https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com Arlington Heights News, Sports, Weather, Health & Fitness Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-CardinalSealLessMargin512x512-32x32.jpg https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com 32 32 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/air-quality-good-but-could-fluctuate-saturday-and-sunday-high-87-saturday-then-cooler-after-3-pm-high-81-sunday/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:30:16 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645256 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation in a line of storms that formed south of Arlington Heights, but moved southeast toward the south suburbs of Chicago and Indiana. Additional development likely. Air Quality Index has [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/driver-only-occupant-hurt-in-rollover-work-van-crash-wilke-rd-north-of-dundee-rd-arlington-heights/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:47:11 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645248 Single-vehicle rollover work van crash Wilke Road north of Dundee Road Arlington Heights on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 about 12:30 a.m. (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/aqi-improving-high-91-thundershowers-saturday-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:39:40 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645244 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois at midnight Friday/Saturday. Scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms were expected through sunset this Friday evening, but no storms affected Arlington Heights and nearby communities. Hot and [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/venezuelan-national-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-death-of-her-son-in-mundelein-house-fire-in-march-2026/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:33:41 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645231 A Venezuelan national, Aliannay P. Rodriguez, age 21, was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter on Thursday, July 16, 2026, accused of leaving her four year-old child, Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez, home alone prior to his death in a [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/wildfire-smoke-with-record-breaking-hazardous-air-where-is-the-source-of-the-smoke-what-is-the-health-impact/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:35:54 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645208 The hazy smoke covering Chicago was the worst in areas north of Interstate 90, and weather conditions spread the smoke from hundreds of active wildfires burning in Canada, and in Minnesota near the border. The [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/palatine-police-arrest-buffalo-grove-male-suspect-on-drug-charges-following-traffic-stop-near-dundee-rd-and-baldwin-rd/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:29:10 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645209 Palatine Police officers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation on Friday, July 10, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m. in the area of East Dundee Road and North Baldwin Road in Palatine. During the [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/two-offenders-steal-entire-lottery-machine-while-gas-station-was-open-on-northwest-highway-mount-prospect/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:34:24 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645204 Police from Mount Prospect responded just after 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2026 to a report of a retail theft of an entire lottery machine from the Shell gas station, 1050 East Northwest Highway in [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/arlington-heights-police-detectives-police-agencies-nearby-work-to-find-3-burglary-suspects-that-targeted-lottery-tickets/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:16 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645195 Three male suspects are charged with felony burglary following a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional investigation into a series of overnight break-ins at liquor and convenience stores along Northwest Highway. Arlington Heights Police Department detectives began their investigation [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/air-quality-index-reaches-877-hazardous-pollutant-pm2-5-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:21:27 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645185 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar was clear in northern Illinois Thursday morning and afternoon, July 16, 2026; however, a fluctuating but nearly stationary line began forming about 3:30 p.m. from west of Madison, Wisconsin to Elgin [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/arlington-heights-police-felony-charges-for-19-yr-old-speeder-in-bmw-fatal-crash-lake-cook-rd-bloomington-ave-in-jan-2025/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:58:58 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645173 Following an extensive 18-month investigation of a fatal traffic crash case (AHP25-001508) that occurred in January 2025, the Arlington Heights Police Department arrested Eric Dobrolinski, 19, of Deer Park, Illinois. Dobrolinski has been charged with [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/two-girls-on-e-bike-hit-on-milwaukee-ave-one-of-the-girls-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-libertyville-crash/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:40:10 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645168 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Libertyville responded about 9:08 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 to a report of a traffic crash involving a motor vehicle and an E-bike at a report of a crash with [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/is-it-ok-for-a-fire-chief-to-continue-to-his-home-with-lights-and-sirens-on-after-being-called-off-an-emergency-incident/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:57:14 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645161 State traffic laws and department rules strictly regulate the use of emergency lights and sirens for police officers and firefighters. Lights and sirens are only legally permitted when responding to a bona fide emergency call [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/high-97-wednesday-with-an-air-quality-alert-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:58:53 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645155 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois. Hot conditions will continue through the week with