Responders extinguished the fire, and no injuries were reported.
The incident happened around 3 a.m. in the 2000 block of South Michigan Avenue.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to the fire in the 4500 block of South Laflin Street around 5 a.m.
The suspect, only identified as a juvenile, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and arson.
Police said two men were critically injured and died at a local hospital. Officials have not identified the victims.
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Police intervened as hundreds of teens came out to 56th Street Beach before spilling into Hyde Park.
Police said the teen was placed into custody and charged accordingly.
The boyfriend of the 2-year-old's mother told police he hid the gun between layers of clothing on the closet floor, prosecutor said.
They include three teenagers shot in Hyde Park, not far from where a teen gathering turned violent on the lakefront.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the name of the child who died.
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The fire is believed to have started outside the home and is being investigated as an arson, Chicago police said.
Officer Kevin Mangan has a long road ahead because of the injuries he suffered.
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Omarion Roberson, 19, and Jarvis Bell, 32, both have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
The Chicago Fire Department battled the 2-11 alarm fire in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street.
Police said the man was shot in the head and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
Cordero Ramey, 26, of Chicago, was charged with two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder and other serious charges.
Police said a 53-year-old man was on the street near the sidewalk in the 6800 block of South Pulaski Road when he was hit around 11:15 p.m.
Chicago police say the men, ages 41, 48, and 52, were in an abandoned lot when an unknown man who pulled out a gun and shot them.
Chicago police said tactical officers responded to a call of a person with a gun in the 8200 block of South Shore Drive around 10:35 p.m.
CPD said a 30-year-old man was inside his home in the 4600 block of S. Winchester at about 4:50 a.m. when someone came up and opened fire.
The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 50th Street.
CFD would not confirm the victims' ages, genders or give any information about their conditions.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Chicago police were called to the school just after 5:45 p.m. for a report of shots fired.
Darnisha Jones, 31, is charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery.
Chicago police said a dark Jeep crashed into a business in the 2400 block of West 47th Street just before 5:15 a.m.
Xavier Wilson, 37, of Chicago, was arrested on Friday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
Chicago firefighters were called to the home in the 5800 block of South Princeton Avenue around 6 p.m.
Jaylin Arnold, 28, pleaded guilty to a gun charge in exchange for an 8-year sentence, reports said. .
The bus was damaged, but no one else was on the bus at the time of the shooting.
The Jeep driver lost control before hitting a tree and a fence. The vehicle then caught fire, police said.
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The 25-year-old SUV driver was taken to the same hospital in fair condition with minor injuries.
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The total damages to the Chicago firehouses and CFD personal vehicles are estimated at over $130,000, Chicago police said.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger inside the red SUV was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
An 8-year-old girl was shot in the foot and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.