Bail was set at $250,000 Saturday for a Midlothian man accused of setting a series of fires in his hometown, police said.
Lawrence Watkins, 53, was charged with one count of residential arson, one count of aggravated arson and two counts of arson, all felonies, Midlothian police said.
Police said no injuries were reported from the four fires, which were sparked late Thursday evening and early Friday morning.
Members of the Midlothian Police Department, Illinois State Police Fire Marshall and MABAS 22 Cause and Origin Task Force completed their investigation into the series of fires on Friday, police said.
The first fire — reported at 9:14 p.m. Thursday — was inside a dumpster in the 3200 block of West 147th Street, police said. About 10 minutes later, firefighters responded to the 14600 block of Sawyer Avenue for an attached garage fire, police said.
Midlothian firefighters then were called at 11:11 p.m. that same night to the 14600 block of Spaulding Avenue for a reported porch fire, police said.
On Friday, firefighters were called at 2:13 a.m. to the 14600 block of South Kedzie Avenue for a large trash receptacle fire, police said.
Watkins was being held in Cook County jail.
He is scheduled to return to court Tuesday.
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Nick Swedberg is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.