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A memorial to the 10 children who died in the Little Village fire is filled with mementos, stuff animals and candles in 2018.

Victims relatives and neighbors gather with community activists and clergy to discuss their options of protecting a memorial for the 10 children who died in a fire in Little Village, Sept. 20, 2018.

Victims’ relatives and neighbors gather with community activists and clergy Sept. 20, 2018, to discuss their options of protecting a memorial to the 10 children who died in Little Village after a fire erupted at an apartment building Aug. 26. The families were concerned about rumors the memorial will be torn down.

The memorial for the 10 children who died in the Little Village fire is shown on Sept. 20, 2018.

The Rev. Tom Boharic blesses on Sept. 20, 2018, the memorial to the 10 children who died in Little Village. The families were concerned about rumors the memorial will be torn down.

Derek Starr, a forensic electrical engineer, inspects the damage on Sept. 8, 2018, at the fire-gutted Little Village apartment where 10 children died Aug. 26.

A dog peers from a window from a home with melted siding near the home of the Little Village fatal fire.

Fire investigator Patrick Dunn inspects the damage on Sept. 8, 2018, at the fire-gutted Little Village apartment where 10 children died Aug. 26.

The fire-gutted Little Village apartment, at right, is where 10 children were killed.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Victor Mendoza, the oldest child to die in the Little Village fire, at his funeral on Sept. 12, 2018, at Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church in Chicago.

Family and friends of six of the victims of last Sunday’s fatal fire in Little Village gather after a memorial service at Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church on Sept. 1, 2018, in Chicago.

Yolanda Ayala, mother of five of the children who died from a fire in Little Village the previous Sunday, cries as caskets are loaded into hearses outside Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church on Sept. 1, 2018, in Chicago.

People stand outside Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church in Chicago after a memorial service Sept. 1, 2018, for six of the 10 children who died after a fire in Little Village the previous Sunday.

People stand outside of Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church on Sept. 1, 2018, after a memorial service for six of the 10 children who were killed by a fire in Little Village the previous Sunday.

The six caskets are blessed during a ceremony at Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church on Sept. 1, 2018, in Chicago.

Funeral workers carry one of six caskets inside Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church for a memorial service Sept. 1, 2018, in Chicago for six of the children who died following a fire the previous Sunday in Little Village.

Funeral workers carry one of six caskets inside Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church for a memorial service Sept. 1, 2018, in Chicago for six of the children who died following a fire the previous Sunday in Little Village.

A woman visits a memorial Aug. 30, 2018, for the 10 children who died after a fire the previous Sunday in Little Village.

A photo of Cesar Contreras, 14, is attached to a heart and cross at a memorial in front of the Little Village fire scene Aug. 30, 2018.

Relatives and neighbors walk among the candles, flowers and crosses Aug. 30, 2018, at the scene of a fire that erupted the Sunday before. Ultimately, 10 children died because of the fire.

A woman walks among candles and crosses Aug. 30, 2018, near the home where a fire erupted the Sunday before. Ten children died from fire-related causes.

Ten children who had gathered for a sleepover died following a fire that raced through an apartment in Little Village on Aug. 26. It was the deadliest fire in Chicago in a decade. Read more.

Victor Mendoza’s family members light candles spelling his name on Aug. 28, 2018, as neighborhood residents gather to pray for him and the 10 children killed as a result of a fire in Little Village on Aug. 26.

Volunteers from New Life Church listen to a prayer sermon Aug., 28, 2018, delivered by one of the family members of the 10 children killed as a result of a fire on Aug. 26 in Little Village.

People gather to watch volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, near the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, near the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Rain clouds hover over the scene Aug. 28, 2018, where 10 children were killed Sunday morning from a fire in Little Village.

Volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, near the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, near the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, in front of the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Volunteers from New Life Church build a memorial garden Aug. 28, 2018, near the building where 10 children were killed in a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Victor Mendoza, 16, was one of 10 children killed as a result of the Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Donations are collected Aug. 28, 2018, for the tenants affected by a Sunday morning fire in Little Village.

Mourners gather in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 27, 2018, in Chicago to hold a vigil for the victims of a fatal house fire on Sunday.

Mourners gather in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 27, 2018, to hold a vigil for the victims of a fatal house fire.

Mourners gather in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue in Chicago on Aug. 27, 2018 to hold a vigil for the victims of a fatal house fire.

Candles, flowers and balloons left by well-wishers have multiplied on Aug. 27, 2018, in memory of the victims of a fire the previous day that claimed the lives of eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue.

People embrace as they arrive Aug. 27, 2018, at a memorial filled with candles, flowers and balloons in memory of the victims of a fire that claimed the lives of eight people the day before in the Little Village neighborhood.

