Arlington Heights News, Info, Weather

Weather radar shows storms building and moving from the northwest to the southeast. Brief thundershowers are passing through the northwest suburbs, but as of 8:25 p.m. no severe weather is indicated. TONIGHT A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Friday A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitatio...

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:00 PM Tuesday to a report of crash with injuries at East Hintz Road and North Windsor Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a crash involving a 2009 Chevy Traverse and a1994 Honda Accord. The Chevy Traverse also hit another vehicle an electrical box and a tree. The female driver of the Chevy Traverse was ticketed for disobeying a traffic control device, and driving with no insurance. The female driver, age 69, was transported by firefighter/paramedics to Northwest Community Hospital with minor injuries. the male driver, age 33, in the Honda Accord was not injured. Traffic was disrupted for about 90 minutes while workers restored the traffic signals. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=One+Female+Injured+In+Crash+At+Hintz+And+Windsor,+Arlington+Heights personal injury crash, personal injury crash Arlington...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 7:58 PM Tuesday of criminal damage to vehicle at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 North Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a gray 2011 Mazda. Police received a report that offender(s) scratched a circular design in the paint on the driver's side rear door. The damage estimate is $300. The crime is reported to have occurred on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 between 6:40 p.m. and 7:57 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+At+The+Arlington+Heights+Memorial+Library+On+Dunton+Ave,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to vehicle, North, criminal damage to vehicle Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police received a report about 11:31 PM Sunday of a theft in a locker room at Xsport Fitness, 960 West Dundee Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders defeated the combination lock securing the gym locker and removed approximately $60 cash from the victim's wallet. They did not take any of the credit/debit cards. The lock valued at $20 was also taken. The crime is reported to have occurred on Sunday July 28, 2013 between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Men's locker room -- not confirmed. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 3:01 AM Tuesday of criminal damage to property in the block of 1100 East Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged an apartment building. Offender(s) threw a black oily substance with a chemical smell on the walls, carpet and floor in the first level vestibule. The substance was also found on an exterior brick wall. There is no damage estimate at this time. The crime is reported to have occurred between Monday July 29, 2013 at 10:30 p.m. and Tuesday July 30, 2013 at 3:00 a.m. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com .....

Nicholas Anderson, 19, of the 1400 block of Lombard Avenue in Berwyn, appeared Monday for a bond hearing in Cook County Circuit Court, Rolling Meadows after he was arrested for a home invasion case from 2012. A judge set his bail at $400,000. Anderson is one of two men suspected of tying up a Palatine woman at gunpoint at her home in the 400 block of West Brookline Court. The 46-year-old woman was confronted by Anderson and another offender inside home when she arrived at her home on September 26, 2012 at about 9:00 a.m. The offenders took items from her home and fled in her 2009 black Cadillac Escalade. The woman was able to untie herself by about 11:30 a.m., and Palatine police responded to help her immediately after she call 9-1-1 at about 12:05 p.m. Wednesday September 26, 2013 to the report of the home invasion. On the same day police were able to recover the Escalade using the vehicle's active OnStar vehicle location service. One suspect is still at large. Initial d...

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:20 AM Tuesday to a report of crash with injuries at Rand Road and Kennicott Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find two vehicles crashed in the intersection. A sedan had moderate damage and was facing eastbound on Rand Road at Kennicott Avenue. A minivan was resting on the driver's side in the middle of Kennicott Avenue. A female victim was removed by Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics from the sedan and was transported to Northwest Community Hospital. Arlington Heights Fire Department responded with a pin-in response, but no heavy extrication was necessary. A fire engine stood by for fire suppression. Traffic was down to at least one lane in each direction during rescue operations. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Rollover+Crash+With+Injuries+At+Rand+Road+And+Kennicott+Ave,+Arlington+Heights cras...

Police recently received reports of several bicycle thefts which involved storage room burglary at Hancock Square Apartments, 299 North Dunton Avenue, and are seeking possible a connection to crimes that occurred at another Hancock Square apartment building in the next block at 200 North Arlington Heights Road. Police thoroughly checked surveillance video that could offer clues to the bicycle thefts. During review of the surveillance video, police discovered that three offenders forcibly entered a first floor recreation lounge and cyber cafe, and caused damage of an unknown value. The offenders were described as #1) a female/white in her mid-20s with bright red dyed hair, #2) a female/white in her mid-20s with long dark hair, and #3) a male/white in his early-to-mid 20s, gaunt build (or gaunt hair), light colored hair and a receding hairline. The offenders are of interest to police, who note the similar time frame of the Cyber Cafe burglary, the Recreation Room burglary and t...

