Family demands justice after fire killed 4, including pregnant mom and young son, on West Side
The Henry family is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the suspected arson.
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The Henry family is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the suspected arson.
The Henry family is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the suspected arson.
A deadly fire is now under investigation for arson. A woman is still unaccounted for as crews return to the badly damaged building on Friday.
Charles Green, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in the garage fire that killed Meyer on the West Side last month.
Highland Park police arrested Eduardo Aragon, 25, on Saturday.
Highland Park police arrested Eduardo Aragon, 25, on Saturday.
Charles Green, 44, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated arson.
The man charged with murder in the death of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial, after a judge deemed him a danger to the public.
Charles K. Green, 44, was charged Friday with two felony counts of murder and one felony count of aggravated arson causing bodily harm.
Chicago police announced murder and arson charges on Friday in the death of veteran Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer. Police said 44-year-old Charles Green intentionally started the fire that led to Meyer's death on Wednesday.
Two days after Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was killed in a fire on the West Side, a man has been charged with murder and arson, accused of setting the fire that led to Meyer's death.
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The man police said threw Molotov cocktails into the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence is now facing attempted murder and terrorism charges — among many others. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers pounding on their doors at 2 a.m.
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The suspect was captured on surveillance video lighting trash he picked up from the street and tossing it into a garbage can before walking away on Early Avenue. He then lit another garbage can on fire on Glenwood Avenue.
An autopsy determined the victim had been shot in the neck and chest, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Police said firefighters responded to a home near Kirkland and Ogden Avenue just before 9 p.m. Friday. Once the fire was out, they found a 68-year-old man dead inside the home.
The fire began outside the building – which was unoccupied at the time – and caused minor damage before it was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
Police said two men broke into the business using bolt cutters and tried to break into the safe
According to Cook County Circuit Court records, 46-year-old Stephen Habel has been charged with one count of aggravated arson and one count of arson.
Stephen Habel has been charged with one count of aggravated arson and one count of arson.
A man was shot in the leg inside a home on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
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Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A man was shot in the leg inside a home on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
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