Chicago After Dark: Warehouse fire in Canaryville, home invasion | Jan. 9, 2018

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

As the temperatures raised overnight in Chicago, so did the crime. It was a busy night on the city’s South and West sides, with a massive fire in Canaryville, a 6-year-old boy fatally struck by a vehicle in the same neighborhood and a home invasion on the Far South Side.

Additional crews were called for a massive blaze Monday night at a mattress factory in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

Additional crews were called for a massive blaze Monday night at a mattress factory in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

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