The Brief
- A Chicago woman is charged with arson after a car fire in Evanston.
- Police say the fire was linked to a dispute with the vehicle’s owner, a romantic rival.
- The woman was arrested in Evergreen Park and is due back in court in October.
EVANSTON, Ill. – A Chicago woman is facing an arson charge after police say she set fire to her romantic rival’s vehicle in Evanston.
What we know:
On Aug. 2, Evanston police and firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the 300 block of Custer Street at around 3 p.m. The vehicle was unoccupied, and firefighters extinguished the blaze. No one was injured.…