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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD AND DUNDEE RD ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

5:XX PM (WED MAR 25 2026) ...  Arlington Heights firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a crash with injuries at Arlington Heights Rd and Dundee Rd Arlington Heights. Report of a crash with injuries.  Arlington Heights Fire Department dispatch is encrypted and cannot be monitored. Most incidents in the community will only be published thanks to dedicated and supportive citizens. Information not validated. Google Live Traffic Map … Arlington Heights Rd and Dundee Rd Arlington Heights NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTO, VIDEOS A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint  BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, DC=Dep...

EXTRA ALARM FOR BRUSH FIRES NEAR SHERIDAN RD AND 22ND ST NORTH CHICAGO

3:40 PM (WED MAR 25 2026) ...  North Chicago firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a brush fire/wildland fire at 22nd Street and Sheridan Road North Chicago. Report of multiple brush fires along the railroad tracks along Sheridan Road from about Broadway Avenue to Buckley Road (Route 137) -- about a one and one-half mile stretch.   MABAS Division 5 Box Alarm on Box #15-71 activated by 3:49 PM. The Box Alarm was struck out at 6:14 PM. Staging at 14th and Sheridan Road. Waukegan Fire Department also requested a Box Alarm for Change of Quarters only for a brush fire at 4:51 PM. Expect road closures along Sheridan Road and other roads in the area. Winds have been gusting over 20 MPH from the Southwest since about 1:30 PM. 25 Mar 4:51 pm CDT Air Temperature 71°F Humidity  25% Wind Speed SW 24 G 35 mph Barometer 29.76 in (1007.7 mb) Dewpoint  33°F (1°C) Visibility 10.00 mi Google Live Traffic Map … 22nd Street and Sheridan Road North Chicago NOT...

COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE ON SCOTT ST NORTH OF HIGGINS RD ELK GROVE VILLAGE

2:XX PM (WED MAR 25 2026) ...  Elk Grove Village firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a commercial building fire in the block of 100 Scott Street Elk Grove Village. Report of a commercial building fire on Scott Street north of Higgins Road. Fire in an industrial machine. Fire under control by 2:40 PM. Incident dispatch was likely between 2:00 PM and 2:10 PM. Elk Grove Village Fire Department dispatch is encrypted and cannot be monitored. Most incidents in the community will only be published thanks to dedicated and supportive citizens. Google Live Traffic Map … In the block of 100 Scott Street Elk Grove Village NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, ...

DETACHED GARAGE FIRE NEAR KEMAH LANE AND ANDREW LANE SCHAUMBURG

8:XX PM (SUN MAR 22 2026) ...  Schaumburg firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a garage fire at Kemah Lane and Andrew Lane Schaumburg. Report of detached garage fire near Kemah Lane and Andrew Lane. Water on the fire by about 8:34 PM. Returning the truck already at 8:35 PM. Schaumburg Fire Department dispatch is encrypted and cannot be monitored. Most incidents in the community will only be published thanks to dedicated and supportive citizens. Incident dispatch was likely between 8:15 PM and 8:20 PM. Google Live Traffic Map … Kemah Lane and Andrew Lane Schaumburg NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTO, VIDEOS A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad,...

CRASH WITH INJURIES RESPONSE AT BARRINGTON RD AND RIDGEVIEW DR BARRINGTON

5:40 PM (WED MAR 11 2026) ...  Barrington Countryside FPD firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a crash with injuries at Barrington Rd and Ridgeview Dr Inverness. Report of three-vehicle crash -- apparent minor injuries. Traffic looks clear by 6:10 PM. UPDATE ... Hoffman Estates Police Officer Cuts Seat Belt, Rescues Woman from Sinking Car in Retention Pond at NOW Arena – Cardinal News Google Live Traffic Map … https://maps.app.goo.gl/PbYGMH2s6rM3FTg29 Barrington Rd and Ridgeview Dr Inverness NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTO, VIDEOS A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint  BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, ...

VEHICLE IN POND SOUTH OF NOW ARENA PARKING LOT NEAR I-90, HOFFMAN ESTATES

5:00 PM (WED MAR 11 2026) ...  Hoffman Estates firefighters and paramedics (and mutual aid) working at the scene of a water rescue/vehicle in water at 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway Hoffman Estates. Report of a vehicle in the water south of NOW Arena, in a pond just north of I-90. Eyewitness reports three ambulances on the scene. Everyone out of the water by 5:09 PM. EMS working a cardiac arrest at the scene. Unknown how many were in the water. Additional prolonged search by divers until about 6:00 PM, apparently as a precaution. No additional victims brought out of the water. Eyewitness reports Rolling Meadows S15 on scene, Schaumburg S55 and S55A on scene, Streamwood Dive 31 on scene, and Des Plaines and other FD also on scene. Incident does not appear to be related to Interstate 90. Google Live Traffic Map … https://maps.app.goo.gl/otvkwynnXNSTjNsk7 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway Hoffman Estates NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE Y...

