Man assaulted in Loop; baseball bat beating in South Shore | March 14, 2018

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A home caught fire in the 15000 block of Riverside Drive in South Holland on March 14. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Welcome to our morning article rounding up crime (and more) happenings from around Chicago overnight.

A home caught fire in the 15000 block of Riverside Drive in South Holland on March 14. Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A home caught fire in the 15000 block of Riverside Drive in South Holland on March 14. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A crash involving two semi-trucks happened Wednesday morning on I-80/94 in Indiana. | Indiana State Police.

A crash involving two semi-trucks happened Wednesday morning on I-80/94 in Indiana. | Indiana State Police.

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