Fire At Wheaton North High School Disrupts Classes
A small fire in a classroom disrupted classes at Wheaton North High school.
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A small fire in a classroom disrupted classes at Wheaton North High school.
It was just before 7 in the morning and the rain was pouring down, when 39-year-old Randy Ho heard the car crash outside his home in Woodstock, and saw that a woman was hurt.
Officials say a smoke detector was key in alerting residents to a fire in a single-family home Monday in north suburban Evanston.
A 5-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were all taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition.
Firefighters were called to the 700 block of Noyes Street about 11:24 p.m. and quickly extinguished "heavy" flames in a second-floor apartment.
Two people, including a young girl, were killed in a fire in the South Shore neighborhood Wednesday morning.
A body was found in a garage fire on the Northwest Side Sunday night, police said.
A mother and her 2-year-old daughter were among 11 people who have police and firefighters to thank for helping them get to safety, after a fire at an apartment building in west suburban Lyons early Monday.
A tire on the CTA Blue Line tracks on the Near West Side started a fire when it was struck by the lead car of an inbound train Saturday morning. The fire was quickly extinguished, no injuries were reported, but Blue Line train riders experienced delays for a few hours following the incident, as the fire was extinguished, the scene was cleaned up and the train removed.
Flames were visible from as far as 10 miles away as the fire raged at a large mansion-style home in the 15200 block of 163rd Street in Homer Glen.
A woman was killed Tuesday night, when a semi and an SUV collided on the Reagan Memorial Tollway near Aurora, shutting down the westbound lanes of the tollway for more than five hours.
Two people were injured this morning in a townhouse fire in south suburban Oak Forest, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
A man was critically injured in a high-rise fire Sunday night in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A man is dead following a fire in the Washington Heights neighborhood Sunday afternoon.
Two people was killed early Thursday, when an SUV crashed, flipped over, and caught fire in west suburban Westmont.
The fire started shortly before 9 a.m. at a 1 1/2-story house at 3005 N. Washtenaw Av.
It may not have been a large or long-lasting fire, but the black smoke that could be seen for at least a mile and a-half south Sunday afternoon certainly suggested something worse to those who saw it.
Fire engines, trucks and ambulances jammed the blocks surrounding a burning apartment building in the Avondale neighborhood today.
The blaze started just before 4:45 p.m. at a warehouse in the 1600 block of West 75th Place, according to Fire Media Affairs.
A late-night fire believed to have started in a hot water heater in the basement significantly damaged a popular Bucktown barbecue restaurant, and apartments located above.
Firefighters spent several hours Thursday working to put out an extra-alarm blaze at a warehouse building in far southwest suburban Grundy County.
A Downers Grove teenager with autism and a fear of fires was able to overcome those difficulties to warn his mother about a fire in their home over the weekend.
Explosions rocked a section of East Chicago as crews battled a fire Saturday that destroyed several businesses in the 500 block of West Chicago Avenue.
A woman is dead and three people were displaced during a fire at a home in the South Side Oakland neighborhood Sunday morning.
Forward Jerry Bengtson scored in the 62nd minute, goalkeeper Matt Reis made four saves and the New England Revolution opened their season with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
