https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com Arlington Heights News, Sports, Weather, Health & Fitness Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:50:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-CardinalSealLessMargin512x512-32x32.jpg https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com 32 32 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/09/driver-passengers-escape-critical-injuries-in-crash-with-large-utility-pole-on-rand-rd-near-chase-bank-arlington-heights/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:50:36 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646187 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2026 to a report of a crash with injuries on US-12 (Rand Road) just southeast of the intersection of Palatine Road [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/09/heat-advisory-ends-9pm-high-94-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:14:32 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646175 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation as showers and thunderstorms in Chicago’s southwest suburbs and south side moving toward northwest Indiana. Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot and humid with peak heat indices of 100 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/youth-coach-surrenders-to-police-after-charge-of-criminal-sexual-abuse-of-12-year-old-girl-in-vernon-hills/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:05:17 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646142 Eduardo “Eddie” Acosta-Gonzalez, a youth softball hitting coach charged with multiple counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a twelve-year-old female client, has been arrested after he voluntarily surrendered. Acosta-Gonzalez, age 54, of Hoffman Estates, [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/clearing-after-rain-mostly-sunny-high-87-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:11:23 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646139 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates this morning’s precipitation in the form of showers and thundershowers is moving off to the east. The satellite view also indicates a break in cloud cover with partly cloudy to [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/google-maps-begins-display-of-lake-america-after-trumps-executive-order-changing-former-name-lake-ontario/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:01:10 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646133 Google Maps has started the name change update from Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for users located within the United States, but not for users in Canada. The update follows an executive order signed by [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/firefighters-quickly-extinguish-townhouse-fire-on-ginger-circle-in-palatine/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:42:34 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646119 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 6:10 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026 to a report of smoke from the roof of a townhouse at 2165 N. Ginger Circle in Palatine. The first Palatine [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/sprinkles-possible-partly-sunny-high-81-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:08:45 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646113 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates a wide area precipitation with thunderstorms in northwest Illinois and Iowa that may be dissipating as the precipitation moves east. An upper level ridge heading east is expected to flatten, [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/female-wauconda-firefighter-allegedly-passenger-with-cocaine-and-fentanyl-along-with-dui-drugged-driver-in-lake-zurich/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:50:42 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646100 A Wauconda firefighter, who was a passenger in a vehicle with an alleged DUI driver, was arrested and charged with felony drug possession, accused of possession of large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine, and other [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/fbi-chicago-back-to-school-reminder-prank-threats-at-school-are-no-joke-and-have-criminal-consequences/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646093 Threatening violence at a school is far from a joke. It is a serious action that carries real consequences. Help keep our communities safe. If you see a threat posted on social media, call 911or [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/oak-brook-police-use-grappler-for-the-first-time-to-stop-van-in-police-pursuit-on-i-294/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:48:56 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646086 Police in west suburban Oak Brook in DuPage County used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight (Tara Molina/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/sunny-high-82-then-mostly-clear-for-near-total-lunar-eclipse-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:22:50 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646083 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois at 2:10 p.m. Thursday. A near-total partial lunar eclipse visible in Chicagoland Thursday night, August 27, 2026. The near-total partial lunar eclipse begins at 9:33 p.m. [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/palatine-police-recover-2-firearms-on-traffic-stop-on-palatine-rd-arrest-2-palatine-male-suspects/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:08:38 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646072 Monday, August 24, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., a Palatine police officer observed the driver of a vehicle commit a traffic violation in the block of 1300 East Palatine Road near Winston Drive, just west [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/cook-county-sheriffs-organized-crime-division-us-homeland-security-arrest-3-with-machine-gun-switches-drugs-cash/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:49:35 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646048 Three male suspects are facing felony charges after investigators recovered guns and a large collection of drugs at a house in a neighborhood of single-family homes in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood on 84th Street near Washtenaw [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/two-shot-chicago-man-dies-after-shooting-at-hotel-on-capitol-drive-in-wheeling-sunday-night/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:47:15 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646042 Police officers from the Wheeling Police Department responded about 6:51 p.m. Sunday, August 23, 2026 to a report of shots fired at the MainStay Suites Northbrook Wheeling, 8000 Capitol Drive in Wheeling. Wheeling officers, assisted [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/elmhurst-police-seek-help-from-public-to-identify-suspect-in-alleged-sexual-battery-attack-on-prairie-path/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:41:08 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646032 The Elmhurst Police Department is seeking the help of the public to identify the suspect in a reported sexual battery that occurred on the Illinois Prairie Path that allegedly occurred on Thursday, Augusts 20, 2026 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/driver-seriously-injured-in-crash-with-2-trees-on-arlington-heights-rd-south-of-park-st-in-arlington-heights/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:06:10 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646019 Car vs tree extrication crash in Arlington Heights on Arlington Heights Road south of Park Street on Thursday night, August 20, 2026 (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/kane-county-male-suspect-accused-of-producing-ai-generated-csam/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:14:30 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646014 Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announce that Jeremy L. Batterman, of an undisclosed community is charged with the offenses of: Production of CSAM, Class X felony (15 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/today-is-a-beauty-sunny-high-80-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:57:31 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=646011 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois. Less humid today with temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Showers and thunderstorm chances return Friday and Friday night with the greatest coverage in [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/large-police-response-at-buffalo-grove-high-school-for-apparent-weapon-threat/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:27:33 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645997 Police from Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights, and firefighters and paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2026 to an apparent possible threat involving a weapon at Buffalo Grove High School, [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/local-pawn-shop-protects-inventory-better-than-district-25-olive-mary-stitt-school-protects-children-on-the-playground/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:10:45 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645974 Comparing bollard installations in Arlington Heights at Arlington Jewelry & Pawn, 901 West Rand Road and Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School, 303 East Olive Street, the pawn shop has done a far superior job protecting its [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/marengo-man-seriously-injured-in-single-vehicle-motorcycle-crash-involving-alcohol-on-poplar-rd-near-marengo/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:30:51 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645971 A 39-year-old Marengo man was injured following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the 16200 block of Poplar Road near Marengo. On Monday, August 17, 2026, at approximately 10:19 p.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/chicago-male-suspected-of-gun-possession-by-a-felon-flees-police-over-100-mph-detained-in-dupage-county/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:09:38 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645969 DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Todd Kubish announced today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a Chicago convicted [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/home-invasion-reported-on-hawthorne-lane-in-barrington-hills-just-south-of-downtown-barrington/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:53:17 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645965 Barrington Hills police officers responded about 4:57 a.m. Sunday, August 16, 2026 to an undisclosed address on Hawthorne Lane for a 9-1-1 call reporting that an unknown person had entered the house. The occupant was [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/american-airlines-flight-blows-2-tires-while-landing-at-ohare-second-event-at-ohare-in-a-week/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:17:34 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645959 The Chicago Department of Aviation commissioner said they are investigating the cause (Stephanie Wade/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ American Airlines Flight 386 from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport blew two [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/forest-preserves-of-cook-county-will-remain-open-during-teamsters-local-700-union-strike-negotiations-continue/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:01:27 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645955 August 17, 2026 — The Forest Preserves of Cook County will remain open and operational during a strike of members of Teamsters Local 700, allowing the public opportunities to continue to enjoy the many amenities [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/palatine-police-seek-information-about-a-wanted-suspect-on-the-three-year-anniversary-of-a-2023-homicide/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:33:44 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645948 Monday, August 17, 2026, marks the three-year anniversary of a shooting that claimed the life of a 15-year-old male victim. The Palatine Police Department continues to investigate this case, and one suspect remains wanted. On [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/lake-county-sheriffs-office-us-coast-guard-marine-unit-winthrop-harbor-fire-and-other-fire-agencies-rescue-missing-kayaker-in-lake-michigan/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:35:38 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645944 A kayaker being safely brought back to the shore of Lake Michigan on Saturday, August 8, 2026 after a coordinated search, quick response and the teamwork of multiple agencies. On Saturday, August 8, 2026, the [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/gunfire-nipsco-electricity-crew-jeep-suv-hit-in-gary-indiana-gary-police-indiana-state-troopers-assigned-for-protection/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:12:04 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645934 Two holes visible in the tailgate window, a bullet hole in a headrest, and a bullet hole in the left, front fender near the driver’s door of a white NIPSCO Jeep SUV in Gary, Indiana [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/near-drowning-victim-rescued-by-illinois-department-of-natural-resources-police-near-mchenry-dam-unincorporated-mchenry/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:11:24 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645901 A man was rescued from the Fox River near the McHenry Dam after a near-drowning incident Wednesday evening, August 12, 2026. