After the Van Vliet family lost their home in a fire, residents of Homewood, Flossmoor and Chicago Heights have helped them ...

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It was the biggest fire most people had ever seen, but the owners of Morgan Li furniture factory said they were determined to rebuild on the ashes of the old site, no matter how long it took.

The fire was believed to have started on the first floor and, according to fire officials, caused the back porches to collapse.

According to Chicago Fire Department officials, fire crews were called to the blaze in the multi-story brick apartment building in the 2700 block of West Granville Avenue just after 11 a.m.

A woman was critically hurt and a child died in the fire, which was brought under control shortly after noon. About 100 ...

A fire in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood left a child dead and two others injured, including a Chicago firefighter, according to officials.