Woman hurt in Chatham crash, car fire

She crashed the car into a light pole in the 500 block of East 87th Street, causing it to catch fire, police said.

Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

A woman was injured in a crash that caused a car fire May 25, 2020, in Chatham.

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A woman was hospitalized after crashing a car Monday in Chatham on the South Side.

She was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu about 1:45 a.m. in the 500 block of East 87th Street when the car hit a light pole and caught fire, Chicago police said.

The woman was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition, police said.

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