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Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Busse Woods Monday, March 23, 2026; Visible Smoke and Smoke Odor Likely

Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:54 am Cardinal News

A prescribed burn is scheduled for Busse Woods today, Monday, March 23, 2026, and is managed by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Frequently, 9-1-1 calls report smoke and fires; and area municipalities often receive […]

Randall Road and Ackman Road Crystal Lake

Prescribed Burns Scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake

Wed Apr 14, 2021 09:22 am Cardinal News

Prescribed burns are scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from about 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Lake in the Hills in the Harvest Gate Detention basin area and in Crystal Lake in an open […]

Open field Centennial Park near Old Buffalo Grove Road and Buffalo Grove Road north of Hintz Road near Arlington Heights (Imagery ©2020 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2020)

Controlled Burns Scheduled in Area of Hintz Rd and Old Buffalo Grove Rd, Near Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling

Wed Nov 18, 2020 02:36 pm Cardinal News

Controlled burns in open fields are scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2020 according to a notification to the Buffalo Grove Fire Department. Winds at 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2020 were from the South at […]

Explanations for Smoke Sightings on Route 53, I-90, and I-290 in Elk Grove, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, and Westchester

Wed Mar 21, 2018 04:44 pm Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:10 PM Wednesday March 21, 2018 to a report of a restaurant fire near Golf Road and Algonquin Road Rolling Meadows, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics in Rolling Meadows […]

Large Smoke Scare Reported in Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling

Sat Mar 11, 2017 02:49 pm Cardinal News

Several people reported smoke in the northwest suburbs starting about 1:45 p.m. Saturday. One caller was as far away as Dempster Street near Shermer Road in Morton Grove. The caller in Morton Grove reported seeing […]

Florida Mom, Diena Thompson, Ignites Convicted Child Killer’s Former Home in Orange Park, Florida — Helps Firefighters with Controlled Burn

Sat Feb 14, 2015 07:06 am Cardinal News

February 2015: Florida mom burns down home of convicted child-killer Following live fire house fire training for firefighters at a vacant house in Orange Park, Florida; Diena Thompson got to finish off the house by […]

Large Smoke Plume or Header and Ash Thursday Afternoon was a Controlled Burn in Lake County Near Lindenhurst, West of Wadsworth, Waukegan

Fri Feb 13, 2015 07:40 am Cardinal News

A large header or large plume of smoke in the area of Lindenhurst and Lake Villa area of Lake County is reported to have been a large controlled burn. According to WGN meteorologist Mike Hamernik, […]

Smoke South of I-90, West of Route 59 Could Be Controlled Burn Near Hoffman Estates

Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:24 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Forest Preserve staff report a controlled burn is ongoing today with Resource Management crews working west of Route 59 and south of Shoe Factory Road. The location is in or near the Shoe […]

Fire and Smoke Near Deer Grove Forest Preserve: Controlled Burn Operation Near Dundee Rd And Ela, Palatine

Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:57 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police responded about 12:46 PM Monday to a report of heavy smoke seen near Dundee Road and Ela Road — east of Ela Road. Forest preserved or other personnel are working on a controlled […]

Smoke in Busse Woods Thursday Evening Reported to Be Prescribed Burn or Controlled Burn

Thu Mar 15, 2012 05:21 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:00 p.m. Thursday to Busse Woods after smoke was reported near Arlington Heights Road and Interstate 90 and in the Busse Woods forest preserve. Firefighters searched for several minutes […]

Fires, Smoke Reports in Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, South Barrington, Rolling Meadows, and Palatine Have Been Controlled Burns

Tue Mar 13, 2012 02:59 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighters in the northwest suburbs of Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, and South Barrington have received reports for fires and heavy black smoke throughout the day. Controlled burns have been ongoing during […]

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