Prospect Heights Fire Protection District

Mississippi Man Fatally Stabbed at Motel 6 on Milwaukee Ave in Prospect Heights

Sun Nov 17, 2024 12:37 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Prospect Heights responded about 2:02 a.m. Sunday, November 17, 2024 to a report of a stabbing at the Motel 6 at 540 North Milwaukee Avenue in Prospect Heights. Police, first […]

Mount Prospect police officers investigating an opening in shrubs at a rear parking lot west of "Fry the Coop" that leads to and from an apartment complex on Blossom Lane west of the restaurant (CARDINAL NEWS)

Gang Members Grazed by Shots Fired at Restaurant Parking on Milwaukee Ave After Conflict on Apple Dr, Prospect Heights

Mon May 27, 2024 09:45 am Cardinal News

Bullet casings were seen on the ground as police investigated the scene, and witnesses explained the shooting outside of a Prospect Heights hotel (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ The Prospect Heights Police Department responded about […]

Traffic map of FedEx truck crash on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (SOURCE: Google Map data ©2024)

FedEx Truck Driver Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash with Guardrail on Tri-State Tollway Near Lake Cook Rd

Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:05 am Cardinal News

A FedEx truck caught fire after a crash on I-294 at Lake Cook Road in Northbrook, Illinois State Police said (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Illinois State Police, local police and firefighters and paramedics […]

Gorge Alberto, charged with Aggravated DUI (Involved in Accident Resulting in Great Bodily Harm) and other charges after a fight and hit-and-run incident at H.O.M.E. Bar in Prospect Heights, about 4:00 a.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023 (SOURCE: Prospect Heights Police Department)

DUI Suspect that Hit Bar Staffer and Police Officer at HOME Bar: Fled When He Feared Threatening Fight Crowd

Mon Dec 18, 2023 07:46 pm Cardinal News

A Palatine resident accused of striking two pedestrians — one of them a police officer — at the H.O.M.E. Bar in Prospect Heights, stood before a judge for a pre-trial hearing at Cook County Circuit […]

Police and paramedics meet immediately after H.O.M.E. Bar was transported by EMS and before police officer was transported around just 4:00 a.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Alleged DUI Driver Hit H.O.M.E. Bar Employee, Police Officer While Fleeing Fight Scene in Parking Lot

Sun Dec 17, 2023 03:33 pm Cardinal News

Fight, then alleged DUI driver hits police officer and bar employee at H.O.M.E Bar while fleeing from fight scene in vehicle. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police officers from Prospect Heights, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and Wheeling […]

Prospect Heights FPD Squad 9 on an EMS call

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Responds to Record Number of Calls in 2022

Thu Mar 16, 2023 07:10 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters with the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District responded to 2,722 calls last year, or the most in the 79-year history of the district. Fire officials say the number of calls has increased by 500% […]

Prospect Heights fire engine at a fatal condominium unit fire in Prospect Heights.

April 4 Referendum Seeks Tax Money to Update Fire Stations and Replace Some Fire Vehicles in Prospect Heights

Wed Mar 1, 2023 01:45 pm Cardinal News

As the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District faces more calls than ever before, its vehicles and physical fire stations are in desperate need of modernization and safety updates, according to Fire Chief Drew Smith of […]

Prospect Heights police investigating the scene of a shooting that killed a 14 year-old boy in the block of 500 Piper Lane, Prospect Heights (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt).

Boy, Age 14, Killed in Shooting at Prospect Heights Apartment

Sat Oct 15, 2022 09:51 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Prospect Heights responded about 3:13 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2022 to a report of teen gunshot victim in the block of 500 Piper Lane in Prospect Heights. Upon arrival police confirmed […]

Firefighters venting and checking the roof and attic (PHOTO CREDIT: Max Weingardt)

Extra Alarm Condo Building Fire on Old Willow Rd Prospect Heights

Fri Aug 26, 2022 04:37 pm Cardinal News

Fire in a condo building on Old Willow Road east of Wolf Road Prospect Heights. YouTube Tips ⓘ Prospect Heights Fire Protection District was dispatched at 1:04 p.m. Thursday August 25, 2022 to a reported […]

Fatal crash early Saturday morning just after 2:00 a.m. June 25, 2022 on I-294 WEST (northbound) at the Lake Cook Road bridge (Craig/CapturedNews)

Tinley Park Woman Killed in Crash on I-294 at Lake Cook Rd Bridge Near Deerfield, Northbrook

Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:04 am Cardinal News

Illinois State Police, Northbrook police, and firefighters and paramedics from Northbrook and Prospect Heights responded about 2:09 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2022 to a report of a high-speed crash with a fatality on I-294 WEST […]

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Lt. Jason Hardy (left) at his promotion to lieutenant with Fire Chief Drew Smith (SOURCE: Prospect Heights Fire Protection District)

Lieutenant Jason Hardy Named Prospect Heights Fire District ‘2021 Firefighter of the Year’

Tue Dec 21, 2021 08:54 pm Cardinal News

The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District is pleased to announce that Lieutenant Jason Hardy is named 2021 Firefighter of the Year. Fire Chief Drew Smith presented Lieutenant Hardy with the award. This year, three members […]

Wrong way driver is led in handcuffs past the destroyed and burned up minivan he was allegedly driving the westbound in the eastbound lanes of Palatine Road Saturday, May 1, 2021

Wrong Way Driver Crash with Minivan, Fire on Palatine Rd Near Wolf Rd, Wheeling

Sun May 2, 2021 05:30 pm Cardinal News

Luckily no people were killed or seriously injured in a crash involving a WRONG WAY driver going west in the eastbound express lanes of Palatine Road west of Wolf Road near Wheeling and Prospect Heights. […]

Crash with Injuries Involving a Mail Truck on Schoenbeck Rd South of Willow Rd in Prospect Heights

Tue Jan 26, 2021 09:49 am Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Prospect Heights responded about 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2021 to a report of a crash with injuries in the block of 300 North Schoenbeck Road in Prospect Heights. BC9 on […]

Chicago Executive Airport Runway 30 runs diagonal to the left margin, Runway 34 runs diagonal to the top margin (Imagery ©2020 Google, Imagery ©2020 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2020)

Learjet Involved in Apparent Runway Excursion at Chicago Executive Airport Wednesday Night in Rainy Conditions

Thu Oct 22, 2020 07:15 pm Cardinal News

Learjet in grass after landing on runway at Chicago Executive Airport in Prospect Heights / Wheeling, Illinois. Police and firefighter/paramedics from Prospect Heights and Wheeling responded about 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2020 for an […]

Cessna recovery photos Thursday night, September 17, 2020

Cessna 177RG that Crash-Landed in Palatine Was Reported as an “Aircraft in Distress” Attempting to Approach Chicago Executive Airport

Thu Sep 17, 2020 09:20 pm Cardinal News

Minutes before a pilot made an unexpected landing of a single-engine aircraft on Quentin Road in Palatine on Thursday evening, September 17, 2020, the pilot was attempting to approach Chicago Executive Airport in Prospect Heights […]

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