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Alsip Fire Department rescues 5 from apartment fire, including newborn
12+ hour, 42+ min ago (134+ words) Alsip Fire Department firefighters respond to a fire on the 4200 block of 115th Street on Dec. 22, 2025. (Alsip Fire Department) A fire on the first floor of an Alsip apartment building Monday afternoon trapped several residents on the floor above, the Alsip…...
Roma inaugura estación de metro debajo del Coliseo, con exhibiciones de artefactos antiguos
1+ week, 3+ day ago (573+ words) La l'nea de metro C, que ha costado miles de millones de euros, ha estado en desarrollo durante dos d'cadas, pero se ha visto retrasada por demoras burocr'ticas y de financiaci'n y, crucialmente, por las excavaciones arqueol'gicas necesarias, dadas las…...
Injuries reported in overnight fire at Humboldt Park apartment building
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (87+ words) At least 10 people were taken to area hospitals after a fire broke out at an apartment building in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials reported. At least 10 people were taken to area hospitals after a fire broke out Friday at an…...
Huge apartment fire Saturday morning leaves 23 Carpentersville families homeless
3+ week, 6+ day ago (314+ words) An early morning fire Saturday in a building at the Meadowdale Apartments in Carpentersville displaced 23 families and caused about $2 million in damage, village officials said. One person was treated for smoke inhalation as a result of the blaze, believed to…...
Deerfield office-to-apartments project would create 112 units: ‘Where is the walkability?’
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (696+ words) Developers are proposing to transform a former Deerfield office building into a 112-unit apartment complex, along with a new on-property day care for about 200 children, part of a broader trend of repurposing commercial spaces for housing. The proposal will go…...
St. Charles dryer fire Thursday displaces two tenants, fire department says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (171+ words) Two apartments are uninhabitable following a dryer fire in St. Charles Thursday morning, the St. Charles Fire Department said in a news release. The department says they responded to a report of a dryer fire in the 1300 block of West…...
Firefighters douse extra-alarm apartment fire in Albany Park
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (163+ words) Chicago firefighters battled an extra-alarm apartment fire near North Park University in the city's Albany Park neighborhood Tuesday evening. No injuries had been reported at the 2-11 alarm blaze inside a three-story apartment building in the 5000 block of North Troy Street…...
Wayside Ministries wants to create convert old Elgin bank into transitional housing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (437+ words) Wayside Cross Ministries" plans to convert a former bank into transitional housing received the backing Monday of the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission. The 42,000-square-foot building, constructed at 890 N. State St. in 2004 for Bank of Elgin, would house 94 people in a…...
Fire chief: Merrillville apartment fire displaces 36 families
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) A giant fire that ripped through an apartment building early Saturday afternoon produced no injuries or fatalities but did displace 36 families, Merrillville Fire Chief Ed Yerga said Sunday. Merrillville firefighters were sent to the 1800 block of W. 86th Avenue in the Evergreen…...
Aldermen to consider plan to protect affordable housing around Obama center
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (229+ words) After a four-year fight, a group of advocates and South Shore Ald. Desmon Yancy said they have reached an agreement with the city to create housing protections near the Obama Presidential Center. Spurred by rising property values and rents in…...