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CBS News
21-07-2025
- CBS News
Multiple people displaced after apartment building fire on Chicago's South Side
A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building in Washington Park on Chicago's South Side, leaving multiple people displaced. Chicago firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire on the third floor of the apartment building on 56th Street and Calumet Avenue, just after 10 p.m. Video from the scene showed heavy smoke and flames billowing from the third floor of the building. A woman who lives in the building told CBS News Chicago she managed to escape, thanks to a neighbor's warning. She claims fireworks may have been involved. "My neighbor across the hall and her son banged on the door and said our building was on fire, but before that, the people above me at 5645 on the second floor were popping firecrackers or sparklers or something," she said. Fire officials have not confirmed the cause of the fire. Several people were displaced, and the Red Cross is assisting residents.
CBS News
20-07-2025
- CBS News
CDOT, Bicycle Colorado launch summer safety campaign amid rising cyclist fatalities
On Saturday morning, a passionate group placed dozens of brightly colored signs all around Denver's Washington Park. They want them to be visible, much like their cause: putting an end to bicycle fatalities. From 2020 to 2024, nearly half of all bicyclist fatalities in Colorado happened during summer months. It's a historically deadly time of year for cyclists. However, a new safety campaign launched by CDOT and Bicycle Colorado wants to change that statistic. It aims to educate the public through displaying signs memorializing bicyclist fatalities and explaining the "Three-Foot Law." It requires motorists to give people biking at least three feet of space, even if it means crossing a double yellow line to do so when the coast is clear. "I'll never stop advocating," said Teri Vogel, who showed up to support the new initiative. Vogel knows the pain and struggle of loss all too well. "My husband was killed by a hit-and-run driver July 4, 2019. Chuck made the world a better place. He was just an incredible human." Chuck Vogel was an avid rider and outdoor enthusiast who loved spending time with family. "He was constantly paying it forward, always in the background, but using it for good. I am his voice for him now," Teri Vogel said. "We're at one bicyclist death every month in traffic crashes," said Sam Cole, traffic safety communications manager for CDOT. "These are real lives on the line." Teri Vogel says now is the time to act, because everyone deserves to get home safely: "Every person is someone's loved one and child and didn't come home at the end of the day."
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman found fatally wounded Friday night in Washington Park neighborhood
A 20-year-old woman was discovered unresponsive and fatally wounded Friday night on the South Side in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., officers and paramedics responded to a call of a person shot in the 5400 block of South Prairie Avenue. When they arrived, the victim was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.
CBS News
28-06-2025
- CBS News
Woman found fatally shot in head in Washington Park neighborhood, police say
Woman dies after being shot in head in Washington Park Woman dies after being shot in head in Washington Park Woman dies after being shot in head in Washington Park Chicago police are investigating after a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Friday night on the city's South Side. Police said just after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 5400 block of South Prairie Avenue. Fire crews also arrived and found the woman with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity was not released as of Saturday. It is unclear what led to the shooting. No further information was available. Police said there is no one in custody. Area 1 detectives are investigating.
CBS News
23-06-2025
- CBS News
Man found fatally stabbed in alley in Washington Park, police say
An investigation is underway after a man was found fatally stabbed in an alley Monday morning on the city's South Side. Chicago police said the victim was found shortly after 7:30 a.m. in the 6200 block of South Michigan Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. They said the victim, believed to be between 20 and 30 years of age, was found unresponsive in the alley, with a cut to the left side of his neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of Monday, no one is in custody. Area 1 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