high temperatures generally in the upper 80s to 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. A period of [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/comed-outage-affects-125-customers-in-north-central-arlington-heights-during-97f-heat/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:40:40 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645149 ComEd responded about 2:27 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 to multiple reports of power outages in the neighborhood east of Arlington Heights Road between Oakton Street and Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. ComEd indicated that [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/motorcyclist-killed-passenger-seriously-injured-in-motorcycle-crash-with-minivan-at-golf-road-and-kingsdale-road-in-hoffman-estates/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:47:01 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645145 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Hoffman Estates responded about 3:03 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2026 to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a Toyota minivan at Golf Road and Kingsdale Road in [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/suv-burglar-trespasser-suspect-caught-on-camera-in-rolling-meadows-and-more-chicagoland-headlines-mon-jul-13-2026/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:59:18 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645126 BREAKING: Vehicle burglar/trespasser suspect caught checking a vehicle on a driveway on blink camera about 5:11 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2026 in the block of 2100 Vermont Street in Rolling Meadows … DEVELOPING … Check [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/hot-inland-sunny-all-week-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:04:07 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645120 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois. Mostly sunny days all week through Saturday, with cloud cover less than 7%, and high UV index numbers every day. Hot conditions are expected for much [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/initially-no-suspect-information-after-one-person-shot-at-scoop-waukegan-2026-in-downtown-waukegan/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:57:42 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645098 Police assigned to oversee Scoop Waukegan 2026 responded to a shooting at the Scoop Waukegan 2026 even about 6:50 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026, where one person was wounded and an unknown suspect was initially [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/sunny-weekend-highs-in-80s-for-chicagoland-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:26:33 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645091 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois. See also: LIVE STREAMS: Arlingtoncardinal.com/StormChasers Temperature Outlook … SA 66 84 | SU 67 87 | M 69 90 | T 71 92  O’HARE FORECAST …  [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/randolph-mantooth-starred-as-johnny-gage-on-emergency-dies-at-age-80-in-california/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:44:42 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645084 Randolph Mantooth, who starred as Johnny Gage, one of the first among newly created firefighter/paramedics in the United States in the early 1970s on the NBC television show EMERGENCY! died Thursday, July 9, 2026 at [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/rollover-gravel-truck-in-marengo-1-of-3-semi-truck-crashes-friday-am-and-more-headlines-fri-jul-10-2026-1014-am/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:42:02 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645062 Fatal crash involving a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle with extended investigation on the outbound Dan Ryan Expressway at the Stevenson expressway just after midnight Friday, July 10, 2026 Chicago Fire Department EMS Plan 1 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/member-of-jesse-white-tumblers-team-jeff-williams-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-with-suv-at-route-45-and-route-83-mundelein/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:56:52 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645039 The identity was released Wednesday morning, July 8, 2026, of the male motorcyclist killed in Mundelein in a motorcycle crash with a Honda Pilot SUV as 34-year-old Jeff Williams, of Evanston. Jeff Williams was a [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/mostly-cloudy-high-83-chance-of-thundershowers-after-3-pm-in-chicagoland/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:54:30 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645036 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar for northern Illinois indicates precipitation as diminishing scattered showers as expected this morning. Radar echoes are diminishing to nothing by about the Fox River. Scattered thunderstorms are expected at times through [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/high-85-thursday-storms-return-more-severe-near-i-80-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:46:37 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645033 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois, but lightning visible in the north sky horizon of Arlington Heights was visible from storms passing west to east near Milwaukee around 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/murder-suspect-arrested-on-i-94-far-southside-chicago-less-than-90-minutes-after-shooting-on-deepwoods-in-mundelein/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:02:47 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645025 A South Holland male suspect is charged with two counts of 1st Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm in connection with the fatal shooting of Herbert Lomax, age 48, and the shooting of [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/rice-cooker-gas-line-disconnects-ignites-fire-extinguished-by-automated-system-at-teriyaki-chopper-restaurant-arlington-heights/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:53:01 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645019 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 7:02 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 to an automatic fire alarm at the Teriyaki Chopper restaurant, 100 East Algonquin Road, according to the Arlington Heights Fire [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/three-children-who-died-in-lake-geneva-were-discovered-wearing-properly-fitted-life-jackets-inside-submerged-25-foot-boat/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:55:19 