Gary Fire That Killed 3 Kids Ruled Arson
A fire that left three young children dead at an apartment complex Friday night in northwest Indiana was intentionally set, authorities claim.
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A fire that left three young children dead at an apartment complex Friday night in northwest Indiana was intentionally set, authorities claim.
Chicago writer Sarah Rosenblum is one of the city's emerging literacy voices.
Divers have pulled a second body from a retention pond in south suburban Lynwood, more than a week after a car plunged into the icy water.
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Star Wars star, Carrie Fisher has died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack on board a flight.
He documented intense real-life dramas in Chicago and around the world. On Tuesday, friends and family were mourning the death of beloved local filmmaker David Steiner, who was killed in a bus crash while working in eastern Africa.
Crews found a rapidly progressing fire in the 20-unit building in the 200 block of North Oakhurst. Wind contributed to the growth of the blaze.
The car was headed north on Lake Shore about 6:20 a.m. when it overturned and landed on the median near 31st Street, according to Chicago Police.
A missing 16-year-old Chicago girl was found beaten to death in a garage in south suburban Markham on Christmas Eve.
The girls, ages 13 and 14, were sitting in the minivan in the 7500 block of South Union Avenue, when two men walked up and opened fire around 11:30 p.m., police said.
The day after Christmas turned chaotic at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, where Boxing Day was taken quite literally when a series of brawls broke out on Monday.
The 59 gunshot victims tallied between Friday evening and Tuesday morning nearly doubled the toll from the same four-day holiday weekend last year, when 30 people were shot across the city, leaving six dead.
Chicago documentary filmmaker David J. Steiner was killed Monday in a bus crash in rural Uganda, a wreck that also injured his son and an Englewood teen who was traveling with them.
Ryan Garrett's body was spotted on the ice Monday morning about 800 feet offshore from the 500 block of Shoshoni Trail, according to Lake Villa police and the Lake County coroner's office.
A Southwest Side man admitted to using heroin, smoking marijuana and ingesting Xanax while driving before being involved in a crash Friday evening in west suburban Riverside, police said.
