Fall 1871: Chicago is a tinderbox ... and a poorly-equipped fire department are to blame. Yet many hold Catherine O'Leary responsible, including the press. Although she was in bed the night ...

The fire broke out in a building west of Central Avenue and north of Bloomingdale Avenue. The building takes up nearly an ...

the Chicago Fire Department said. The fire started at home near West 19th and South May streets in the city's Pilsen neighborhood. CFD said a man in his 50s was critically injured. The cause of ...