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Police: Chicago man sets wife on fire during fight

Police spokeswoman Amina Greer tells the Chicago Sun-Times the 66-year-old man used rubbing alcohol to set his wife on fire during an argument around 9 p.m. Sunday in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. She says the 60-year-old woman was taken to an area hospital.

Greer says the man is in custody but no charges have been filed. Police haven't released their names.

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