Overview
- The public visitation, held Thursday at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, went on as planned after city officials said Nora Altman had gone into labor and later gave birth to a girl.
- Michael Altman, 32, died March 17 after falling through a collapsing floor while battling a March 16 apartment fire in Rogers Park, and officials said he suffered severe burns.
- Sheaves Slate, 27, is detained on counts of first-degree murder, aggravated arson, and residential arson, and a court calendar lists his next hearing for April 8.
- Mourners included large numbers of Chicago firefighters and local officials, and a fundraising effort for Altman’s family has grown to nearly $600,000, according to local reports.
- Prosecutors say Slate had been staying in the building and set a mattress on fire after disputes with tenants at 1757 W. North Shore Ave., which they allege sparked the deadly blaze.