People continue to arrive to pay their respects Aug. 27, 2018, as the candles, flowers and balloons multiply in memory of the victims of a fire that claimed the lives of eight people the previous day in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Chicago firefighters pass out smoke detectors to residents Aug. 27, 2018, following a fire the previous day that claimed the lives of eight people in the Little Village neighborhood.

Images of the victims of a fire that killed eight people the previous day hang on the iron gate in front of a vacant house down the block on Aug. 27, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

People continue to arrive to pay their respects Aug. 27, 2018, as the memorial of candles, flowers and balloons grows for the eight victims who died the previous day in the Little Village neighborhood.

Images of the victims of a fire that killed eight hang on the iron gate in front of a vacant home in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood on Aug. 27, 2018.

Chicago firefighters pass out smoke detectors to residents on Aug. 27, 2018, following a fire that claimed the lives of eight people the day before in the Little Village neighborhood.

Chicago firefighters line up as they prepare to pass out smoke detectors to residents Aug. 27, 2018, following a fire the previous day that claimed the lives of eight people in the Little Village neighborhood.

A makeshift memorial of candles, flowers and balloons grows in front of a vacant building in memory of the victims following a fire Aug. 26, 2018, that claimed the lives of eight people in the Little Village neighborhood.

People arrive to a makeshift memorial to pay their respects Aug. 27, 2018, for the victims of a fire that claimed the lives of eight people in the Little Village neighborhood.

Marcos Contreras and his sister Amber Ayala (both not pictured) look at photos of their siblings. From bottom, left to right, are Ariel Garcia, 5; Xavier Contreras, 11; Nathan Contreras, 13; their mother; and Cesar Contreras, 14. Ariel, Xavier and Nathan, along with their 3-month-old baby sister, Amaya Almaraz, seen in the top photo, were all killed in a fire in Little Village on Aug. 26, 2018. Cesar was in the hospital in critical condition.

Marcos Contreras, 15, second from left, and his sister, Amber Ayala, look at photos of their four siblings who died in a fire in Little Village early Aug. 26, 2018. Another sibling, Cesar Contreras, 14, is in the hospital, according to Marcos, and on life support.

Marcos Contreras, 15, second from left in the front row, and his sister Amber Ayala lean on each other while other family members look at photos of the four siblings they lost to a fire that killed eight people early Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighorhood of Chicago. Another sibling, Cesar Contreras, 14, is in the hospital, according to Marcos, and on life support. The rest of the victims were cousins, except for his friend Victor Mendoza, 16.

Marcos Contreras, 15, right, and his grandmother Ramonita Reyes talk with reporters about the four siblings killed in a fire that killed eight people total early the morning of Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Another sibling, Cesar Contreras, 14, is in the hospital, according to Marcos.

A man from the Red Cross talks with family members related to most of the eight people killed by a fire the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago early the morning of Aug., 26, 2018.

Marcos Contreras, left, hugs another person as people gather near wood crosses at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Contreras’ four siblings were killed in the fire.

Amber Ayala hugs a wood cross at the scene of a fire that killed four of her siblings in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Jessie Cobos, who said he was a caretaker of victims Giovanni, 10; Gialanni, 5; and Alanni, 3, crouches near wooden crosses at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Jessie Cobos, who said he was a caretaker of victims Giovanni, 10; Gialanni, 5; and Alanni, 3, hugs a woman at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Buildings are damaged at the scene of a fire that killed eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

People gather near wooden crosses at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

A Chicago firefighter walks between buildings at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Wooden crosses have victims names at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Candles with the names of victims are lit at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Jessie Cobos, who said he was a caretaker of victims Giovanni, 10; Gialanni, 5; and Alanni, 3, writes on a wooden cross at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Candles with the names of victims are lit at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

A man who identified himself as the father of victims, but did not give a name, puts a hand on a wood cross at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Wooden crosses are carried to the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Relatives of the victims from the fire that claimed eight lives in Little Village gather outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Aug. 26, 2018.

Chicago firefighters walk under tape at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Relatives of the victims from the fire that claimed eight lives in Little Village gather outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Aug. 26, 2018.

A Chicago police officer puts up tape at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

A man talks to a Chicago police officer at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Relatives of the victims from the fire that claimed eight lives in Little Village gather outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Aug. 26, 2018.

American Red Cross workers remain at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

People stand around at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

A Chicago police officer ties tape at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

People stand around at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

People carry things away from the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.

Chicago firefighters work at the scene of a fire that killed at least eight people in the 2200 block of South Sacramento Avenue on Aug. 26, 2018, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.