Chicago After Dark: Mayday called at fire, 2 dead in Gary | Jan. 5, 2018

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

Firefighters put out a second-alarm fire that started Thursday night in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. |<br>Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Firefighters put out a second-alarm fire that started Thursday night in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. |
Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A 2.5-story building collapsed in a fire early Monday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. | Chicago Fire Media Affairs

A 2.5-story building collapsed in a fire early Monday in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. | Chicago Fire Media Affairs

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