Firefighters Respond To West Side Fire
Initial dispatch reports -- later determined to be unfounded -- said there might be people trapped on the first floor of the building.
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Initial dispatch reports -- later determined to be unfounded -- said there might be people trapped on the first floor of the building.
The roof of the house was starting to collapse when the first fire engine arrived within 4-5 minutes of being called.
fire was reported at a church in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side early Saturday.
Two elderly women, one bound to a wheelchair, lived at the home. Neighbors speculated that the third fire victim may have been a caretaker.
The manager of the fast-food restaurant at 3441 S. Harlem in Berwyn called 911 a few minutes after 8 a.m. to report smoke coming from the ceiling.
Chocolate production is under way again at the Blommer Chocolate Company on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at the West Town factory early Tuesday.
Firefighters found the bodies of three people inside, all on the first floor. Two of the victims were so badly burned, it was impossible to tell their age or gender.
The two, whose ages were not immediately known, were transported from the blaze to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition.
About 5:20 a.m., four fire engines responded to the blaze at 600 W. Kinzie St., when one of the 5-story factory's chocolate roasters caught fire.
A police officer patrolling in Midtown on Monday saw the charred, metal shell left at the dead-end of a block of vacant, burned-out homes and overgrown, weedy lots in Gary.
An elderly woman was killed and her husband and grandson suffered severe burns when a fire broke out early Sunday morning in their home in Glen Park, Ind.
A woman suffered smoke inhalation after a fire Sunday in the West Ridge neighborhood on the North Side.
Two people were killed and 12 people were injured during shootings across the city since Friday afternoon.
A Kenosha man who reportedly was driving under the influence has been identified as the driver in Friday's crash in Hainesville that left a home destroyed by fire,
A fire overnight in a three-story apartment building on Lynn Road in unincorporated DuPage County has displaced 24 families.
Flames were shooting out the roof of a building in the 3300 block of North Clark Street, south of Wrigley Field and close to the CTA railroad tracks.
The family-owned business at 2455 N. Sheffield Av. was reduced to rubble in an extra-alarm blaze in May 2012. A brand new building opened last week at the site of the old store.
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A fire overnight at an oil refinery in southwest suburban Lemont could affect prices at the pump in Chicago.
A fire that killed a baby and a woman in Englewood on Tuesday appeared to be an accident, based on a preliminary investigation. according to the Fire Department.
An 11-month-old girl and a 49-year-old woman were killed Tuesday, when an extra-alarm fire damaged three homes in Englewood.
Fire Department officials said a blaze that led to the partial collapse of an apartment building in Park Manor appeared to be the result of arson.
A firefighter and one other person were injured, and several people were forced out of their homes, after damaged three buildings in the Humboldt Park neighborhood overnight.
Three firefighters in Palos Park were recovering Monday morning, after being hurt while battling a house fire overnight.
Classes were cancelled at a South Side elementary school on Monday, after a fire damaged two classrooms before students arrived.
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A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
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Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
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Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
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