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office deputies and McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/cook-county-sheriffs-office-warns-of-scammers-seeking-payments-for-citations/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:43:43 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645899 COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a scam in which the caller identifies as a member of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and seeks payments for citations. [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/witness-reports-two-teen-girls-found-face-down-unresponsive-breathing-near-olive-school-arlington-heights/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:38:49 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645874 According to a witness account reported to CARDINAL NEWS, two girls estimated to be 13 to 15 years-old were discovered unresponsive, but breathing, in a ravine in the detention basin east of the Olive-Mary Stitt [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/crime-scene-with-criminal-damage-to-video-gambling-machines-at-gas-n-wash-near-rockland-rd-and-i-94/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:31:35 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645876 A witness reported to CARDINAL NEWS that a crime scene existed at the Gas N Wash at the northwest corner of Rockland Road and Bradley Road in Green Oaks near Lake Bluff and Libertyville. The [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/united-airlines-flight-from-chicago-to-phoenix-aborts-takeoff-after-blown-tire-during-takeoff-roll-no-injuries/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:06:57 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645865 United Airlines Flight 455, from Chicago to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, blew a tire during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare International Airport shortly before 1:45 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2026. The Boeing 737-900 crew safely [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/dogs-owner-fatally-stabs-dog-to-stop-attack-of-pre-school-girl-in-unincorporated-mchenry-neighborhood-near-the-fox-river/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:08:17 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645860 McHenry County Sheriff’s Office deputies and McHenry Township Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics responded about 11:58 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2026 to a report of dog bite in the block of 2700 West Kashmiri [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/aurora-male-suspect-charged-after-fatal-hit-and-run-bicycle-crash-in-hampshire-that-killed-woman-age-27/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:43:34 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645855 Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and Hampshire Chief of Police Douglas Pann announced Tuesday, August 11, 2026 that Marcos Moreno, age 61, of Aurora, has been charged, accused of leaving the scene of [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/girl-released-from-hospital-after-suffering-serious-head-injury-in-rollover-atv-crash-in-hebron-in-mchenry-county/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:23:48 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645853 A young girl suffered critical injuries in an ATV rollover accident in Hebron, in McHenry County Illinois on August 4, 2026, but paramedics weren’t called to the scene. Instead family members transported the young girl [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/metropolitan-water-reclamation-district-of-greater-chicago-informs-public-about-overflow-action-day-alerts/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:55:27 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645849 When heavy rains were expected on Monday, August 10, 2026 in the Chicago area, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) encouraged area residents and business owners to reduce water use during and [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/mostly-cloudy-partly-sunny-humid-high-79compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:16:39 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645842 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates large area of thunderstorms south of Arlington Heights and O’Hare moving northwest to southeast. Earlier this morning a large area of storm just missed Arlington Heights, passing to the south. [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/lake-county-coroners-office-working-to-confirm-identity-of-apparent-homeowner-in-fatal-house-fire-in-lake-forest/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:59:23 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645843 Lake Forest police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 12:02 a.m. Sunday, August 9, 2026 to a report of a house fire in the block of 1200 Griffith Road in Lake Forest. Upon arrival, first responders [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/08/driver-loses-control-crashes-nissan-altima-into-seaveys-ditch-drainage-channel-near-courtland-st-and-midland-ave-mundelein/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:32:18 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645819 Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Mundelein responded about 12:57 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2026 to a report of a car in a drainage channel at Courtland Commons Park, 400 East Courtland Street in Mundelein. Firefighters [...]]]>