Worker killed in Bronzeville building collapse identified
The victim of a deadly building collapse in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood has been identified as 35-year-old Pedro Santiago Mateos of Chicago
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The victim of a deadly building collapse in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood has been identified as 35-year-old Pedro Santiago Mateos of Chicago
On Friday, workers removed parts of the building still in danger of collapsing.
Demolition crews were clearing debris at the site of a deadly building collapse in Bronzeville that took place Thursday.
The Department of Buildings said the work being done at the time of the collapse was not in compliance with approved plans for demolition.
A worker has died after being trapped when a 141-year-old building collapsed in Bronzeville Thursday morning. A large portion of the wall of a three-story building collapsed around 11 a.m. on Thursday morning in the 700 block of East Oakwood Boulevard. According to the Chicago Fire Department, a worker was trapped under the debris.
A worker has died after being trapped a 141-year-old building collapsed in Bronzeville Thursday morning. A large portion of the wall of a three-story building collapsed around 11 a.m. on Thursday morning in the 700 block of East Oakwood Boulevard. According to the Chicago Fire Department, a worker was trapped under the debris.
Police said a driver lost control of the car, causing him to jump the curb and strike the building.
The declaration allows people affected by the explosion to apply for loans for relief.
Residents returned to the South Austin neighborhood building Wednesday to collect their belongings. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.
This surveillance video shows the moment a building in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood exploded on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
This surveillance video shows the moment a building in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood exploded on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Hours after the incident, the block where it happened was eerily quiet as one of its largest apartment buildings sat destroyed. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Anthony Wright Jr. lost everything – his father, his home, his belongings.
Anthony Wright Jr. and his uncle were injured, and his father was killed, when the façade collapsed at his family's graystone. He told his story to CBS 2's Jermont Terry.
Anthony Wright Jr. lost everything – his father, his home, his belongings. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
One man was killed and two others were injured when part of the graystone on Jackson Boulevard fell.
A building under construction collapsed at Jackson Boulevard and Washtenaw Avenue amid storms Wednesday afternoon.
Anthony Wright Sr.'s children were frequently at his home, and he was always going out of his way to make sure his kids were well taken care of, according to his sister.
Three men were trapped when part of a building collapsed in the West Garfield Park neighborhood late Tuesday, and one of the men did not survive.
Two men rushed to the aid of the victims, who were trapped under slabs of stone in front of the building on Jackson Boulevard. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The men were sitting on the porch in East Garfield Park when stone fell on them. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The collapse happened at a graystone building at 3418 W. Jackson Blvd. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
The front of the building came down on Jackson Boulevard near Homan Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Three people were injured when part of a building collapsed on Jackson Boulevard near Homan Avenue. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin filed an emergency complaint on behalf of the 22-year-old woman against the owner of the building at 1227 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct the 90,000-square-foot ballroom. President Trump said the administration will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of documents and images related to UFOs, the fifth disclosure in recent months about the strange encounters.
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Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
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Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
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The owners of a Far South Side funeral home where dozens of decomposing bodies were found earlier this week have run into trouble with state regulators before over their handling of bodies at a crematory in the south suburbs.
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The charge was dropped after Harden completed an alternative resolution program.
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