2 people injured in apartment fire on Southwest Side
The fire broke out just after 11:30 a.m. in an apartment in the 1960s-era apartment building at 3941 W. 59th St.
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The fire broke out just after 11:30 a.m. in an apartment in the 1960s-era apartment building at 3941 W. 59th St.
n each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene.
Vanessa Delgado, 21, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Two innocent people were hurt, four cars were damaged, and the people who live on the block where it happened were left rattled—and worried about one of their neighbors.
The fire appeared to occurred at a warehouse in the 5700 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park.
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In each incident, food delivery drivers arrived at the address of the delivery, where they were confronted by one or two people brandishing a rifle and handguns, demanding money, food, and/or cell phones.
Four people were displaced as a result of the fire.
No other injuries were reported, but four people were displaced as a result of the fire.
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Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) accuses the former owner of the bar and the new ownership of brokering an illegal backroom deal that skirts city liquor laws.
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A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in front of the Original Maxwell Street Polish sausage hot dog and Polish sausage stand in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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The ages of the victims range from 16 to 43, according to Chicago police.