Arlington Heights police received a report Monday or Tuesday of a residential burglary at an Arlington International Racetrack dorm room at 2200 West Euclid Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a dormitory room on two occassions, and took @200 from each resident's purse and jacket. The residents reported to police that they were not sure if the dorm doors were locked. The crime is reported to have occurred between Monday, July 15, 2013 and Monday, July 29, 2013. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Residential+Burglary+At+,+Arlington+Heights burglary, burglary to residence, residential burglary, North, residential burglary Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report about 10:31 AM Monday of a residential burglary in the block of 1400 North Walnut Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a home by prying open the rear sliding glass door, entering the residence, and removing items from the home. Offender(s) removed a brown Louis Vuitton purse valued at $600, approximately $3,000 worth of jewelry and two $50 Euro bills. The crime is reported to have occurred on Monday, July 29, 2013 between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=...

Cook County Sheriff's deputies and Elk Grove Township firefighters responded about 1:30 PM Monday to a fatal truck-pedestrian incident in the block of 2200 Oakton Street Elk Grove Village, IL. Jaden Jacobo, a four-year-old from Chicago, was riding his bike in a driveway, when he apparently rode to close the street. He was hit by a westbound semi-trailer truck with a 53-foot trailer on Oakton Street in unincorporated Elk Grove Village/Cook County. The driver of the truck immediately stopped to come to the aid of the boy and his family. First responders arrived immediately, but the boy was fatally injured, and pronounced dead at the scene. No citations or charges are expected resulting from the accident. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Hit+By+Truck:+Jaden+Jacobo,+Age+4,+Killed+Riding+His+Bike+On+Driveway,+But+Too+Close+To+Oakton+St truck vs. pedestrian, truck vs. pedestrian Cook County, Elk Grove Township Fire ...

Arlington Heights police received a report on Monday of a residential burglary at Hancock Square Apartments, 299 North Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a storage locker at an apartment building. Two Canondale R700 road bikes were reported stolen. One bike was a red Canondale R700 and one bike was a blueCanondale R700 -- valued at $1000 each. The bikes were locked to a bike rack in the storage room. The storage room is only accessible by a key issued to residents by apartment management. The police officer on the scene discovered pry marks on one of two doors of the storage room. A Trek green bike valued at $800, and a dark green Trek 7.3 women's bicycle valued at $800 were also reported stolen from the storage room. The crimes are reported to have occurred between July 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. and July 27, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., and between July 27, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. and July 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. ...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:26 AM Monday of a theft at Hancock Square Apartments, 299 North Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took a blue men's Diamond Insight 1 -- a 17-inch wheel bicycle valued at $800. The crime is reported to have occurred between Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 1:00pm. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Bicycle+Theft+At+Downtown+Apartment+Storage+On+North+Dunton+Ave,+Arlington+Heights bicycle theft, bicycle theft Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report about 7:01 AM Sunday of criminal damage to vehicle in the block of 200 East Hackberry Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a 2013 Chevy Sonic. Offender(s) keyed or scratched the rear driver's side door and rear quarter panel. The crime is reported to have occurred between Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. and Sunday July 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+On+East+Hackberry+Dr,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to vehicle, North, criminal damage to vehicle Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police received a report on Thursday of a vehicle burglary in the block of 300 North Salem Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a 2002 Chevy Cavalier in late June 2013. Vehicle registration and receipts and miscellaneous papers were taken from the glove box. Also, a Ravinia chair was taken from the back seat. The vehicle burglary is reported to have occurred June 26, 2013, but was not initially reported. Then on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. the victim discovered that an unknown person used the victim's information to start Dish Network service. The victim reported that no financial loss occurred from the identity theft, but thought the vehicle burglary and identity theft might be related. The offender used her first name and the last four numbers of her Social Security Number. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Ve...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 4:01 AM Saturday of criminal damage to property in the block of 1600 Burning Tree Ct Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a vehicle and property on East Burning Tree Court and on East Eton Drive. Offender(s) damaged three topped finished bricks, knocked over planters, and put a water sprinkler on a black 2006 Pontiac Torrent, which chipped the windshield. The offender(s) also removed a patio umbrella from the property and put it in Centennial Park, just west of the residence. The crime was reported to have occurred between Friday July 26, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. and Saturday July 27, 2013 at 7:05 a.m. Also, a resident on the 1400 block of Eton was awakened at 4:00 a.m. and saw two unknown male/white juveniles in the backyard. One appeared to be trying to open a backyard shed. The resident yelled at the offenders, and they fled the area. The resident went outside a...

Radar clear and the forecast is mostly sunny for the day, but only a high of 74°F is expected from about 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We're not expected to see a temperature in the eighties until Thursday. TODAY Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Tuesday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Wednesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Mostly...

Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is teaming up with local celebrities for a day of cooking demonstrations and horse racing at Arlington International Racecourse that will benefit NCH's Gift-A-Mammogram program. The VIP Recipes & Races program is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, in the International Room at Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. The net proceeds of the event will be dedicated to NCH's Gift-A-Mammogram program, which helps uninsured, low-income women in the community cover the cost of procedures to diagnose breast cancer. The day at the races will feature cooking demos by local celebrities Mario Tricoci, the founder of Mario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day Spas, Howard Sudberry, former TV sportscaster and current director of marketing at Arlington Park, Marti Jones, from Chicago radio station WLS 94.7 FM, and Dr. Michael Kinney, a breast surgeon at NCH. Attendees will be able to sample the celebr...

