Fire whips through apartment building in West Ridge, at least 2 injured
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in West Ridge overnight Sunday into Monday.
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At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in West Ridge overnight Sunday into Monday.
The fire broke out overnight in a building on Touhy Avenue just east of Western Avenue, and left the building uninhabitable. Jackie Kostek reports.
At least two people were injured, and 20 more were displaced, after a fire tore through an apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood overnight Sunday into Monday. Jackie Kostek reports.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A driver ran a red light and hit a Chicago police squad car in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood early Sunday, leaving two officers injured.
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Chicago police on Sunday issued an alert about a recent rash of business burglaries in various neighborhoods around the city over the past couple of weeks.
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A woman remained in critical condition after a fire left her husband and two sons dead in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood last week, according to family.
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Police said the cause of the deadly fire in West Ridge is under investigation.
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The 17-year-old boy was shot by a gunman riding a scooter over the weekend in the West Ridge neighborhood. It's the second incident involving a suspect on a scooter.
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