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Chicago After Dark: Man found dead on Dan Ryan; fatal fire | March 2, 2018

By Alice Bazerghi

Welcome to our morning article After Dark, a roundup of crime (and more) happenings from around Chicago overnight.

A semi driver was killed when he was hit by another truck Friday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side.

A man was found dead Friday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 33rd Street. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

One person died and two others, including a firefighter, were injured in a fire early Friday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said.

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