Fire destroys home built in 1900s in Evanston
A neighbor said the home was built in the 1900s and just underwent renovations.
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A neighbor said the home was built in the 1900s and just underwent renovations.
The fire appeared to be burning on the 12th floor of the building. Both smoke and flames could be seen coming from at least one unit.
The fire broke out on the 15th floor of the building. Both smoke and flames could be seen coming from at least one unit.
Crews reported at about 7:15 a.m. that the fire had been extinguished, but smoke conditions still lingered.
Firefighters responded to a fire on the fifth floor of a building in the 7000 block of South Shore Drive.
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Around 8:30 a.m. the Evanston Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in the lower level of a three-story, multi-unit apartment in the 600 block of Barton Avenue.
Video posted to Citizen app shows smoke coming from a fourth-floor unit.
Video posted to Citizen app shows smoke coming from a fourth-floor unit.
The home was left uninhabitable, with damage estimated at $200,000.
The remote area forced firefighters to shuttle water from a hydrant nearly three and a half miles away.
The remote area outside Marengo forced firefighters to shuttle water from a hydrant nearly three and a half miles away.
The Fire Department was able to put out the blaze before anyone was hurt.
The fire broke out in a building on Wilcox Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
The fire was contained to the living room and chimney within half an hour after an aggressive attack by firefighters.
A Level 1 hazardous materials response also was initiated. According to unconfirmed fire dispatch reports, there were explosions inside the building after the fire started.
On Dec. 4, Emma Hasty had been getting ready for a night out with friends, when a fire started in the condo building around 5 p.m., flames consuming the building.
Patriot Services Group saw how some were impacted by the fire that left a man dead, and decided to help by offering some apartments.
Patriot Services Group saw how some were impacted by the fire that left a man dead, and decided to help by offering some apartments. Darius Johnson reports.
The proposed relocation plan for people here in Elgin focuses on safety following those two fires. Tara Molina reports.
The Chicago Fire Department said crews were called to a house in the 5700 block of South Rockwell Street around 5:30 a.m.
The fire broke out in a house in the 5700 block of South Rockwell Street.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend.
A man is dead after police said he was hit by a speeding sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Sunday night.
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Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
A spokesperson for Metra said an inbound 720 train hit the victim at the crossing at Smith and Wood Streets, adjacent to the Palatine station.
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A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend. Darius Johnson reports.
Four people are now dead after a police pursuit ended when a vehicle crashed into a train off Cicero Avenue on the Southwest Side.
A man is dead after police said he was hit by speeding sport-utility vehicle in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A Lisle, Illinois, man was due in court Monday, accused of causing a deadly boat crash on the Fox River this past weekend.
A man is dead after police said he was hit by a speeding sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood Sunday night.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
Sunday's weather had feels-like temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees, which had residents finding ways to keep cool.
A spokesperson for Metra said an inbound 720 train hit the victim at the crossing at Smith and Wood Streets, adjacent to the Palatine station.
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Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
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Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
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Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman was critically injured, when a vehicle hit a train during a police pursuit through Chicago's Southwest Side early Sunday morning.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting in the South Chicago community early Sunday.
