You call it arson, I call it research, we all call it dastardly

CHICAGO A writer of books about Chicago fires now stands accused of setting one. David Cowan has been charged with one count of arson for allegedly starting a fire at St. Benedict Church on Chicago's North Side. The 41-year-old Cowan wrote "Great Chicago Fires: Historic Blazes That Shaped a City," and co-authored a book about a 1958 blaze that killed more than 90 children.

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