenue onto a three-story parking structure below (Jermont Terry/CBS 2 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded […]

Lexus sedan in the patio dining area after a crash with another vehicle 1252 North Well Street in Chicago (SOURCE: CFD Media)

5 Hurt in Crash into Patio Dining Area on Wells Street Chicago After Collision Involving Stolen Auto

Sat Jul 9, 2022 08:51 am Cardinal News

Five people were injured Friday night after a vehicle jumped a curb and crashed into a restaurant patio in Old Towne on the city’s Near North Side. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics responded […]

Wells Street South of Van Buren Street Chicago (Image capture August 2021 ©2022 Google)

2 Dead Among 5 Shot Near Firehouse on South Wells Street Near Van Buren Chicago

Fri Jul 1, 2022 11:29 am Cardinal News

Paramedics inside a Chicago Fire Department ambulance reported about 1:43 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2022 that shots were fired right in front of them near the firehouse at 419 South Wells Street in Chicago. The […]

Target store Brickyard Mall, 5525 Wesst Diversey Avenue, Chicago (Image capture May 2019 ©2022)

Woman Shot and Killed at Target Store Parking Lot Near Brickyard Mall

Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:32 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighters from Chicago responded about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2022 to report of a shooting in the parking lot of the Target store, 6525 West Diversey Avenue in Chicago. The woman was […]

Pursuit of stolen Chicago Fire Department ambulance ends Dwight on southbound I-55 just south of Route 17 near Dwight (Imagery ©2022 Google, Imagery ©2022 Maxar Technologies, USDA/FPAC/GEO, Map data ©2022)

Thief Steals Chicago Fire Department Ambulance at Firehouse, Apprehended on I-55 Near Dwight, Illinois

Mon Apr 25, 2022 08:24 pm Cardinal News

77-Mile Pursuit Police following, then chasing stolen Chicago Fire Department Ambulance 66 from the City of Chicago to Dwight, Illinois YouTube Tips ⓘ Chicago Police responded about 4:40 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2022 when Chicago […]

White Hyundai Sonata carjacked on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 and recovered with a suspect in custody later Tuesday (SOURCE: Chicago Police Department)

Chicago PD, ISP Catch Carjack Suspect, Recover Vehicle Near Keeler Ave, I-290

Wed Apr 20, 2022 08:39 am Cardinal News

Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Carjacked Hyundai Sonata Near Keeler Ave and Harrison St, Chicago Illinois State Police discovered at about 5:12 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 a vehicle identified in an aggravated vehicular hijacking earlier […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Investigation into the Murder of Laquan McDonald: No Successive Prosecution of Former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke

Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:36 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — On April 13, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced a joint federal and state investigation into the Oct. 20, 2014, fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. On Nov. […]

Justice Department on Friday, April 1, 2022 announces superseding indictment charging 12 in gun-running conspiracy to supply firearms to gang members in Chicago (SOURCE: Department of Justice)

DOJ: Superseding Indictment Charges 9 Gangster Disciples Plus 3 US Army Soldiers with Gun-Running to Chicago

Fri Apr 1, 2022 09:08 pm Cardinal News

Over 90 Firearms Illegally Sent from Kentucky and Tennessee to Streets of Chicago Nine members of the Pocket Town faction of the Gangster Disciples street gang now face federal conspiracy charges along with three U.S. […]

Roscoe and Clark with CTA tracks overhead (Image capture November 2021 ©2022 Google)

Fallen Signal, Multiple CTA Train Failures Affect Red, Purple and Brown Lines in Chicago

Thu Mar 24, 2022 09:37 am Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters responded about 6:30 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022 to an unspecified track condition and were working on a “long-term incident” near 945 West Belmont. Power near the Addison station CTA Red Line and […]

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