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Final Missing Victim Found in Ruins of AB Specialty Silicones Building at Sunset Ave and Northwestern Ave in Waukegan

Wed May 8, 2019 07:08 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner on Wednesday May 8, 2019 said the remains of the final missing victim of the AB Specialty Silicones explosion on Friday May 3, 2019 at about 9:30 p.m. were found under […]

Two Persons of Interest in Custody After Fleeing in Silver Jeep from Area of Shots Fired on Dewey Ave Near Simpson St, Evanston

Wed May 8, 2019 06:50 pm Cardinal News

Evanston police responded just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday May 8, 2019 to a report of a shots fired in the block of 2100 Dewey Avenue. The suspects fled east in a silver Jeep Commander and […]

Rollover Tanker with ethanol leak on Elmhurst Road unincorporated Des Plaines

Rollover Semi-Tanker Crash with Entrapment, Denatured Ethanol Leak on Elmhurst Rd Near I-90, Unincorporated Des Plaines

Wed May 8, 2019 08:12 am Cardinal News

TANKER TRUCK WITH HIGHLY FLAMMABLE ETHANOL LEAK AND DRIVER TRAPPED ON NB ELMHURST ROAD NEAR I-90 Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:46 AM Wednesday May 8, 2019 to a report of a rollover […]

George Papadolias, missing Skokie, Illinois

UPDATE: Located in Evanston; Skokie Police Asking for Public’s Help Finding Missing 82-Year-Old Man Last Seen Near Oakton-Skokie CTA Station

Tue May 7, 2019 08:53 pm Cardinal News

The Skokie Police Department is requesting the help of the public in locating George Papadolias, who was last seen in the block of 4800 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois on May 7, 2019 at 2:00 […]

Identities of Three Victims of AB Specialty Silicones Fatal Explosion in Waukegan Now Released As Search for Last Missing Man Continues

Tue May 7, 2019 08:32 pm Cardinal News

Identities of three victims from the AB Specialty Silicones explosion that occurred Friday May 3, 2019 about 9:30 p.m. have now been released by Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. One man is still missing […]

Antonio P. Fletcher, disorderly conduct, false police report suspect

Employee Reports Fake Call of “Threatening Man with Gun” to Get Out of Work at Company on Allanson Rd, Mundelein

Tue May 7, 2019 02:56 pm Cardinal News

Mundelein police responded about 1:13 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2019 to a report of a man with a gun threatening employees inside the Ruprecht Company facility at 1301 Allanson Road. 9-1-1 dispatchers tried to obtain […]

Des Plaines Woman Dies 11 Days After Her Vehicle Was Struck in Rear-End Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave, Des Plaines

Tue May 7, 2019 11:03 am Cardinal News

UPDATED ARTICLE CORRECTS DATE AND TIME OF FATAL CRASH IN DES PLAINES Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 7:39 a.m. Thursday April 11, 2019 to a report of a crash with injuries at Wolf […]

Second Body of Three Missing Employees Found at Explosion Scene at AB Specialty Silicones

Mon May 6, 2019 08:43 am Cardinal News

About 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the search team located a body in a heavily damaged part of the building. It took crews over two hours to remove the victim. The body of a second person of […]

One-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Seriously Injures Passenger on Outbound Kennedy Expressway Near Lawrence Ave

Sun May 5, 2019 01:14 pm Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters and paramedics and Illinois State Police troopers responded about 2:15 a.m. Sunday May 5, 2019 to a report of a one-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway at West Lawrence Avenue near Chicago’s Jefferson […]

Ravinia Festival Tickets For 2019 Season on Sale May 7 & 8, 2019 — Best Summer Live Music

Sun May 5, 2019 12:33 pm Cardinal News

Ravinia Festival tickets for the 2019 season go on sale this week; interview with Welz Kauffman, President and CEO of Ravinia. Ravinia Festival Tickets For 2019 Season on Sale This Week, May 7 & 8, […]

Man Killed by Fallen Tree While Excavating on Leech Rd Near Coral Rd in Unincorporated Union in McHenry County

Sun May 5, 2019 11:45 am Cardinal News

Union firefighter/paramedics and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 1:41 p.m. Saturday May 4, 2019 to a report that a man was trapped under a large tree that fell on his excavator in the block […]

Large Police Presence Apparently Prevents Street Fight in West Town Near Chicago Ave and Oakley Blvd Chicago

Sun May 5, 2019 10:33 am Cardinal News

Chicago police officers arrived in about 20 police vehicles at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Oakley Boulevard in Chicago’s West Town on the edge of Ukrainian Village. Chicago police responded about 11:07 p.m. Saturday […]

Victim Rescued in Waukegan Last Night Dies in Burn Unit; Search For Two Missing Employees Resumes at Site of Waukegan Chemical Plant Explosion

Sat May 4, 2019 08:25 pm Cardinal News

Byron Biehn, a shift supervisor, and Daniel Nicklas, a lab technician, were still missing after the explosion at AB Specialty Silicones Friday night. Workers at AB Specialty Silicones said Saturday that fellow employee Allen Stevens […]

1 Found Dead, 2 Missing After AB Specialty Silicones Explosion at 3790 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan

Sat May 4, 2019 03:49 pm Cardinal News

Saturday morning after 9:50 a.m., May 4, 2019 Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi confirmed search and recovery crews recovered one body after a large explosion in Waukegan in Lake County Friday night. The loud explosion, […]

Official Updates for Waukegan Explosion; WYZE Security Video Catches Explosion As It Happened

Sat May 4, 2019 06:38 am Cardinal News

OFFICIAL UPDATE WITH 5 AM PRESS CONFERENCE AT SILICONE PLANT EXPLOSION SCENE IN WAUKEGAN In a press release last night by Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi, at least four people were hospitalized following a massive […]

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