Vacant home catches fire in Englewood
Chicago fire officials said a vacant home in the city's Englewood neighborhood caught fire Monday morning.
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Chicago fire officials said a vacant home in the city's Englewood neighborhood caught fire Monday morning.
In Englewood, their Juneteenth celebrations were joyous and lively but the true meaning of the holiday was never far from top of mind.
The fire broke out at the home around 6 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The flames had spread to the top floor and had already reached the roof by the time fire crews arrived. They were also able to pull the Rex the cat out of the home unharmed.
A man was shot and killed in Englewood overnight.
A man was shot and killed in Englewood overnight.
A teen and two men were injured after police said shots were fired into a crowd in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Friday night.
A teen and two men were injured after police said shots were fired into a crowd in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Friday night.
Chicago police said an 18-year-old man was inside the gas station when four gunmen got out of an unknown vehicle and fired shots, hitting the victim multiple times.
Chicago police said the 18-year-old was inside a gas station when the four gunmen got out of a vehicle and fired shots, hitting the victim multiple times.
A man has been charged with shooting at Chicago police officers during a foot chase over the weekend in the Englewood neighborhood.
Antwan Washington, 45, leaves behind five children. Police said someone inside a grey sedan fired into the home and was last seen driving north on May Street.
Chicago police said the 45-year-old man was inside his house in the 5700 block of South May Street when a gray sedan drove past and someone inside fired shots into the house.
A 19-year-old man was shot and critically injured in a shooting in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
A 19-year-old man was shot and critically injured in a shooting in Englewood.
A man was found shot to death inside the hallway of an apartment building in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
A man was found dead inside the hallway of an apartment building in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
One person was rushed to the hospital from a house fire in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Saturday night.
The incident on the cusp of the Englewood and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods followed three drive-by shootings involving a getaway car similar in description to the one from which shots were fired at officers. But as Darius Johnson reports, it is not yet confirmed whether the events are all connected.
Shots were fired at police in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on Monday morning, and a crash followed blocks away. Darius Johnson reports.
A sport-utility vehicle crashed after shots were fired at Chicago police officers 73rd and Peoria streets in Englewood. Darius Johnson reports.
A Chicago church celebrated a new beginning in a new part of the city's South Side after its old location burned down on Thanksgiving Day last year.
Renewal Life Church opened its doors on Sunday on the third floor at 7411 S. Stony Island Ave. in the South Shore neighborhood. Their old building in Englewood was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving Day 2025.
Chicago police were conducting a homicide investigation early Monday after a shooting in the city's Englewood neighborhood.
Chicago police were conducting a homicide investigation early Monday after a shooting in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.
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Rounds of severe thunderstorms with wind gusts as high as 80 miles per hour and heavy lightning will roll through the Chicago area Friday evening into Saturday morning.
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Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon is tracking storms moving through the Chicago area.
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Meteorologist David Yeomans in tracking rounds of severe weather.
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