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Worker in serious condition after porch collapsed on North Side

By Francesca Gattuso

Porch collapse in the North Center neighborhood on the North Side that left a worker in serious condition. | Fire Media Affairs

A worker was hospitalized in serious condition after a porch collapsed Tuesday morning in the North Center neighborhood on the North Side, according to Fire Media Affairs.

The 47-year-old man was taken in serious condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center after the porch collapsed at 10:46 a.m. in the 2200 block of West Cullom Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs.

No other details were immediately available.

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