Glendale Heights holding relief drive after 11 families displaced in fire

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. — The Village of Glendale Heights and its police department are holding a relief drive after a fire displaced 11 families.

Fire crews responded to the Ellyn Crossing Apartments, located in the 1800 block of Glen Ellyn Road, just after 10 a.m. Sunday. Residents said the fire started on the third floor.

A resident told WGN News that many others, like her, work third shift and were sound asleep when they were jolted awake and forced to evacuate as the situation quickly escalated…

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