Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Additional crossing gates would prevent commuters from wandering onto the railroad tracks on Pearson Street, said a Des Plaines resident who witnessed a fatal train and pedestrian crash on Tuesday.
Additional safety precautions are necessary at a Des Plaines railroad crossing, a Des Plaines resident said after seeing a commuter hit by a train on Tuesday morning. Tim Lally, of Des Plaines, had just arrived for a train he usually takes to Chicago a short time before 7:30 a.m. when what Lally described as an accident occurred. Lally, a software trainer, and his neighbor stood on the sidewalk on the southwest side of the railroad tracks at Pearson and Ellinwood streets, behind activated crossing gates, as an express train to Chicago not scheduled to stop in Des Plaines approached the depot. A man standing on the center platform had been speaking with an elderly woman before turning away from her and walking southeast onto Pearson Street…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
It was not clear to one eyewitness whether the man walked or jumped into an oncoming Metra train.
A train passing through Des Plaines Tuesday morning killed one person, and the incident is being investigated by Des Plaines police, according to Metra. The train that struck the man was traveling on the center track, stated Meg Reile, spokesperson for Metra, and was an express train that was not scheduled to stop in Des Plaines. Related: Eyewitness: Fatality Near Des Plaines Metra Depot Was An Accident Reile stated Metra trains were stopped for approximately two hours as a result of the incicent. “Other than that, we have no official information regarding the person or the exact circumstances involved in this fatality,” Reile stated. Des Plaines Police Chief William Kushner said the crash occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m., and the …
Monday, April 8, 2013
One of two teens taken to hospital for medical treatment on Friday night, according to a report from sthe Des Plaines Fire Department.
Two teens crashed an SUV into a Des Plaines residence on Friday night, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle crash into a house on the 800 block of Wolf Road at 7:40 p.m. on April 5. First responders found an SUV crashed into the corner of the residence, according to the report, and one of the two teens in the vehicle was transported to the hospital, and the other was not injured. The only occupant of the house was not located in the that part of the building when the crash occurred, Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax stated.
A fire that broke out behind a marble-walled fireplace at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Sunday morning was accidental, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department.
A fire that ignited at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Sunday morning was accidental, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department, and the cause is being investigated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in the smoking lounge area of Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, at 8:02 a.m. on April 7, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated on Sunday. “Arriving crews found a fire in the wall behind the marble fireplace located in the smoking lounge,” Wax stated. “Firefighters had the fire out in less than 20 minutes, including controlling fire extension and keeping the fire to the general fireplace area.” Nobody was injured, the fire occurred during the two hours the casino is closed in the morning, 7-9 a.m., according…
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a chemical fire at Abbott Molecular on Thursday.
No injuries were reported following a chemical fire that ignited at a laboratory in Des Plaines on Thursday. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Abbott Molecular, 1300 E. Touhy Ave., at 12:23 p.m. on April 4, stated Fire Chief Alan Wax. Firefighters located a fire in one of the laboratories in the east section of the building, Wax stated, and put it out with fire extinguishers about a half-hour after arriving on the scene. While a technician was working with chemicals, the fumes were ignited, but the source of the ignition remained under investigation, Wax stated. After the fumes ignited, nearby combustibles caught fire, Wax stated. The technician left the lab as the fire grew, and it activated the automatic …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A former Evanston resident was stabbed in the area of the heart by his girlfriend at Polo Inn in Des Plaines on March 6, according to Des Plaines police, and died from the injury on March 12.
A former Evanston man succumbed to injuries he sustained while staying at a Des Plaines motel Tuesday morning, according to Des Plaines police. Des Plaines police and fire departments responded to a report someone was stabbed at the Polo Inn, 374 S. Lee St. in Des Plaines, at approximately 5:28 p.m. on March 6, according to a police report. Charles McGinnis, 51, was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for medical treatment of a stab wound, according to police, and was taken off life support on Tuesday morning. The Cook County States Attorney’s Office felony review unit reviewed the circumstances of the case, police stated, and declined prosecution. In an interview with Patch, Des Plaines Police Commander Randy …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to numerous calls during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
The Des Plaines Fire Department was busy during the snowstorm on Tuesday afternoon, when crews responded to numerous calls between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Firefighters responded the first of four calls, a traffic crash report at the intersection of Mount Prospect and Algonquin Roads at 3:14 p.m. on March 5, stated Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax in an email to Patch. No injuries were reported and the crash was minor, Wax stated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of an unconscious man lying down next to a snow blower on the 1000 block of Third Avenue, Wax stated, at 3:20 p.m. on March 5. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River near the dam at …
Des Plaines firefighters attempted to rescue a man in cardiac arrest on Tuesday.
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of an unconscious man lying down next to a snow blower on the 1000 block of Third Avenue at 3:20 p.m. on March 5. When firefighters arrived on the scene, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated in an email to Patch, they found the man in cardiac arrest. “Resuscitation attempts were initiated and the patient was transported to Lutheran General Hospital, however, unfortunately, he did not survive,” Wax stated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a number of calls during the snowstorm on Tuesday. For more stories, pictures, information and conversation, like Des Plaines Patch on Facebook.
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
The quick action of an off-duty police officer may be responsible for saving the life of a boy that fell or jumped into the Des Plaines River on Tuesday afternoon. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River near the dam at Joseph Schwab Road at 3:38 p.m. on March 5. When they arrived on the scene, Des Plaines firefighters found a seven-year-old boy who had jumped or fallen in the river. “An off-duty Evanston police officer saw the boy go in the river, and entered the water to retrieve the boy, saving his life,” Wax stated. Both were out of the water when the Des Plaines Fire Department arrived, Wax stated, and the boy was taken to Lutheran General …
Firefighters extricated a man from a car that was smashed between the median wall and a semi truck on the I-294 Tollway during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
One fatality was reported following a traffic crash on the Tollway in Des Plaines on Tuesday. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a severe traffic crash on the I-294 Tollway, in the northbound lanes north of Oakton Street, at 3:55 p.m. on March 5, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated in an email to Patch. Firefighters found a car on the left shoulder that had sustained heavy damage when it was smashed between the median wall and a semi truck, Wax stated. A male driver in the vehicle, the only occupant, was in cardiac arrest, Wax stated, and needed to be extricated due to the damage to the car. “Firefighters and paramedics attempted to resuscitate the victim during extrication efforts and after, and transported him to Lutheran General …
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