Three children, Jordan Robinson, 8, Cory Robinson, 3, and Cameron Robinson, 1, were killed in suburban Summit from an overnight fire. Mother Ebony Tiggs, 25, was taken to Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to good condition. The fire started shortly before midnight at Tiggs' apartment in the 7400 block of West 63rd Place, part of the Robert Allison housing development. Preliminary reports indicate a candle Tiggs fell asleep without extinguishing might be the cause. Tiggs jumped from a second-story window but the fire was fully involved and the children were still trapped inside when firefighters arrived only six minutes after the initial call.

A neighbor, Terry Hanna, said he called 911 when he saw flames in the window and then tried to fight the fire with other neighbors. more ›