Afternoon Briefing: Person critically injured in extra-alarm Hyde Park fire
Good afternoon, Chicago.
An overnight extra-alarm fire at a Hyde Park apartment building left one resident in critical condition. More than 250 firefighters responded to the fire at 5130 S. Kenwood Ave. that neighbors said started around 3 a.m.
See photos of the scene from the Tribune’s Antonio Perez.
And the powerful labor union IUOE Local 150 is giving U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García’s campaign a $1 million donation in his bid to unseat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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