Wheeling Police have confirmed that a Wheeling Police Department police officer collapsed during a training exercise on Thursday night and died at the hospital Saturday afternoon. Shamekia Goodwin-Badger, 33, was pronounced dead at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Saturday afternoon, July 27, 2013. She was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital after collapsing during a training event Thursday night and did not regain consciousness. Officer Shamekia Goodwin-Badger was a five-year veteran of the Wheeling Police Department and also a four-year veteran of the Hawthorn Woods Police Department. She was also a decorated army veteran who served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq. The Wheeling Police Department has deferred a press release with details until Monday morning. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Wheeling+Police+Officer+Shamekia+Goodwin-Badger+Collapses+During+Training+Thursday,+D...

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:41 AM Saturday to a report of a garage fire at 656 South Warren Avenue in Palatine.. The first Platine Fire Department crews arrived on the scene at 9:47 a.m. and reported heavy smoke coming form the 1.5-story, 2.5-car detached garage. The first fire companies pulled a hose line and began an aggressive fire attack, while other firefighters stretched a supply line to a fire hydrant and pulled an additional hose line to support the attack. Additional firefighters forced entry through the overhead garage door to expose the fire, while other crews accessed the attic and roof to vent smoke, heat and fire gases; and to attack the fire that had extended into the attic space of the garage. The fire was declared under control at 9:57 a.m. Firefighters continued to perform extensive salvage and overhaul activities for a substantial amount of time because of a large amount of storage in the garage. No civilians or firefigthers...

A low pressure center over eastern Lake Superior is spinning some precipitation over our area, but the amounts are very small and dissipating. Precipitation any more than a sprinkle is unlikely. The big weather news involves cold temperatures for July combined with breezy chilly winds up to 20 mph gusts from the northwest. Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday overnights were record lows for Chicago Executive Airport at 57°F for July 27, 2013 and 55°F for July 28, 2013. Chicago O'Hare missed a record low on both days -- compare 55°F/52°F (1985) on July 27, 2013 and 54°F/51°F (1984) on July 28,2013. Chicago O'Hare International (official Chicago) could tie or break a record low overnight (tomorrow morning about). TODAY A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph. ...

The only showers on radar in the area at 1:00 p.m. are near South Bend Indiana -- heading east-southeast. There is a chance of a very slight amount of rain or sprinkles from about 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. today. Mostly cloudy skies may show a little bit of blue skies today. TODAY A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=High+Upper+60s,+Clouds,+Breezy+From+The+Northwest,+Chance+Of+Light+Sprinkles showers, sprin...

The only showers on radar in the area at 9:30 a.m. are near South Bend Indiana -- heading southeast. There is a chance of a very slight amount of rain or sprinkles from about 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. today. TODAY A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=High+Upper+60s,+Clouds,+Breezy+From+The+Northwest,+Chance+Of+Light+Sprinkles showers, sprinkles, weather forcast, weather

Rolling Meadows police arrested a DUI driver 1:40 AM Thursday near Algonquin Road and Barker Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL. Police transported the driver in custody to Rolling Meadows Police Department Headquarters. The driver's vehicle was towed to a police holding area. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Dui+Arrest+Near+Algonquin+Rd+And+Barker+Ave,+Rolling+Meadows DUI, DUI arrest, arrest, Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows Police Department, Rolling Meadows DUI arrest

Utility maintenance workers from Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. are working in Arlington Heights and other suburbs to inspect utility poles for Com Ed. According to Osmose, the keys to pole inspection are identifying decay, measuring defects and estimating the percent remaining strength to determine pass/fail. Osmose introduced StrengthCalcTM and LoadCalcTM software to increase the precision of these calculations. Pole inspection methods include the following ... Visual Inspection, or Visual and Sound-is suitable for identifying gross defects visible above the ground level. Sound & Bore-allows the inspector to bore inspection holes after hammer sounding identifies areas where decay is suspected. A shell thickness indicator may be used to measure internal decay. Partial Excavation Plus Sound and Bore-allows the inspector access to a portion of the pole below grade, helping to identify external decay and termites. Excavation to a Depth of 18" to 24" Plus S...

Two men suspected in a string of armed robberies were arrested Tuesday evening (July 23rd) after Schaumburg Police detectives executed an undercover sting operation. Brandon D. Timberlake, age 26, of the 2300 block of Nichols Road Arlington Heights, and Jay V. Dixon Jr., age 25, of the 8700 block of North Central Park, Skokie, were charged with one count each of felony Aggravated Robbery. Schaumburg Police Department detectives have been investigating three robberies on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. on the 100 block Idle Wild Court., July 5 at 8:20 p.m. on the 1000 block N. Salem Dr., and July 17 at 8 p.m. on the 2300 block W. Bode Road. The robberies all fit the same pattern. In all three cases the victims had placed ads on Craigslist to purchase used Apple iPhones. The victims all have businesses where they refurbish used cellphones for resale. In these cases the victims were contacted by a "seller" who arranged to meet them in various parking lots in Schaumburg. The suspect w...

