Calumet City declares state of emergency after deadly condo fire
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones has declared a citywide state of emergency after a devastating fire ripped through a condo building this week and left 150 families displaced.
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Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones has declared a citywide state of emergency after a devastating fire ripped through a condo building this week and left 150 families displaced.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones has declared a citywide state of emergency after a devastating fire ripped through a condo building this week and left 150 families displaced.
"They said that someone was barbecuing on the second floor, and the propane tank burst and went up," said resident Shaunessye Curry.
The fire swept through the 312-unit condo complex at the Park of River Oaks Condo Association on Monday evening. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.
A condo building fire in south suburban Calumet City Monday night turned out to be even more devastating than first believed. CBS 2's Steven Graves reports.
Flames shot out of windows as a fire ripped through a residential building in Calumet City Monday night. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Mayor Thaddeus Jones said Calumet City Hall and non-essential city offices are closed to the public. City Council meetings will also be virtual.
A Calumet City woman was facing federal charges Thursday on allegations that she arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with others at local hotels.
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A man fired shots at officers during a standoff at a Calumet City apartment building on Saturday, police said.
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Police said the girl's mother was supposed to return them to their father on Saturday after court-ordered visitation, but the sisters haven't been seen since.
One person was killed and two were injured Thursday afternoon when a driver hit a bus shelter, and then plowed into a construction worker, in Calumet City.
Chicago police officers shot and killed a 55-year-old man wanted on multiple arrest warrants Tuesday afternoon, when the man pointed a gun at them and refused to drop it while they were trying to arrest him in south suburban Calumet City.
One man is dead and an officer is hospitalized after a shooting involving police in Calumet City Tuesday afternoon.
Police were investigating Wednesday after a man said he was shot on the Bishop Ford Freeway in the south suburbs the day before.
Police responded Monday evening to a report of shots fired inside River Oaks Center mall in Calumet City.
Police said the suspect's identity cannot be released because a portion of the investigation is ongoing.
The Bishop Ford Freeway was shut down in the south suburbs late Sunday, as a man barricaded himself in a mobile home after police said he shot another man, and then fired at officers.
History was made on Saturday in the south suburbs, as Illinois state Rep. Thaddeus Jones was sworn is as the first Black mayor of Calumet City.
Police said the driver immediately got out of his car during a traffic stop and pointed a gun at the officer, leading to a shootout.
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