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CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two fires destroyed six homes and displaced nine people in Chicago Heights overnight. The fires started just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near 15th Street and Lowe Avenue.
October 30, 2024 at 3:22 PM. Amid an autumnal heat spell sweeping large parts of the nation, rare red-flag warnings have been issued for Chicago and western Oklahoma while firefighters reported ...
At around 9 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the Carus Chemical plant in La Salle, Illinois, was involved in a major fire. [3] [4] The plant, which is located about 90 miles (140 km) from Chicago and 80 miles (130 km) from the Quad Cities and was used for manufacturing water treatment products, caught fire.
Authorities have identified a Chicago police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in the city's South Side as Officer Enrique Martinez. "The Chicago Police Department is mourning the loss of a ...
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
Highland Park is an affluent suburban community of about 30,000, [2] located in southeastern Lake County, Illinois, United States, 25 miles (40 km) north of Chicago, in the area's North Shore. The city held a Fourth of July celebration, which included a parade that began at 10:00 a.m. CDT ( UTC−05:00 ).
CBS. CHICAGO (CBS) — Four people were killed in a mass shooting on a CTA Blue Line train in west suburban Forest Park on Monday morning. All four victims were passengers on a Blue Line train as ...
The Chicago Fire Department is the second-largest municipal fire department in the United States after the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). It is also one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation. It has numerous general purpose and specialized vehicles and equipment to accomplish its missions.