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Back of the Yards fire caused by faulty wiring

An extra-alarm blaze that caused a partial building collapse Thursday evening in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood was caused by faulty wiring, the Chicago Fire Department said Friday. The fire started about 6:50 p.m. at Garza Appliance Res... »

Drunk urinated on police station floor: cops

A drunk driver urinated on the floor of a police station, then played “air piano” while he sang for the cops who arrested him, prosecutors say. Santa Ana Campuzano, 33, of the Back of the Yards neighborhood, was spotted by cops passed out in his 2002 F... »

Boy, 15, fatally shot on South Side

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday night in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. The times was found shot multiple times at 8:11 p.m. on a porch in the 5700 block of South Laflin, police said. He was initially taken in ... »

Man, 3 teens shot in South Side home

A man and three teen boys were shot inside a home late Sunday night in the South Side’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said. Three males were in critical condition and another was in serious condition after the shooting around 10:20 p.m. in the... »

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