Fire officials and police are investigating four separate fires set in the Lakeview and North Center neighborhoods overnight.
According to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez, the fires happened within close proximity and time of each other May 9.
One of the fires damaged the shed of Taverna 750, a popular Boystown eatery.
The first fire occurred on the 3900 block of North Marshfield Avenue at 12:40 a.m., where a motorcycle had been lit on fire. The second occurred 35 minutes later on the 3900 block of West Armitage Avenue. There, a trash can had been ignited, damaging nearby garages.
Fire officials responded the third fire at 2:45 a.m. on the 700 block of West Cornelia Avenue, the location of Taverna 750.
ChicagoPride reports that the fire destroyed the storage shed of Taverna 750, 750 W. Cornelia Ave. Owner Paul Canella told Chicago Pride that the restaurant would remain open for business. The restaurant did not appear to be damaged.
A fourth fire broke out at 3 a.m. on the 1900 block of West Belle Plaine Avenue in another garbage can. That fire damaged a fence and garage.
Several media reports stated that 12 fires had been lit overnight. According to Perez, the number was inaccurate. Chicago Fire officials reported that they had received 12 calls about fires in the two neighborhoods.
"Three or four of those could have been for the same incident," said Perez.
It is unknown if the fires are connected, said Perez, who added that they did occur within a close proximity and time frame. The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson unit is investigating.