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Theft of Multiple US Mail Items Reported Stolen from Arlington Heights Post Office on Euclid Ave

Mon Dec 29, 2025 12:27 pm Cardinal News

Police from Arlington Heights responded Monday morning, December 29, 2025 to a report of a theft of US Mail at the United States Postal Service Post Office, 909 West Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. The […]

Village of Mount Prospect Announces that Comments Are Immediately Disabled on Village Social Media Accounts (Facebook)

Sat Dec 27, 2025 12:22 pm Cardinal News

The Village of Mount Prospect announced Wednesday, December 17, 2025, a change to its social media practices taking effect immediately. According to the Village of Mount Prospect, the comments on the Village’s official social media […]

Isabella Barraza, missing teen Stickney Township in Cook County (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Police)

Missing Teen from Stickney Township; Cook County Sheriff’s Police Asking for Help

Fri Dec 26, 2025 06:06 am Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen from unincorporated Stickney Township. Isabella Barraza, 15, was reported missing today by her family. She is approximately 5’11” tall and […]

Electron Microscope image of Rabies Virus (SOURCE: Norden, a Smith-Kline Company, currently Glaxo Smith Kline or GSK, January 1, 1985)

Dog Acquired from Litter in Southeast United States Tests Positive for Rabies After Relocation to Chicago

Thu Dec 25, 2025 06:34 am Cardinal News

The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control (ARC) confirmed on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, a rare case of rabies in a dog within the City of Chicago that arrived from a puppy litter […]

RolloverSUV on Gibbons Avenue south of Miner Street Friday morning, December 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Driver in SUV Hits Parked Car, SUV Rolls Over on Gibbons Ave Arlington Heights

Sun Dec 21, 2025 06:52 pm Cardinal News

SUV rollover after driver hits parked car on Gibbons Avenue in Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about just before 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 […]

Rollover crash with light pole involved on Windsor Drive Arlington Heights, Friday, December 19, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

One Hurt in Rollover Crash Involving Street Light Down at Windsor Dr and Suffield Dr, Arlington Heights

Fri Dec 19, 2025 03:25 pm Cardinal News

Rollover crash with a light pole involved Windsor Drive in Suffield Dr., Arlington Heights (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded just before 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 […]

New York City car fire video on Arden Street Thursday, December 18, 2025 on the Citizen app/Citizen.com

An Electrical Fire Underground in New York City, and an Electrical Fire Overhead in Arlington Heights

Thu Dec 18, 2025 08:02 pm Cardinal News

Manhole Fire Spreads to Two Cars @CitizenApp 29 Arden St 12/18/25 3:11:50 AM EST FDNY firefighters and NYPD police officers responded about 3:11 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 18, 2025 to a 9-1-1 report of a […]

Dasharra J. Cokley, charged with Felony Retail Theft and resisting arrest on December 9, 2025 (SOURCE: Arlington Heights Police Department)

Arlington Heights Police Department’s New Organized Retail Crime Operation Yields Arrest at Kohl’s Within Hours

Fri Dec 12, 2025 12:42 pm Cardinal News

During the month of December 2025, the Arlington Heights Police Department, in partnership with members of the private sector, will be expanding its efforts to combat organized retail crime through the launch of periodic enforcement […]

Woman Dies After Crash with a US Postal Service Van Traveling on the Wrong Side of Mannheim Rd Des Plaines

Mon Dec 8, 2025 11:28 am Cardinal News

A Mount Prospect woman died after a crash in Des Plaines Saturday morning, December 6, 2025 that involved a head-on crash of a US Postal Service van and a passenger sedan. The USPS van was […]

Schaumburg Driver Passed Out and Hit Fire Hydrant on Biesterfield Rd in Elk Grove Village: Pronounced Dead at Hospital

Wed Dec 3, 2025 08:59 pm Cardinal News

A Schaumburg man, Paul Klein, age 51, was pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash in which he likely lost consciousness before the crash. Police, firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 11:52 a.m. […]

Abhijit Patel, charged with First-Degree Murder after the death of his father in Schaumburg on Saturday, November 29, 2025 (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Schaumburg Son Accused of Killing Father Charged with First Degree Murder, Ordered Detained Pre-Trial

Tue Dec 2, 2025 02:09 pm Cardinal News

Abhijit Patel, age 28, of Schaumburg has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his father, Anupam Patel, age 67, Saturday morning, November 29, 2025 at the family’s single-family home in the block […]

Weather outlook showing forecast Low Pressure position, isobars, temperatures and snow forecast at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2025 (SOURCE: Windy.com)

Winter Storm Warning with 9.2″ Forecast for Arlington Heights; More Northwest, Less Southeast

Fri Nov 28, 2025 06:11 am Cardinal News

The Winter Storm Watch was upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning at 2:03 a.m. CST Friday, November 28, 2025: WINTER STORM WARNING in effect from Saturday, November 29, 03:00 AM CST until Sunday, November 30, […]

Fire in a vacant house in the block of 600 62nd Street in Chicago about 5:00 a.m. Sunday, November 23, 2025 (Video on the CITIZEN app presented by CARDINAL NEWS)

Firefighter Injured in Fire at Vacant House on 62nd St Near Union Ave Chicago

Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:32 pm Cardinal News

Flames Erupt From Second-Story @CitizenApp 649 W 61st Pl 11/23/25 5:17:35 AM CST Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 5:03 a.m. Sunday, November 23, 2025 to a report of a vacant house fire […]

Metra train crash with a Toyota Camry at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights on Friday night, November 22, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Driver Critically Injured in Crash with Metra Train Near Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Rd in Arlington Heights

Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:19 am Cardinal News

Metra train crash with Toyota Camry at Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights at about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2025. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about […]

Arlington Heights police officers in the lobby of a Dana Point Condominiums building at 1515 East Central Road in Arlington Heights where two men were found dead in a utility room Friday night, November 21, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS/CapturedNews)

Palatine Man, Naperville Man Found Dead in Utility Room in Arlington Heights Condo Building

Sat Nov 22, 2025 09:37 am Cardinal News

Two men found dead in condo utility room in Arlington Heights, Illinois about 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2025 (CARDINAL NEWS/CapturedNews). YouTube Tips ⓘ A male employee of Dana Point Condominiums from Palatine, and a […]

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