Lingering showers are moving east. The precipitation is diminishing east of Rockford, but shows building west of Rockford. Just when the showers will stop in northeast Illinois is not certain. If the showers stop early, we will hit the 80s, otherwise we'll only see a high in the upper 70s. Total rain today between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. are expected to be less than 0.4 inch. Thunderstorms might arrive ahead of the 1:00 p.m. forecast. TODAY A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1:00 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than ...

Illinois State Police and Elk Grove Township firefighters responded about 7:46 AM Friday to a rollover crash on westbound I-90 at the 72.25 mile marker. 42.028416,-87.963863. Illinois State Police received a report of a car on its roof at the 72.25 mile marker in the westbound lanes, just west of Busse Road. All vehicle passengers and driver were reported out and about -- walking near the crash scene. No word on extent of any injuries. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Rollover+Crash+On+Westbound+I-90,+Just+West+Of+Busse+Rd rollover crash, rollover crash I-90, Interstate 90, Illinois State Police, Elk Grove Township Fire Department

Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:44 PM Thursday to car and motorcycle crash at Milwaukee Avenue and Strong Wheeling, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a high speed crash involved a motorcycle and a Chevrolet Cavalier/ Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find the motorcyclist up an walking around. No other people were injured. The motorcyclist was transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Motorcyclist+Injured+In+Crash+With+Car+At+Milwaukee+Ave+And+Strong+Ave,+Wheeling personal injury crash, car vs motorcycle crash, Wheeling Fire Department, Wheeling Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report on Wednesday of a theft in the block of 600 South Newbury Place Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took a black Rolex Submariner watch valued at $6,800 and a rope style gold chain valued at $800 from the master bedroom. The crime is reported to have occurred between Friday, February 1, 2013 and Monday, July 8, 2013. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Theft+In+Residence+On+South+Newbury+Pl,+Arlington+Heights theft, residential theft, theft Arlington Heights, residential theft Arlington Heights, Arlin...

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:05 AM Thursday to a report of a car into a pond in the block of 1500 Courtland Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that an SUV was in a pond. Police and firefighters responded immediately and called for mutual aid from neighboring fire departments and dive teams. A neighbor said a police officer jumped into the pond but the car immediately became submerged and was too deep for the police to reach the SUV. Within 30 minutes fire department dive teams had the victim out of the vehicle and on shore. Hillside Towing of Arlington Heights was on the scene for the rescue and hoisted the car with a line, which brought the SUV to the surface. Divers immediately broke a passenger side window and removed the victim, believed to be an older male, from the vehicle. The victim was transported in life-threatening medical condition related to being submerged in water. Before hi...

The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is pleased to invite the public to experience a high-spirited celebration of culture, sport and community. The Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival returns on Saturday, July 27, 8 AM - 5:00 PM, to Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights. This ancient Chinese sport has been gaining popularity in North America over the past twenty years and has become the world's fastest growing water sport. Dragon boats are 40-foot human-powered canoes decorated with ornate Chinese dragon heads. Led by the rhythmic beat of a drum, teams consisting of 20 synchronized paddlers, one drummer, and one steersperson race the boats 500m down the river. Social groups and businesses alike embrace the sport of dragon boating because it builds camaraderie and a sense of "team" through participation in the sport. The Festival is free for spectators and includes an interactive expo area highlighted by the Walgreens Health & Wellnes...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 12:37 PM Wednesday of criminal damage to property in the block of 1300 West Grove Street Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a residence by throwing a three-inch rock through exterior door which lead to the kitchen. The residents were inside the kitchen at the time, but were not injured. There is no damage estimate available. The crime is reported to have occurred on Tuesday July 23, 2013 at 10:40 p.m. Information about the incident was released by Arlington Heights Police Department at 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read c...

Arlington Heights police responded about 7:06 PM Friday to a report of a retail theft suspect detained at Mariano's, 802 East Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an offender took alcohol on two dates. A loss prevention agent was reviewing surveillance video and saw that a suspect took a 750 ml bottle of Hennessy Black Cognac valued at $39.99. The first retail theft crime is reported to have occurred on July 12, 2013. At 7:06 p.m. on July 19, 2013, the loss prevention agent recognized the subject on description as the male subject entered the store. He raised suspicion as he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with shorts on a hot day. The subject grabbed a 750 ml bottle of Ciroc Red Berry Vodka valued a little over $30. The loss prevention agent detained the suspect and called police. Anthony Jimenez, 19, of the 600 block of Thorndale Avenue, Elk Grove Village was charged with retail theft. His court date is August 14, 2013. Read complet...