EXTRA ALARM MABAS TASK FORCE FOR STORM DAMAGE IN KANKAKEE COUNTY

6:54 PM (TUE MAR 10 2026) ...  Peotone firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a storm damage at Kankakee Peotone. MABAS Division 19 Task Force outbound to MABAS Division 7 for storm damage in the Kankakee area. Multiple buildings on fire near 385 East Oak Street Kankakee. Muster Point at Peotone Fire Station Muster Point Station 83 Manhattan. NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTO, VIDEOS A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint  BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, DC=Deputy Chief/Deputy District Chief, CV=Command Van XX MINUTES INDICATES FIRE AGENCY RADIO DISPATCH IS ENCRYPTED AND/OR DISPATCH TIME WAS NOT INITIALLY ...

MASS CASUALTY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT EXELON BYRON GENERATING STATION ON NORTH GERMAN CHURCH RD BYRON

4:41 PM (TUE MAR 10 2026) ...  Byron Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a mass casualty chemical exposure at 4450 North German Church Road Byron. Report of a mass casualty chemical exposure at the Exelon Byron Generating Station in Byron, Illinois. Six patients as of about 5:14 PM. MABAS Division 18 Box Alarm (Ambulances Only) on Box #12 at "Byron Nuke Plant" activated by 5:32 PM. Ambulances 2ND ALARM at 5:34 PM. MABAS Division 18 Box Alarm #18-2 HazMat activated at 5:50 PM. Ambulances 3RD ALARM at 5:54 PM. The Byron Clean Energy Center is a two-unit nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the Rock River, and south of Illinois Route 72.  The reactor buildings consist of two Westinghouse Four-Loop pressurized water reactors, Unit 1 and Unit 2, which began operation in September 1985 and August 1987 respectively.  The plant is owned and operated by Constellation Energy -- spun off from Exelon i...

EXTRA ALARM APARTMENT FIRE AT HEBRON AVE AND 21ST ST ZION

10:17 AM (TUE MAR 10 2026) ...  Zion firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of aparttment fire at 2100 Hebron Avenue Zion. Report of an apartment fire with one unit fully-involved with fire on the first floor of a 2-story brick apartment building. MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #18-1 activated by 10:17 AM. UPGRADED to a Second Alarm at 10:41 AM. Google Live Traffic Map … https://maps.app.goo.gl/f4p8aXHYw6WJ8X7Y6 2100 Hebron Avenue Zion NOTIFY PANEL Arlingtoncardinal.com/NotifyPanel THERE ARE TWO MAIN OPTIONS TO SHARE YOUR EYEWITNESS REPORTS TO CARDINAL NEWS AND THE COMMUNITY: FASTEST and FAST FASTEST : Easy Form - Easier Than Sending an Email QUICK FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS FAST : Guided, Detailed Form for Comprehensive, Extra Details DETAILED GUIDED FORM FOR TIPS, PHOTO, VIDEOS A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint  BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, DC=Deputy Chief/Deputy District Chief, CV=Command Van XX MI...

ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ELA RD AND LONG GROVE RD, DEER PARK, UNINCORPORATED LAKE COUNTY

9:44 AM (MON MAR 9 2026) ...  Lake Zurich firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a rollover crash with injuries at Ela Rd and Long Grove Rd Deer Park, Unincorporated Lake County. Report of rollover crash with one person in the roadway not breathing. Upgraded to a crash with extrication response at 9:48 AM. UPDATE: Male, Age 17, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash of BMW at Ela Rd Near Long Grove Rd in Deer Park – Cardinal News Crew on arrival reports one patient and "heavy damage" ... Limiting response to two-ambulance response and an engine response with the battalion chief. Investigating possible ejection. Ela Road north of Long Grove Road shows most congestion at 10:25 AM. Crash also reported on Waze. No extended road closure notice from Lake County Sheriff's Office as of 10:25 AM. Lake County IL Sheriff's Office Facebook Google Live Traffic Map … https://maps.app.goo.gl/dggCEkiaMe3aTYvL9 Ela Rd and Long Grove Rd Deer Park, Unincorporated Lake County NO...