One person was hospitalized Thursday evening after a fire erupted at a home on Chicago's North Side. What we know The blaze, which started around 5:30 p.m., prompted a large response from firefighters and first responders.

A fire on Thursday damaged an apartment house in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The fire broke out late Thursday afternoon in the worker's cottage-style apartment house at 5115 N. Oakley Ave. The Fire Department called a still-and-box alarm for additional equipment and manpower.

As firefighters worked to douse the flames, they encountered challenges due to the explosive materials inside the plant.

Video taken by witness Alfonso Quiroz showed flames consuming the interior of Elegant Furniture & Linen, at 11243 S. Michigan Ave.

Flames and smoke shot up into the air and explosions could be heard overnight in Chicago as a magnesium factory caught fire, with fire crews describing the building as a “total loss.”

Pieces of cement began falling from the viaduct, owned by BNSF railway, Tuesday afternoon at 18th Street and Damen Avenue, according the Chicago Fire Department.

The training facility was built on Chicago Housing Authority land as part of a controversial deal. Three ABLA Homes residents were escorted out of the ribbon-cutting event by police.

Chicago police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot and injured after an apparent drive-by shooting outside a high school.

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. - A suburban woman was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police and Fire Departments responded to a crash with injuries at Green Bay Road and Saratoga Street around 2:40 p.m. Upon arrival, they found two vehicles involved, with both drivers injured.