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• Chicago Fire Officials Investigate Fatal Residential Blaze in Roseland Neighborhood Following Discovery of Deceased Senior

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 65-year-old man was found dead early Thursday morning after a fire tore through a residence in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. Firefighters discovered the unresponsive victim in...

• Squatter Charged With First-Degree Murder Following Arson Fire That Killed Fourth-Generation Chicago Firefighter

  Published: Mar 23, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Sheaves Slate, 27, faces charges of first-degree murder and arson after allegedly starting a fire in a Rogers Park apartment building that led to the death of firefighter Michael A...

• Chicago Authorities File Murder and Arson Charges Following Fatal Rogers Park Apartment Building Fire

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Sheaves Slate, 27, faces two counts of murder and two counts of arson in connection with a Monday blaze that claimed the life of Chicago firefighter Michael Altman. The 32 year old...

• Person of Interest in Fatal Rogers Park Arson Arrested on Unrelated Warrants

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Chicago police have taken a man into custody who was previously identified in an internal bulletin as a person of interest in the death of firefighter Michael Altman. The suspect w...