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House burning after it was leveled by an apparent natural gas explosion on Monday, October 9, 2023 (SOURCE: Woodstock Fire/Rescue District)

House Leveled by Explosion, 10 Other Buildings Damaged, No Major Injuries in Woodstock

Tue Oct 10, 2023 08:33 am Cardinal News

A contract crew that was excavating in a neighborhood northwest of downtown Woodstock severed a 2-inch gas line that caused and explosion and fire Monday afternoon, October 9, 2023. The explosion leveled one home, damaged […]

Natural Gas Leak, House Explosion Near St Mary Catholic Church at Lincoln Ave and Tryon St in Woodstock

Mon Oct 9, 2023 03:58 pm Cardinal News

A home in north suburban Woodstock was destroyed in an apparent natural gas explosion Monday afternoon, prompting authorities to urge neighbors to shelter in place (Kris Habermehl/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics […]

Crash scene on Gilmer Road south of Erhart Road Saturday evening, October 7, 2023 (PHOTO CREDIT: Craigh/CapturedNews)

Crash on Gilmer Rd Kills Driver, Seriously Injures 3 Others in Unincorporated Mundelein

Sat Oct 7, 2023 10:54 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday afternoon, October 7, 2023 near a curve on Gilmer Road between Erhart Road and Fremont Center Road in unincorporated Mundelein, Fremont […]

Girl, Age 16, Fatally Stabbed in Chicago’s Loop Near Van Buren St and Clark St — an Area Experiencing Spike in Violence

Wed Oct 4, 2023 11:04 am Cardinal News

FATAL LOOP STABBING Chicago police said a teenage girl was stabbed to death in the Loop Tuesday night (Jessica D’Onfrio/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 11:28 p.m. […]

Fatal Crash into a Utility Pole on Oakton St Near Clifton Ave in Park Ridge

Tue Oct 3, 2023 08:20 am Cardinal News

A driver crashed into a power utility pole on Oakton Street near Clifton Avenue in Park Ridge (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Park Ridge responded about 2:42 a.m. Tuesday, October […]

Boat Crash that Killed 2 on Fox River in McHenry County Captured on Security Video

Sun Oct 1, 2023 12:10 pm Cardinal News

2 Killed in Boat Crash Surveillance video captures image of speeding boat skipping across the Fox River and crashing up the west bank up to the backyard of a house on Country Club Drive in […]

Head-on Crash of Pickup Truck with Semi-Trailer Dump Truck Kills Pickup Truck Driver on Route 43 at Muir Ave Near Lake Bluff

Sun Oct 1, 2023 09:25 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators investigated at the scene after a deadly Saturday morning crash involving a dump truck and a pickup truck, and are continuing the investigation of collected data. An Illinois State […]

Child, Age 5, Dies of Accidental Asphyxia in Zion

Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:45 pm Cardinal News

Zion Fire and Rescue and Zion Police were dispatched on September 23, 2023, for a report of 5-year-old that was not breathing in the block of 2100 block of Gilead. When Police arrived on scene, […]

Woman Killed in Crash with 2 Trucks at Difficult Algonquin Rd, Bateman Rd Intersection in Barrington Hills

Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:18 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Barrington Hills and firefighters and paramedics from Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded about 12:11 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2023, to a report of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Algonquin Road […]

Extensive damage to a Saturn after a crash with motorcycle that killed the motorcyclist at Green Bay Road and 10th Street in Waukegan on Sunday, September 24, 2023 (SOURCE: Craig/CapturedNews)

Motorcyclist Killed in a Crash with a Car at Green Bay Rd and 10th St in Waukegan

Mon Sep 25, 2023 02:56 pm Cardinal News

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics from Waukegan responded about 5:50 p.m. Sunday, September 24, 2023 to a report of a motorcycle crash with a car that caused serious injuries to the motorcyclist in the block […]

A 45 MPH sign near the scene of a death investigation at the intersection of Dundee Road and Guthrie Drive in Inverness where a woman was found dead in the road on Monday, September 18, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Husband Charged with Leaving Scene of Fatal Crash that Killed Wife at Inverness Hills Entrance on Dundee Rd

Wed Sep 20, 2023 02:47 pm Cardinal News

Husband left scene: Death investigation scene at Dundee Rd and Guthrie Drive Inverness. YouTube Tips ⓘ The husband of a woman found dead Monday, September 18, 2023 at the intersection of Dundee Road and Guthrie […]

Illinois State Police on scene of a fatal head-on truck crash on Route 53 north of Menards in Long Grove on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Head-on Trucks Crash on North Route 53 Near Menards Kills 1, Injures 2 in Long Grove

Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:27 pm Cardinal News

Box truck and semi-trailer truck crash head-on north of Menards on Route 53 in Long Grove (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Long Grove Fire Protection District […]

Officials Release Identity of Pedestrian Killed on Butterfield Rd in Mundelein

Thu Sep 14, 2023 03:02 pm Cardinal News

Mundelein Fire Department, Countryside Fire Protection District and Mundelein Police Department responded about 11:36 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and two pedestrians at Butterfield Road and […]

Fire from siding and roof of an attached garage at a house fire on Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills on Monday, September 11, 2023 (SOURCE: Countryside Fire Protection District)

Extra-Alarm House Fire Also Damages Neighbors House on Dearborn Ln in Vernon Hills

Tue Sep 12, 2023 04:22 pm Cardinal News

Firefighters and paramedics from Countryside Fire Protection District and police officers from Vernon Hills responded about 12:15 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2023 to a report of a house fire in the block of 1100 Dearborn […]

Left Turn Vehicle, Head-on Crash with Motorcycle Kills Motoryclist at Lake Ave and Hillcrest Ave Near Antioch

Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:11 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in unincorporated Antioch over the weekend. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Antioch responded about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, […]

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