A 26-year-old woman who was set on fire allegedly by a career criminal in Chicago is being described by friends and neighbors as a kind and hardworking individual from a close-knit, small-town family.

For the first time since a woman was set on fire on board a CTA Blue Line train this week, her family was speaking out on Thursday. "We would like to thank everyone for their prayers and well-wishes ...

UPLAND, Ind. – The 26-year-old woman set on fire by a lunatic with a lengthy rap sheet on a Chicago train is “very soft-spoken, very gentle’’ and an “incredibly smart’’ former honors student, a friend ...

The man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago transit train this week has been charged with federal terrorism, according to a criminal complaint. Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged with one ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train this week has been federally charged with committing a terrorist attack, authorities said. Lawrence Reed, 50, was identified as the suspect ...

The suspect with a lengthy criminal history and who was released after being accused in a violent August attack, has been federally charged after allegedly lighting a young woman on fire Monday on the ...