Chicago woman set romantic rival’s vehicle ablaze in Evanston, police say

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.

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