Buffalo Grove police received a report about 9:01 PM Thursday of a theft at an address they did not disclose in Buffalo Grove, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders removed copper piping from an air conditioning unit. The crime is reported to have occurred between Wednesday July 17, 2013 at 11:00 p.m. and Thursday July 18, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Theft+Of+Copper+Piping+From+Air+Conditioning+Unit+In+Buffalo+Grove theft, yard theft, yard theft Buffalo Grove, Buffalo Grove Police Department, theft Buffalo Grove, Buffalo Grove Police Department

Buffalo Grove police arrested a DUI driver 2:34 AM Saturday near Milwaukee Avenue and Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL. Police transported the driver in custody to Buffalo Grove Police Department Headquarters. The driver's vehicle was towed to a police holding area. Yonathon G. Villa Hernandez, age 22, of the 400 block of Inland drive in Wheeling was charged with DUI, driving while Driver's License suspended, Illegal transportation of alcohol, and Illegal lane use. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Dui+Arrest+Near+Milwaukee+Ave+And+Busch+Pkwy,+Buffalo+Grove DUI, DUI arrest, arrest, Buffalo Grove, Buffalo Grove Police Department, Buffalo Grove DUI arrest , DUI arrest Buffalo Grove

Arlington Heights police responded about 10:56 AM Tuesday to a report of public indecency in the Dollar Tree parking lot, 89 West Golf Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that offender pulled up next to the victim and her vehicle before asking for directions. The victim happened to look inside the offender's vehicle and saw him masturbating. The offender was last seen driving east through the parking lot. The offender was described as a male/white with dark brown hair, approximately 25 years-old, wearing black shirt. He left the scene driving a silver SUV. The crime is reported to have occurred today at 10:55 a.m. The incident information was released to the public by the Arlington Heights Police Department today at 4:20 p.m. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 6:31 PM Monday of criminal damage to vehicle in the block of 99 South Ridge Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a blue 2009 BMW 535. Offender(s) made twelve deep scratches on the rear passenger door of the vehicle. The crime is reported to have occurred between Sunday July 21, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.and Monday July 22, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+On+South+Ridge+Avenue,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to property, Sou...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:01 PM Sunday of a residential burglary attempt in the block of 1600 North Windsor Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders attempted to burglarize a condominium unit by attempting to pry open the first floor sliding glass door with an unknown tool. The crime is reported to have occurred on Sunday, July 21, 2013 between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Anyone having information about this or any other serious crime in Arlington Heights should submit an anonymous text tip by texting the keyword 847AHPD and your message to 847411(tip411) or call Arlington Heights Crime Stoppers at (847) 590-STOP. Callers are guaranteed anonymity and may qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Cardinal Note: As of June 5, 2013 -- up to and including the date of this article -- police incidents related to the above police agency are not reported in real time or within a prompt time period. Police pr...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 1:20 PM Sunday of a theft of motor vehicle parts in the block of 100 West Suffield Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took a spare tire from a silver 2013 silver Jeep Grand Cherokee. The victim's mechanic discover that the spare tire/wheel was removed from under the vehicle. Offender(s) cut the hoisting cable and removed the tire/wheel combo and hoisting cable. The loss value is estimated to be $575. The crime is reported to have occurred between Saturday July 21, 2012 and Sunday July 21, 2013. There is no word if the theft could have occurred at a location other than the home address on Suffield Drive. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Http://Maps.google.com/?Q=100+West+Suffield+Drive++Arlington+Heights,+Il&T=H&Z=17 theft, theft Arlington Heights, theft of motor vehicle parts, Arlington Heights Police...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 1:21 AM Sunday of a vehicle burglary at European Crystal banquet hall, 519 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a green 2001 Subaru Legacy 4-door. The victim believed the vehicle was locked when it was left unattended, but when the victim returned to the car it was discovered unlocked. Missing was a white beaded purse valued at $45, an Illinois drivers license, a debit card, and a Pioneer stereo faceplate. The crime is reported to have occurred between Saturday July 20, 2013 at at 9:00 p.m. and Sunday July 21, 2013 at 1:20 a.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Vehicle+Burglary+At+European+Crystal+On+West+Algonquin+Rd,+Arlington+Heights vehicle burglary, burglary to vehicle, South, vehicle burglary Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report about 5:04 PM Sunday of a bike theft at the downtown Metra train station, 45 West Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took a gray Raleigh men's C40 mountain racing bike. The bike, valued at $700-$800, was parked, locked in a bicycle rack. Police reviewed video surveillance captured images that showed a male subject take a bolt cutters out of his backpack and apparently cut the bike lock cable. The subject was described as wearing a black shirt, black pants, and carrying a red backpack. He arrived on his own bike and left on his own bike. The subject apparently removed the lock and left the bike there. Then he or another offender took the bike at a later time. The removal of the Raleigh bike was not reviewed on video security. The crime involving defeating the lock is reported to have occurred on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 12:20 a.m. Read complete article on Ar...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 2:01 PM Friday of a theft in the block of 900 North Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took a bike in the backyard. The bike was described as a Schwinn men's customized Traveler single speed with a blue frame and a black seat. The crime is reported to have occurred on Friday, July 19, 2013 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Theft+Of+Bike+From+Backyard+On+North+Dunton+Ave,+Arlington+Heights theft, bike theft, theft Arlington Heights, bike theft Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:01 AM Thursday of criminal damage to property at the Arlington Heights Fire Department training tower, 3720 North Kennicott Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a wall by spray-painting a brown fast-pitch box on the wall. The defaced wall was on the south side of the fire department training tower. The damage was estimated at $100. The crime is reported to have occurred between Wednesday July 15 at 4:00 p.m. and Thursday July 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Property+At+Arlington+Heights+Fire+Dept.+Training+Tower+Off+North+Kennicott+Ave criminal damage to property, North, criminal damage to property Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Schaumburg police received responded about 9:30 AM Saturday to on vehicle crash near Algonquin Road and Meacham Road, Schaumburg, IL. Police reported that the driver of a vehicle that was westbound on Algonquin Road near Meacham Road lost control and went airborne after hitting a curb. The vehicle landed upright on the parkway, but the victim was entrapped and required extrication operations by Schaumburg Fire Department. The man, age 75, was transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and was later listed in critical condition. The intersection was closed for approximately two hours for an accident investigation. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Man+Critically+Injured+In+One-Car+Crash+At+Algonquin+Rd+And+Meacham+Rd,+Schaumburg personal injury crash, crash Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg Police Department

