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How Loss Of Ridership Due To Coronavirus COVID-19 May Affect Metra’s Bottom Line

Mon Mar 23, 2020 04:15 am Cardinal News

On Monday morning, commuters who still have to get into Chicago for work will need to adjust to different schedules on Metra. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker looks at how that may affect Metra’s finances. […]

Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) or Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle and JLTV Utility (UTL) military vehicles Arlington Heights

You’re Not Going to Let a Little Military Vehicle-Hauling Freight Train Video Freak You Out; But You Are Going to Use Objective Truth to Help Yourself, Right?

Sun Mar 22, 2020 09:44 pm Cardinal News

Hopefully people are tough enough to avoid letting a little freight train video freak them out, but stay motivated to listen to experts and use objective truth so the SARS-CoV-2 “coronavirus” dies in the wind […]

Illinois Cases Total 1049 with 296 New Cases, Including an Infant Case; 3 Additional Deaths for a Total of 9 Deaths Sunday March 22, 2020

Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:45 pm Cardinal News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday, March 22, 2020 announced 296 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an infant. IDPH also announced three deaths. The deaths included a Cook […]

How Police Will Enforce Illinois’ Stay-at-Home Order; National Guard Here for Logistics, Medical

Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:59 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police, Chicago police and local departments across the state are preparing to enforce Gov. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order. Law enforcement leaders stated that the police won’t be chasing people down when they violate the […]

Illinois Cases Total 753 with 168 New Cases, 1 Death for a Total of 6 Deaths as Stay-at-Home Order Begins at 5 PM Saturday March 21, 2020

Sat Mar 21, 2020 02:55 pm Cardinal News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 168 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including another death; a Cook County man in his 70s. DeKalb County is now also reporting a […]

Malcolm J. Brown, suspect possession of a machine gun, drugs in Lake County (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group, ATF Arrest Convicted Felon, Gang Member for Drugs, Gun Offenses, Including Possession of Machine Gun

Sat Mar 21, 2020 10:17 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Chicago Field Division concluded an undercover operation resulting in the arrest of a convicted felon, […]

Coronavirus Social Distancing Bad Practices Episode 1 ‘At the Laundromat’ Essential Business

Sat Mar 21, 2020 09:04 am Cardinal News

Wayne’s World 2 Tighty Whiteys (1993) on Movie Clips. Maybe you’ve watched a movie lately and said, “Well that’s not possible currently.” The Wayne’s World 2 clip shows behavior that would definitely be shunned in […]

Essential Businesses and Operations During Stay at Home Executive Order Saturday March 21 to Tuesday April 7, 2020

Fri Mar 20, 2020 09:47 pm Cardinal News

Here is the text that describes what qualifies as Essential Businesses and Operations during Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s Stay at Home Executive Order (COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8) located at Section 1 (starts at 11). […]

Lake County Health Department Coronavirus Update: 11 New Cases, 49 Total Cases in Lake County

Fri Mar 20, 2020 06:09 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Health Department on Friday, April 20, 2020 is reporting 11 new cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Lake County since yesterday. This brings the total number of Lake County residents who […]

Gov. JB Pritzker Executive Order: “Stay at Home” Effective March 20 Thru April 7, 2020 as 163 New Cases (Total 585 Cases) and 1 Additional Death (Total 5 Deaths)

Fri Mar 20, 2020 03:27 pm Cardinal News

On Friday, March 20, 2020 announced an Executive Order to “Stay at Home” effective Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. through April 7, 2020. All non-essential businesses must stop operating, while grocery shopping, pharmacies, […]

Military Vehicles on Freight Train Sighted During Day Thursday; Discovered Parked Near Northwest Highway and Waterman Ave, Arlington Heights Thursday Night

Fri Mar 20, 2020 03:00 pm Cardinal News

Outbound Metra passenger train passing parked freight train hauling Oshkosh Defense military vehicles near Chicago on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The timing brought suspicions to many people when they spotted a freight train hauling military […]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Addresses City of Chicago Financial Remedies for Coronavirus Emergency on Thursday March 19, 2020

Thu Mar 19, 2020 07:28 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Gives Update on Coronavirus Response | NBC News (Live Stream Recording). Notes on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s address to the City of Chicago. Chicago Public Schools will be closed through April 20, […]

Three More Coronavirus COVID-19 Deaths in Illinois, 134 New Cases for a Total of 422 Cases in 22 Counties in Illinois

Thu Mar 19, 2020 03:10 pm Cardinal News

During a Press Briefing on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at about 2:50 p.m., Gov. JB Pritzker reported three more deaths in Illinois, and added that the case count continues to grow exponentially. Part of the […]

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Take Extra Care at Downtown Railroad Crossings in Arlington Heights (Actually Any Crossings) in Case of Gate Malfunctions

Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:17 am Cardinal News

Overnight Wednesday/Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020, an outbound Metra train was arriving at the Arlington Heights Metra train station. The train was westbound at Arlington Heights Road, but as the train […]

Vehicle Wedged Under Semi-Trailer Truck with Entrapment on EB I-90 Near Route 72, Hoffman Estates

Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:22 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police and firefighter/paramedics from Hoffman Estates responded about 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020 to a report of a serious crash with entrapment on eastbound I-90 at Mile Marker 62. Rescuers received a […]

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