Austin alderwoman says CPD knows the prime suspect in deadly apartment fire

Chicago police may be one step closer to finding the person to blame for a fire in the city’s Austin neighborhood that killed four people, including a child.

Alderwoman Emma Mitts, who represents the 37th Ward, said detectives know who they are looking for an arrest is only a matter of time.

A pregnant mother, her 5-year-old son, her younger sister and a well-known journalist were all killed in the fire in the 5200 block of North Avenue in the early hours of last Thursday morning…

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