Several areas in Arlington Heights were without power overnight. Especially hard hit with large tree branches down, was the south side of town between Northwest Highway and Central Road. Primary power lines are also down along Oakton Street between Douglas Avenue and Dryden. A large area of homes are without power between Hwthorne Street and Thomas Street on the east side of Arlington Heights Road. Developing ... Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Large+Trees+Down,+Extended+Com+Ed+Power+Outages+In+Arlington+Heights power outage, Com Ed, downed power lines, Arlington Heights Police Department

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:00 PM Friday to a truck rollover crash involving three other vehicles at Mount Prospect, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a truck was on a car. Firefighter/paramedics arrived within minutes and immediately went to work on extrication involving a semi-trailer dump truck on its side with the tractor on the driver's side of a sedan. Four people were injured in the crash. The woman in the sedan was trapped in her vehicle. Heavy rescue squads from Schaumburg Fire Department were called to the scene, and Hillside Towing cranes were used to lift the truck cab slightly to assist with extrication. Victims were transported to Northwest Community Hospital, Alexian Brothers Medical Center, and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. One firefighter was also transported to Northwest Community Hospital for heat illness. Apparently the truck was eastbound on Algonquin Road and crashed into ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... NORTHEASTERN DUPAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 915 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELK GROVE VILLAGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOUNT PROSPECT...DES PLAINES...OHARE AIRPORT...ROSEMONT...FRANKLIN PARK...PARK RIDGE...GLENVIEW...MORTON GROVE...HARWOOD HEIGHTS... WINNETKA...WILMETTE...SKOKIE...EVANSTON...MONTROSE HARBOR...LINCOLN PARK...ELK GROVE VILLAGE...WOOD DALE...PROSPECT HEIGHTS... BENSENVILLE AND SCHILLER PARK. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED... HARPER COLLEGE...LINCOLN PARK ZOO...LOYOLA UNIVERSITY...NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY...NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY...OAKTON COMMUNITY...

A quick line of thunderstorms passing through the northwest suburbs and west suburbs. The more intense thunderstorms will probably hit southwest Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Elgin, Roselle, Bloomingdale and Elk Grove Village. No Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued in northern Illinois as of 8:30 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Quick+Thunderstorm+Line+Passing+Through+Northwest+Suburbs thunderstorm, thunderstorm forecast, weather, weather forecast

A quick line of thunderstorms passing through the northwest suburbs and west suburbs. The more intense thunderstorms will probably hit southwest Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Elgin, Roselle, Bloomingdale and Elk Grove Village. No Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued in northern Illinois as of 8:30 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Quick+Thunderstorm+Line+Passing+Through+Northwest+Suburbs thunderstorm, thunderstorm forecast, weather, weather forecast

Weather radar shows precipitation diminishing over south-central Wisconsin as it heads from northwest to southeast. There is a chance these will re-intensify late morning or early afternoon. Storms are likely to approach from the northwest to the southeast as the cold front (not that cold), which is in northern Wisconsin at about 10:00 a.m. Friday will push through are area this afternoon or evening. The low is expected to hit 72°F at about 6:00 a.m. Saturday. Today's storms could range in number from isolated to widespread. The northwest suburbs and most of northern Illinois counties are included in an area of elevated risk of a tornado or thunderstorm with high winds, according to the National Weather Service Storm Predictions Center. Less than one-half inch of rain is expected this afternoon and tonight. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 414 AM CDT FRI JUL 19 2013 WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-K...

