Arlington Heights News, Info, Weather

Arlington Heights police received a report about 4:16 AM Sunday of a vehicle burglary in the block of 400 South Carlyle Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders entered two of the victim's unlocked vehicles -- a Ford Flex and a 2013 black Toyota Tacoma pick-up. Reported taken was a wireless Bose speaker, valued at $200. The crime is reported to have occurred between Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM and Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 4:15 AM. The elapsed time range including the time the crime could have occurred is 6:15 (hours: minutes). Unknown offender(s) entered another victim's unlocked blue Volkswagen Passat two blocks east of Carlyle Place in the 200 block of South Stratford Road. Nothing was reported taken at the time of the police report. The Stratford Road incident is reported to have occurred between Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 08:15 PM and Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 4:15 AM. The elapsed time range including th...

Arlington Heights police have named Luis Antonio Nonato Velasquez, age 32, of Carol Stream as the offender in a murder/suicide discovered at the Motel 6, 441 West Algonquin Road last Thursday. Arlington Heights police previously released the identity of the victim as Cecilia Perez, age 41 years, of Aurora. The murder/suicide was discovered Thursday, July 9, 2015, at approximately 1:00 p.m. when Motel 6 staff found a large amount of blood on the floor. Hotel staff had entered the locked room and discovered the crime scene. Upon arrival, police officers discovered two deceased adults in the room. A female victim was discovered with severe lacerations to the neck. The Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT) was called to the scene. Investigation determined the crime to be a murder/suicide with both parties dying as a result of stabs/lacerations caused by a knife. The involved parties knew each other and had a dating relationship. Their bodies were removed from the Motel 6 about...

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:00 AM Tuesday to a report of a fan need to improve air quality at Northrup Grumman, 500 Hicks Road Rolling Meadows, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of poor air quality inside the building at Northrop Gumman Report of low oxygen level in the pit. MABAS Mobile Ventilation Unit was requested and then canceled when Engine 16 crew determined they could handle ventilation with their own fan. No E16 BC15 Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Firefighters+Use+Fan+To+Improve+Air+Quality+At+Northop+Grumman+On+Hicks+Road,+Rolling+Meadows low oxygen, building air quality, building air quality Rolling Meadows, Rolling Meadows Fire Department

A severe thunderstorm indicated by radar as a mesocyclone entered McHenry County about 9:00 p.m. The storm is indicated by radar to have a cloud top of 42,000 feet with a 30% chance of severe hail with maximum hail size of 1.25 inch. At 9:00 p.m. there is a 100 percent chance of hail. The ETA to Palatine Road in Arlington is calculated 70 miles away at 8:59 p.m. -- traveling at 39 knots, the storm would arrive in 69 minutes, or at 10:08 p.m. At 9:12 p.m. the storm decreased to 40,000 foot cloud tops. At 9:22 p.m. an adjacent cloud top to the west of the above storm mentioned is estimated at 42,000 feet with a 50 percent chance of severe hail with a maximum hail size of 1.75 inch. Trained spotters spotted a funnel cloud was sited in Boone County about 3 miles of IL-76 and IL-173 with quarter size hail. This storm is heading toward the northwest suburbs. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ILC007-111-201-140230- /O.NEW.KLOT.SV.W.0102.150714T0151Z-150714T0230Z/ BULLETIN ...

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:14 PM Monday to a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries at Euclid Avenue and Hickory Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a motorcyclist was injured after crashing into a tree. Apparently no other vehicle was directly involved in the crash. The motorcyclist hit a large tree, and suffered moderate blood loss on the roadway. The injuries suffered were apparently non-life-threatening. The male motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. A one vehicle motorcycle crash occurred less than three weeks ago on Euclid Avenue just two streets west of today's crash scene. That motorcyclist spilled on his motorcycle and was wearing a helmet. Both motorcycles received significant damage. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Motorcyclist+Crashes+Into+A+Tree+On+Euclid+Ave+Between+Hickory+Ave+And+Beverly+Ave,+A...

Thunderstorms with lightning and high winds caused problems in the northwest suburbs about 5:30 a.m. Monday morning. Barricades were blown over at Hintz Road and Wolf Road in Wheeling. Over 500 Com Ed customers were without power between Dundee Road and Lake Cook Road west of Milwaukee Avenue. About 200 Com Ed customers were without power near Golf Road and Meacham Road in Schaumburg. About 200 Com Ed customers were without power near Signal Hill Road northeast of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. About 90 Com Ed customers were without power near Main Street in Fox River Grove. Power lines were downed at many of the locations. More severe storms hit the area of LaSalle County, De Kalb County and Bureau County. A barn fire and a house fire may have been caused by lightning strikes in Steward and Sandwich, Illinois. Hundreds of ComEd customers were without power southwest, west and northwest of Sandwich in Earlville, leland, Shabonna, Waterman, Malta, De Kalb, ...

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:42 AM Monday to a crash involving a Schaumburg fire department vehicle at Schaumburg Road and Meacham Road Schaumburg, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that Schaumburg Fire Department's Battalion Chief was rear-ended on eastbound Schaumburg Road just west of Meacham Road. Squad 55 was called to the scene to assist with blocking traffic. The Battalion chief requested an ambulance on the scene to check for injuries for occupant(s) in the vehicle that hit the Battalion Chief's vehicle. Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ... http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Schaumburg+Battalion+Chief's+Vehicle+Rear-Ended+On+Schaumburg+Rd+Near+Meacham+Rd,+Schaumburg personal injury crash, personal injury crash Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg Police Department