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Rollover Crash on North Elmhurst Road South of Palatine Rd, Prospect Heights

Mon Mar 14, 2011 09:16 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: Accident Investigation Team on Elmhurst Road, between Ridge and Palatine Road Sunday night. Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:20 p.m. Sunday to a report of a crash involving a Jeep and possibly […]

Hit By Train’s Step Ladder: Man Falls to Ground While Getting Off Metra Train

Sun Mar 13, 2011 06:24 am admin

Video: Firefighter/paramedics crew rescues a man that fell of train that was stopped at the Arlington Heights downtown train station. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 10:35 p.m. Saturday to a report that a […]

Crash with Extrication Rescue Lake Cook Rd and Hicks Rd

Wed Mar 9, 2011 07:47 am Cardinal News

Video shows immobilized patient transfer immediately after extrication to awaiting Long Grove Fire Protection District rescue ambulance. Video also show use of a TAC Stick® (elapsed time 1:40 and following) to see check for electrically-energized […]

Stabbing at Blackfinn American Saloon on Jefferson Ave, Naperville: Adam Hearn Arrested

Sun Mar 6, 2011 03:15 pm Cardinal News

Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the 16 Jefferson Avenue, the location of Blackfinn American Saloon in Naperville to a report of a security guard stabbed. The injured security guard was […]

VIDEO: Bull Flips Matador, Breaks Matador’s Collar Bone in Colombia

Sun Feb 13, 2011 02:32 pm Cardinal News

French matador Sebastián Castella shown flipped by a bull and falling on his outstretched left arm. French matador Sebastián Castella suffered a broken collar bone Satruday after being flipped during a bullfight in Medellin, Colombia. […]

USN Sailor Chase Church, Killed By Metra Train at Green Bay Rd and Highwood Ave, Highwood

Tue Feb 8, 2011 07:57 pm Cardinal News

View Larger Map Green Bay Road and Highwood Avenue, Highwood, Illinois — scene of fatal train accident with pedestrian United States Navy graduate Chase Church. UPDATE: The identity of the pedestrian struck by a Metra […]

Snow Blower Hazards: Hand Trauma Mount Prospect, Severed Finger in Buffalo Grove

Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:00 am Cardinal News

A person with hand trauma walked into a Mount Prospect fire station Wednesday morning and Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics responded to the 0-99 block of Carlyle Lane in Buffalo Grove for a severed finger from a […]

Man Rescued from Machine: Arm Trapped at Hospital Linen Supply Company, Wheeling

Mon Jan 17, 2011 09:51 am Cardinal News

Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:35 AM Monday to a report of a man with his arm caught in a machine at Hospital Linen Supply, 45 West Hintz Road. Wheeling Fire Department responded with […]

Robert Freund Killed by Large Fireworks Device in Johnsburg New Year’s Eve at Midnight

Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:16 pm Cardinal News

View Larger Map Johnsburg police and McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics responded just after midnight New Year’s Eve to a report of a fireworks accident at 4918 Country Oaks Drive in Johnsburg. Robert Freund, […]

Chair Lift Fails at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort

Tue Dec 28, 2010 05:35 pm Cardinal News

Ski Instructor Jay Marshall: “I heard noise, I heard people screaming, and I looked to my left … the cable was bouncing up an down, and that point I knew something awful had happened.” A […]

Eric Fatla Dies After Staircase Fall, Two Stories Inside the Union League Club, Chicago

Tue Dec 28, 2010 09:17 am Cardinal News

View Larger Map Google Street View of Union League Club at Jackson and Federal. Chicago police and fire department paramedics responded Christmas Eve just after 11:30 p.m. to the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson […]

Pedestrian Down with Police Investigation at Arlington Heights Rd and Eastman

Sun Dec 26, 2010 04:24 pm aauthor

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:05 PM Sunday to a report of a pedestrian down at the intersection of Evergreen and Eastman. At first a caller thought a pedestrian may have been hit […]

Spiderman Accident Caught on Video in Broadway “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”

Tue Dec 21, 2010 06:55 pm Cardinal News

Two theatergoers from Houston, who saw the accident happen Monday night during a performance of the Broadway musical, talk about the experience. Spiderman stuntman Christopher W. Tierney, fell 30 feet into a stage pit during […]

Dafni Petroova Killed When Car Breaks Down, Rear-Ended on I-90

Fri Dec 3, 2010 10:44 am Cardinal News

Elk Grove Township firefighter/paramedics responded with a pin-in crew just before 9:10 p.m. to a crash on eastbound Interstate 90 (9.2 mile marker), just west of Arlington Heights Road. A disabled 1999 Nissan was stalled […]

Man Falls, Rescued at Construction Site at New City Limits Harley-Davidson Construction Site

Mon Nov 29, 2010 06:30 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:50 AM Monday to a report of a man that fell at a construction site at the new City Limits Harley-Davidson construction site, 2009 North Rand Road. Police and […]

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