Buffalo Grove police responded in darkness on Monday to a home invasion in the block of 200 Raupp Boulevard Buffalo Grove, IL. An extensive manhunt and K-9 search immediately followed the report of the home invasion. A female homeowner was injured in slightly during the home invasion and was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, where she was released a short time later. Arlington Heights police assisted the manhunt with a K-9 unit. Yesterday one subject, Joseph M. Bonadonna, 17, of the 16000 block of Woodbine Circle, appeared in Cook County Circuit Court -- Rolling Meadows branch -- on the charge of home invasion with a firearm. Bonadonna's bond was set at $80,000. Police believe Bonadonna is one of five subjects, who collectively were armed with baseball bats and a gun on the June 10, 2013. A warrant has also been issued for a 17-year-old from Lake Zurich. The group attacked the female in her home and fled before police arrived. The home invasion occurr...

Mount Prospect police responded about 9:39 PM Thursday to a report of a child overheated in a vehicle parked in the block of 900 North Elmhurst Road Mount Prospect, IL. Police received a report that witnesses hear a child crying. A store employee working nearby reached inside a partically open driver's side window and unlocked the door. The rear windows of the car were open about six inches, and the rear vent windows were open. The child was not transported to the hospital, but was initially hot from the heat exposure. He is believed to have been left in the car alone for about 30 minutes in 85°F weather while his mother shopped. Mount Prospect police arrested Zhao Yan, 41, of the 700 block of Weidner Road of Buffalo Grove, and charged her with endangering the health of her 4-year-old child. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Buffalo+Grove+Woman+Charged+With+Endangering+Her+Child+After+Leaving+Her+4-Year-Old+In...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 12:01 PM Wednesday of criminal damage to vehicle in the block of 500 South Cleveland Ave Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a black 2009 Toyota Corolla twice over the past two weeks. Offender(s) apparently put Super Glue on the windshield of the vehicle while it was parked in an apartment parking lot. The damage estimate is $400. The crime is reported to have occurred between Friday July 5, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. and Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at noon. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+At+Apartment+Lot+On+South+Cleveland+Ave,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to vehicle, South, criminal damage to vehicle Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police received a report about 3:01 PM Thursday of a theft in the block of 400 South Yale Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that a victim was removing a tree from the back of a Home Depot flat bed when a ring of keys was stolen -- 15 residential keys and five vehicle keys. The expense to change all the locks is over $1000. A female offender asked if she could help the victim lift the tree off of the flatbed because it looked like the victim needed help. The offender freed her hands to help by putting her phone down on the flat bed next to the keys. She apparently picked up her phone and the keys when she left, because the keys were gone after the offender left. The offender was described as a female/white in her 50s, 5'8" 115 LBS with blond hair and green eyes. The crime is reported to have occurred on July 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=...

Arlington Heights police received a report about 10:01 PM Friday of criminal damage to vehicle at 500 North Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a blue 2006 Honda Odyssey van. The passenger side view mirror was discovered broken off and dangling. The passenger side of the vehicle was also scratched several times on the front quarter panel, front door and rear door. The damage estimate is $500. The crime is reported to have occurred on Friday, July 12, 2013 between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+At+The+Arlington+Heights+Memorial+Library,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to vehicle, North, criminal damage to vehicle Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:31 AM Sunday of criminal damage to vehicle at Mr A's, 1711 East Central Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a blue 2007 Chrysler Crossfire parked outside the restaurant. The vehicle was scratched intermittently around the entire perimeter of the vehicle. The crime is reported to have occurred on July 14, 2013 between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Vehicle+At+Restaurant+Parking+Near+Central+Rd+And+Busse+R,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to vehicle, South, criminal damage to vehicle Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police received a report about 7:01 PM Friday of criminal damage to property at Burlington Coat Factory, 30 West Rand Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged the outside wall on east side of the building. The offender(s) may have used a hammer to put 13 small holes in the wall, and one larger 8x8-inch hole in the wall. The crime is reported to have occurred between July 11, 2013 at 6:00 pm and July 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Criminal+Damage+To+Property+At+,+Arlington+Heights criminal damage to property, North, criminal damage to property Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Arlington Heights police received a report about 9:25 AM Saturday of a vehicle burglary in the block of 500 South Dwyer Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders burglarized a white 1993 Buick Gran Sport. The vehicle was parked on a residential driveway unlocked when a backpack containing a laptop computer was removed from the vehicle. The missing computer is a Dell computer valued at $300. The crime is reported to have occurred between Friday July 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday July 13, 2013 at 5:00 a.m. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Vehicle+Burglary+On+Driveway+On+South+Dwyer+Near+Westgate+Elementary+School,+Arlington+Heights vehicle burglary, burglary to vehicle, South, vehicle burglary Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Police Department