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645015 Three children were killed and seven others were pulled from Geneva Lake after a boat overturned as severe storms swept through southern Wisconsin on July 3, 2026 (Opens 17 seconds with no audio with another [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/eighties-all-week-thunderstorms-thursday-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:55:56 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645010 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois around midnight Monday to Tuesday. Dry and more seasonable conditions expected through Wednesday before shower and thunderstorm chances return Thursday. A corridor of heavy rainfall may [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/male-motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-with-suv-at-route-45-and-route-83-mundelein/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:48:17 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=645002 Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mundelein responded about 5:25 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 to a report of a crash with injuries involving a motorcycle and a car at Route 45 and Route 83 in [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/downed-motorcycles-in-crash-injure-3-near-motorcycle-safety-event-on-rand-rd-in-mount-prospect/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:43:14 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644997 Motorcycles down, three hurt on Rand Road near Menards in Mount Prospect on Sunday, June 28, 2026 (VIDEO provided by Jorge Ojeda). YouTube Tips ⓘ Mount Prospect police officers were monitoring a motorcycle safety awareness [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/three-children-die-after-boat-capsizes-in-storm-over-lake-geneva-widespread-storm-damage-in-walworth-county/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:17:27 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644990 Six adults and four children were on a boat that capsized near Big Foot Beach during a severe thunderstorm with high winds, but three children died and some people are wondering how the three children [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/death-investigation-in-suspected-domestic-incident-on-wildberry-court-in-wheeling/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:45:15 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644985 The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of a 55-year-old Wheeling man following an incident that occurred late Saturday evening, July 4, 2026 in a neighborhood of townhomes just south of the intersection of [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/very-small-chance-of-showers-mostly-cloudy-high-77-compare-chicago-weather-to-phoenix-miami-la-wash-dc/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:43:34 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644981 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar is clear in northern Illinois and nearby states. Isolated to widely scattered showers are expected this morning near Lake Michigan. Scattered showers and thunderstorms (20-40% chance) are expected this afternoon mainly [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/storm-damage-in-arlington-heights-injuries-reported-in-other-communities-from-storms-friday/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:58:53 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644970 Severe thunderstorms hit southern Wisconsin and Chicagoland mid-day on Friday, July 3, 2026, bringing heavy rain with flash flooding, and wind gusts up to 70 mph. Thunderstorm downed trees, and branches, and damaged power lines. [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/park-ridge-police-arrest-female-suspect-from-glenview-accused-of-hitting-4-year-old-child-multiple-times/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 02:57:06 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644963 Park Ridge Police investigated a report on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, that an employee of the Kiddie Academy Day Care, 109 South Washington Avenue in Park Ridge had struck a four-year-old child in the stomach [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/predicted-storm-that-caused-closure-of-frontier-days-in-arlington-heights-stalled-over-elgin-bartlett-hanover-park-causing-severe-flooding/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:41:21 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644949 A predicted thunderstorm severe enough to cause the Arlington Heights Police Department to temporarily close Frontier Days was on track to arrive in Arlington Heights about 3:20 p.m. hasn’t arrived as of 4:30 p.m. Instead, [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/thunderstorm-due-to-strike-frontier-days-about-325-pm-police-temporarily-close-festival/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:14:20 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644934 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … A thunderstorm cell that was on track to strike Frontier Days about 3:25 p.m., then stalled over Elgin, Bartlett, Hanover Park Radar indicated precipitation in the form of a line of thunderstorm [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/diminishing-thunderstorm-tracking-toward-arlington-heights-saturday-might-not-even-drop-sprinkles-on-4th-of-july-parade/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:29:19 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644921 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation as thundershowers approaching the area, but the thundershowers are diminishing, and may only drop some sprinkles by the time they reach Arlington Heights at about 10:00 a.m. to 10:10 [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/frontier-days-thunderstorm-forecast-indicates-arrival-at-about-920-pm-950-pm-friday-july-3-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:11:29 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644913 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation in the form of severe thunderstorms with frequent lightning which includes an area of thunderstorms near DeKalb, Illinois at 8:55 p.m. that will track into the area of Frontier [...]]]> https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2026/07/severe-thunderstorm-warning-and-watch-activated-for-friday-afternoon-in-chicagoland/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:16:17 +0000 https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=644905 CHICAGOLAND DETAILS … Radar indicates precipitation as a line of severe thunderstorms from about Milwaukee to Peoria that will pass through Arlington Heights and O’Hare International Airport by about 1:15 p.m. Hot and humid conditions [...]]]>