Three major fires were burning ... area. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. The Palisades Fire ...

and the Woodley Fire in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area, also in the San Fernando Valley. Another fire is burning in Ventura County, but the Auto Fire, now 50% contained and spanning 61 acres ...

Fall 1871: Chicago is ... a poor Irish area of the city, so quickly that many residents are unable to escape. Soon, the supposedly "fire-proof" Courthouse begins to burn. Authorities release ...