Heat Index of 100°F or higher from 10 a.m. 6:00 p.m. expected today. Heat Index of 101° high expected about 11:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Heat index of 102°F expected at 4:00 p.m. Tomorrow could be hotter with a Heat Index of 104°F from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 405 AM CDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY... .A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... COOK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO 405 AM CDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S TODAY AND MID TO UPPER 90S FRIDAY. MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX WILL BE 100 TO 105 TODAY AND 102-108 FRIDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S TONIGHT EXCEPT LOWER 80S DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL DAYS OF BU...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 431 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO 431 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...THANKS TO A PERSISTENT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE STALLED ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES. A WEAK AFTERNOON LAKE BREEZE MAY KEEP AREAS ALONG THE SHORE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY...LIMITING HIGHS THERE TO THE UPPER 80S AND A HEAT INDEX AROUND 95. NO LAKE COOLING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY OR FRIDAY HOWEVER...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 90S IN MANY SPOTS AROUND CHICAGO AND HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES IN THE CITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 80S MUCH OF TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. RELIEF WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY HOWEVER...A...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 431 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO 431 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...THANKS TO A PERSISTENT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE STALLED ACROSS THE REGION. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES. A WEAK AFTERNOON LAKE BREEZE MAY KEEP AREAS ALONG THE SHORE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY...LIMITING HIGHS THERE TO THE UPPER 80S AND A HEAT INDEX AROUND 95. NO LAKE COOLING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY OR FRIDAY HOWEVER...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 90S IN MANY SPOTS AROUND CHICAGO AND HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES IN THE CITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 80S MUCH OF TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. RELIEF WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY HOWEVER...A...

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:00 PM Tuesday to a report of an explosion and fire in the parking garage just south of North School Park at 155 East Eastman Street Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics discovered that an unknown offender or offenders ignited a piece of luggage which was locked to a bicycle that was chained to a garage support cable. The luggage contained a female homeless victim's clothing, and toiletries -- including aerosol cans of insect repellant, hairspray and shaving cream, books and an electric hair dryer. Apparently the shaving cream can exploded in the luggage. The white Sears women's 21sp bike was valued at $200 and the luggage was valued at $100. Two nearby vehicles ended up with a film of smoke and fire retardant material on them. It is unknown if it caused any damage involving a loss or expense to repair. Police had all entrances/exits blocked at the parking garage during investigation unt...

Northbrook police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a 5:11 AM Wednesday car-tree crash at Huehl Road and Commercial Avenue Northbrook, IL. One male victim was found injured and trapped in a minivan at the southwest corner of the intersection. Northbrook firefighter/paramedics immediately went to work on extrication. Since the extrication was difficult and prolonged, Flight for Life was called to respond. Estimated time of arrival was 6:07 a.m. The medical helicopter landed in the landing zone at about 6:05 a.m. A young male adult was extricated about three minutes after the helicopter landed, and was transferred from the scene to the helicopter and transported apparently to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. No word if there were any other passengers in the vehicle. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Flight+For+Life+Transports+Crash+Victim+From+Huehl+Rd+And+Commercial+Ave+Near+Glenkirk,+Nor...

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:50 PM Tuesday to a report of a possible electric fire in a townhouse at 42.021737,-88.043901 (392 Thornhill Court Schaumburg, IL). Firefighter/paramedics arrived within minutes and reported heavy smoke and flames on a stairway to the second floor. Firefighter/paramedics were able to concentrate on extinguishing the fire because all residents on site -- about 12 residents -- were able to escape before firefighters arrived. The fire broke through the roof (self-ventilated), but Schaumburg firefighters extinguished the fire in about 15 minutes. No injuries were reported. Four of the eight townhouse units were uninhabitable in the fire that is under investigation. Firefighter/paramedics had to take extra heat precaution with the high heat index weather for today. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Video:+Townhouse+Fire+On+Thornhill+Court,+Just+West+Of+Olympi...

Palatine Rural firefighter/paramedics responded and Inverness police responded about 7:15 PM Tuesday to a report of a house fire at 14 Carnoustie Lane Inverness, IL. Firefighters reported a well-involved house fire and called for mutual aid at about 4:55 p.m. Northwest Central Dispatch System 9-1-1 center, which dispatches fire and police for Inverness and orders mutual aid companies as division headquarters for MABAS Division 1 had a communication failure involving either a problem with their alerting tones or their radio. They likely had to scramble to request mutual sequentially by telephone. Apparently they were not able to use their standard equipment until 5:23 p.m. when they re-attempted to alert mutual aid fire department. There is no official word that the dispatch failure was a factor in the house fire raging out of control, but it certainly did not help for efficient firefighting at the incident. There is an old adage that fires double in size every minute or so. Mutual ...