Overview
- Police tallied at least one fatality and seven wounded in incidents from Friday night through early Sunday, with victims ages 17 to 48.
- A 24-year-old who was dropped at Stroger Hospital with a chest wound died shortly afterward, police said.
- In a separate South Side case, officers took a suspect into custody after a 39-year-old was shot in the chest during a fight, with charges awaiting approval.
- The Humboldt Park blaze on North Lawndale triggered a 2-11 alarm and an EMS Plan 1, drawing roughly 100 firefighters in subfreezing conditions, and a firefighter and a civilian were hospitalized.
- The Fire Department said the firefighter was struck by debris and taken to Mount Sinai in fair-to-serious condition, and the cause of the fire remained under investigation Sunday.