Des Plaines Fire Department

Vehicle vs Utility Pole Extrication Crash at Rand Road and Ballard Road, Des Plaines Closes Rand Rd

Mon Apr 2, 2018 08:53 am Cardinal News

A second injured victim of a high-speed crash in Des Plaines was found about five hours after a high-speed crash into a utility pole occurred. Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:21 AM Monday […]

Three Killed, Two Injured in Crash at Golf Road and Rand Road, Des Plaines

Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:47 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:07 PM Sunday March 25, 2018 to a report of a three killed and one injured at intersection cras, Golf Road and Rand Road Des Plaines, Il . […]

House Fire on Westmere Rd Near Beau Dr, Des Plaines

Fri Jan 26, 2018 02:00 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:23 PM Friday January 26, 2018 to a report of a house fire that was initially reported as an unknown medical problem at 12:21 p.m, 539 Westmere Rd […]

Car-X Fire in Des Plaines at Oakton St near Mannheim Rd

Fire Destroys Car-X Muffler Shop on Oakton St Near Mannheim Rd, Des Plaines

Fri Dec 29, 2017 02:18 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:26 PM Friday December 29, 2017 to a report of a fire at Car-X, 1108 East Oakton Street Des Plaines, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of […]

Des Plaines Police Investigating Fatal SUV vs Pedestrian Hit-and Run on Miner Street

Wed Dec 20, 2017 05:18 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:30 p.m. Saturday December 16, 2017 to 1501 Miner Street by the train station to a report of a person hit by a car. The man that was […]

Woman Struck by a Vehicle Killed on Touhy Ave Near Longhorn Steakhouse, Des Plaines

Thu Oct 26, 2017 09:16 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:31 PM Wednesday October 25, 2017 to a report of a person hit by a vehicle near 1470 East Touhy Ave Des Plaines, Il — also near Touhy […]

Four Transported to Hospitals by Medics from House Fire on Westgate Road Across from Tomahawk Park, Des Plaines

Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:17 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:42 AM Sunday October 22, 2017 to a report of a house fire at 389 South Westgate Road Des Plaines, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of […]

Apartment Fire on Jefferson St Near Lee St, Downtown Des Plaines

Mon Oct 9, 2017 12:03 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:40 AM Monday October 9, 2017 to a report of a fire at an apartment building, 1480 Jefferson Street Des Plaines, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report […]

Victim’s Identity Released in Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Mount Prospect Rd North of Touhy Ave, Des Plaines

Sat Aug 12, 2017 07:59 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect Road motorcycle crash scene on curve north of Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines Friday evening. Des Plaines resident Miguel A. Alfaro, 40, died in an apparent one-vehicle motorcycle crash shortly just before 4:14 […]

Serious Motorcycle Crash with Car Near on Mt Prospect Rd North of Touhy Ave, Des Plaines

Fri Aug 11, 2017 05:35 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect Road motorcycle crash scene on curve north of Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines Friday evening. A 40 year-old man was killed Friday afternoon after a crash on his motorcycle on the northbound side […]

Motorcycle Crash with Injuries Dempster St East of Potter Rd, Des Plaines, Park Ridge Area Near Lutheran General

Thu Jun 8, 2017 08:04 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:08 PM Wednesday June 7, 2017 Report of a crash with injuries on westbound Dempster Street east of Potter Road. Dempster Street and Potter Road Des Plaines, Il. […]

Man Killed Lifelong Friend, Then Fell Asleep Next to Him with Bleach

Sun Jun 4, 2017 04:01 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:30 a.m. Thursday June 1, 2017 to a report of a stabbing at a home in the block of 600 Beau Drive near Kathleen Drive. The body of […]

Mount Prospect Man Killed in Crash on River Rd Near All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines

Thu May 11, 2017 07:27 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines and Mount Prospect firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 9:33 a.m. Tuesday to northbound River Road just south of Central Road near All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines to a report of a crash […]

Video Captures Citizens’ Attempts to Rescue Victims of Head-On Crash on Northwest Highway, Des Plaines

Sat Feb 18, 2017 06:52 am Cardinal News

A video from Chicago Romanian American News reporter Marian Petruta captured the scene immediately after a deadly head-on collision on Northwest Highway, just east of Mount Prospect Road Thursday night February 16, 2017 about 8:58 […]

Reckless Driver’s Mother Arrives at Crash Investigation Scene; ABC 7 I-Team Finds Multiple Violations

Fri Feb 17, 2017 09:32 pm Cardinal News

VIEWER DISCRETION: Reckless driver’s mother arrives and enters perimeter of secured crash scene about 2:00 a.m. Friday, and about five hours after her son and three other people were killed in a head-on crash on […]

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