Chicago After Dark: Man shot dead in Vittum Park, factory fire | Jan. 11, 2018

Welcome to the brand-new morning article #afterdark, a roundup of crime (and more) happenings from around Chicago overnight.

• A man was shot six or seven times and killed early Thursday during an argument in the Southwest Side Vittum Park neighborhood.
• An 18-year-old man survived a shooting about 45 minutes after midnight Thursday in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
• Another man was shot and seriously wounded late Wednesday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, but was not cooperating with detectives.
• A few hours earlier, another man was stabbed in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
• A female was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night near Grant Park downtown. She is expected to survive.
• Firefighters battled a massive blaze Wednesday night into early Thursday at a recycling factory in northwest suburban Des Plaines.

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