A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters were injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said.

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

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Two brothers were among four new paid-on-call firefighters sworn in Jan. 28 in La Grange Park, bringing that force closer to optimal staffing, officials said. Joining Alex Kiessling and Christian ...

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Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a statement from zoo officials on Wednesday. It also announced that ...

LA GRANGE, Ill. (CBS) — One person was taken to the hospital Friday night after a house fire in La Grange. Around 8:10 p.m., the La Grange Park Fire Department responded to a home in the 300 ...

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