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A woman who was trapped for 10 hours under an awning that collapsed under heavy snow was rescued by Schiller Park firefighters Monday night.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man was killed and another was injured after an awning collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side. Firefighters furiously shoveled snow as fast as they could and simultaneously scrambled to saw through the collapsed canopy at Club Hawthorne Chicago, 11203 Corliss Avenue. "The canopy had approximately a foot and a half of snow that accumulated on top," said Jamar Sullivan, Chicago Fire Dept. District Chief of Special Operations. Rescuers were desperate to get to a man trapped underneath metal, wood and heavy snow. They...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man was killed and another was injured after an a canopy collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the man killed as 54-year-old Randy Pate Sr. and ruled his death an accident. His death was caused by multiple injuries as a result of "compression by awning and snow." Chicago police said Thursday they are investigating Pate's death as an accident. Still in shock, Pate's family said they want the off-track betting site to be held accountable as they began making fun...

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who was killed when an awning at an off-track betting site in...

Are having a bunch of fun, you can have fun in a couple inches as long as you're the parent and you don't have to drive anybody. look at the collapses, baltimore at 22.5 inches of snow, just from the storm yesterday. they had almost 25 from the storm couple days before that. >> right. >> so, we are seeing roof collapses. i have one from american university, mitchell stover sent in an i-report here, if you have anything like this, please send it in, just don't go into harm's way to get here. >> to do it. >> to get your pictures. we don't need your pictures if you're putting yourself in harm's w...