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Barbecue restaurant Porkchop Chicago BBQ at 6341 N. Broadway in Chicago was significantly damaged by fire Saturday afternoon, August 30, 2025. A firefighter suffered a minor injury. The fire started in the rear of Porkchop Chicago BBQ, but quickly extended to the attic, according to Chicago Fire Department District Chief Scott Shawaluk. Porkchop Chicago BBQ restaurant in Edgewater heavily damaged by fire - CBS Chicago Edgewater, Rogers Park fire today: Chicago fire guts building on North Broadway near West Devon Avenue - ABC7 Chicago Fire breaks out at Edgewater building – NBC Chicago Chicago firefighter hurt while putting out Edgewater restaurant fire - YouTube Marissa Sulek on X: CBS Chicago VIDEO: "We are on scene of a 2-alarm fire on the 6300 block of Broadway in Edgewater. This is the Porkchop restaurant. The entire block and surrounding 4 blocks are closed down. Traffic is definitely backed up all around. Video courtesy of Marc Morelli. https://t.co/op6wqmRyu4" / X Cit...

Chicago police, fire, and EMS responded about 11:56 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2025 to a report of a shooting in the block of 7700 South Essex Avenue in Chicago. Inside the apartment, police discovered a 25-year-old woman with two gunshot wounds in the abdomen, and one gunsthot wound in the left leg. The woman was transported by Chicago Fire Department EMS paramedics to University of Chicago Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 23 year-old woman was discovered with two gunshot wounds in the right leg and one gunshot wound in the left knee. She was transported by EMS to an undisclosed hospital. Police are investigating a person of interest. 2 women shot, 1 killed overnight in South Shore neighborhood, police say - CBS Chicago Chicago shooting: Woman shot, killed, other hurt in South Shore at 7700-block of S. Essex, police say - ABC7 Chicago Chicago crime: 2 women shot, 1 fatally, in South Shore apartment, police say | FOX 32 Chicago ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news...

According to the Chicago Police Department, victims were walking on the sidewalk in the block of 4200 North Knox about 2:24 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2024 when occupants in a dark sedan fired shots.  A 24-year-old male was driven to Community First hospital and was transferred to Illinois Masonic in good condition with gsw’s to the buttocks and groin area.  A 25-year-old male was driven to Community First hospital and was transferred to Illinois Masonic in good condition with gsw’s to the buttocks and left leg.  A 20-year-old male was transported by Chicago Fire Department paramedics to Illinois Masonic -- listed in good condition with a graze wound to the left arm.  A 24-year-old male was transported by Chicago Fire Department paramedics to Ill Masonic -- listed  in good condition with a graze wound to the neck.  According to the Chicago Police Department, there is no one in custody and the circumstances surrounding the incident are being investiga...

Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed that 12 people at a migrant shelter on Chicago's North Side in the block of 1300 Elston Avenue in Chicago's West Town neighborhood were transported to undisclosed hospital(s) Thursday, August 15, 2024. The type of illness was not disclosed, but the conditions were described as non-life-threatening. Chicago Fire Department officials say 12 people at West Town migrant shelter on North Elston Avenue hospitalized - ABC7 Chicago 12 hospitalized after falling ill at West Town migrant shelter | WGN-TV ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news by  CARDINAL NEWS - Arlingtoncardinal.com

Police and firefighters from Chicago responded about 4:00 a.m. to Deja Vu Showgirls, 750 South Clinton St. to report of multiple people shot. Chicago fire department paramedics transported for male victims to Stroger hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital where they were all listed in serious condition. Four male adults shot inside the business. Race of victims not initially released. Description of suspect not initially released.  CPD Area Three detectives investigating the mass shooting (x4). Four men shot inside adult entertainment venue on Chicago's Near West Side - CBS Chicago Chicago shooting 4 wounded at club on Clinton Street in South Loop, police say - ABC7 Chicago Chicago strip club shooting: 4 men wounded in South Loop | FOX 32 Chicago Crime Scene Located just Southeast of the Jane M. Byrne Interchange (I-90/94/I-290) 750 S Clinton St - Google Maps 536 W Polk St - Google Maps  - Street View ------------------- Aggregated and/or curated news by  CARDINAL NE...

Thieves can sell brass rings stolen from fire hydrants for $20. Thefts can cause delays in fighting fires, but each firetruck carries two spare rings. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-thieves-reach-for-brass-rings-from-hydrants-20111027,0,3292354.story

chicagotribune.com  Two women were injured in an early morning fire at a retirement hotel in the city's Uptown neighborhood, officials said.

chicagotribune.com  Firefighters responded to a blaze in a townhouse in the North Side's Edgewater neighborhood this afternoon; no injuries reported ...

chicagotribune.com   Two elderly people were injured in a late-night blaze in a four-story Humboldt Park apartment building at 1152 Christiana occupied by a number of handicapped and elderly residents, fire officials said ...

chicagotribune.com  Man found unresponsive in water by fire department rescuers about 30 minutes after female witness reported him in the water  ...

chicagotribune.com /news/local/Fire contained to storage unit in the highrise 3600 N. Lake Shore Drive  ...

chicagotribune.com  One man transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after fire on the Anita Dee about 8:45 p.m. Saturday; Chicago Fire Department fireboat on the scene; boat returned to Navy Pier  ...  facebook.com/ChicagoFireAlerts  Chicago Fire Boat Christopher Wheatley on the scene  ...

chicagotribune.com  Total loss after fire reported about 4:00 a.m. at 69th St and Indiana Ave  ...

chicagotribune.com  Fell while fighting fire in abandoned structure in the 4500 block of West Harrison Street  ...

chicagobreakingnews.com  Incident reported at about 4:22 p.m. Father's Day at outer harbor in the 6500 block of South Promontory Drive with parents on scene  ...

chicagobreakingnews.com Firefighters and paramedic Carlos Hernandez found Berklin Fowles, 62, unconscious in a house in the 4900 block of West Concord Place  ...

chicagobreakingnews.com Fire blowing out windows 80th Street and South Dobson Ave  ... MAP / SAT / Street View ...

chicagobreakingnews.com Chicago Fire Department EMS Plan 2 called about 8:30 a.m. Friday, 6 hurt  ...  abclocal.go.com/wls 6 cars derailed, 9 people transported to hospitals  ...