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Family members including, Felicia Townsend, Plummer's mother, Nicole Gomez, Gomez's sister, and Rita Velez, Gomez's mother. Plummer and Gomez died after a Belmont Central fire last week release balloons at a vigil for Chicago firefighter Mashawn Plummer and resident Eladio Luis Gomez, Dec. 22, 2021, at Engine 94 firehouse.

Two men — one a Chicago firefighter — are being remembered fondly after perishing from a fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side

December 22, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

A little more than a year into working his dream job as a Chicago firefighter, the one he'd spent seven years waiting to be called up for, 30-year-old Mashawn Plummer...

Chicago police investigating arson after fire in East Chatham apartments forces about 2 dozen residents to evacuate building

December 20, 2021 at 5:20 p.m.

About two dozen people were forced to evacuate from an East Chatham apartment building early Monday after a fire that police say was intentionally set tore through the complex, injuring...

Following a night of high winds, a downed utility pole remains across the sidewalk in front of a home in the 5500 block of West Roscoe Street in Chicago on Dec. 16, 2021.

Hundreds remain powerless Thursday night after wind gusts reach 74 mph at lake, leaving trees, power lines downed and semi-truck careening as cold front grips Chicago area

December 16, 2021 at 8:28 p.m.

As a cold front moved into the Chicago area wind gusts as strong as 74 mph were recorded overnight, pushing a semi off an overpass to the road below, downing...

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain speaks at a news conference at the Kane County Judicial Center on Sept. 15, 2021, in St. Charles.

Sheriff: 2 Rottweilers used jogger ‘like a chew toy’ in St. Charles attack before a CCL holder had dad bring him his gun. He fatally shot 1 dog. The 2nd was later euthanized.

December 16, 2021 at 7:31 p.m.

Two Rottweilers that were attacking a jogger in St. Charles are dead after the dogs' owner and a man who intervened tried unsuccessfully to pull the animals off the woman...

The fire-damaged home, right, in the 3100 block of North Marmora Avenue in Chicago on Dec. 16, 2021.

Belmont Cragin house fire: 1 dead, 3 others in critical condition including Chicago firefighter

December 16, 2021 at 6:34 p.m.

Four people, including a Chicago firefighter, were taken to hospitals in critical condition after a Belmont Cragin house fire early Thursday. One of the victims later died, according to the...

Pedestrians enjoy unseasonably warm weather while walking through the Loop on Dec. 15, 2021 .

Temps spike to record-breaking 66 as gusts could reach 60 mph Wednesday night in the Chicago area. Secure those holiday decorations.

December 16, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.

It hasn't been this warm on a Dec. 15 since 1971, according to the National Weather Service, which said the daytime temperature hit 65 degrees Wednesday, breaking a record. Meanwhile,...

Police: Gage Park man was hanging Christmas lights when fatally beaten. 14-year-old daughter heard his screams.

December 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

As Jose Tellez hung Christmas lights outside his Gage Park home Saturday, his 14-year-old daughter stayed indoors, but was never far away. She was close enough that when she suddenly...

Man with legally concealed handgun shoots another man in the head outside Jewel-Osco in West Elsdon neighborhood, Chicago police say

December 14, 2021 at 6:23 p.m.

A 32-year-old man was shot in the head outside a Southwest Side grocery store Monday after getting into a physical altercation with another man, licensed to carry a concealed handgun,...

Man fatally beaten outside his Gage Park home, no one in custody, Chicago police say

December 13, 2021 at 3:24 p.m.

A 49-year-old man was fatally beaten in the Gage Park neighborhood this weekend and Chicago police are searching for the two men who attacked him with "blunt objects," officials said....

The scene of a fatal car crash in the 5300 block of DuSable Lake Shore Drive is shown on Dec. 12, 2021. Two men died when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree

2 men dead after fiery single-vehicle crash off DuSable Lake Shore Drive Sunday

December 12, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

Two men, including a 24-year-old, died Sunday afternoon after the vehicle they were in went careening off Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive "at a high rate of speed"...

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