Little Village Pallet Factory, 6 Trucks Destroyed In Extra-Alarm Fire
Low water pressure hampered firefighters as they spent several hours overnight extinguishing an extra-alarm blaze at a pallet factory in the Little Village neighborhood.
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Low water pressure hampered firefighters as they spent several hours overnight extinguishing an extra-alarm blaze at a pallet factory in the Little Village neighborhood.
Streets bordering Grant Park will be blocked off to traffic for at least three days, from Friday through Sunday, during the sold out festival, according to a statement from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
The 16-year-old was standing on the sidewalk about 11 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Iowa when someone walked up and fired shots at him, striking him in the right thigh and groin.
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The group supports an ordinance that was introduced to the Chicago City Council this spring that calls for employers to give all workers -- both full and part-time -- at least five sick days a year.
Train no. 639 on the Union Pacific Northwest Line struck the cyclist about 6 p.m. near the Cumberland station, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said.
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