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Most of the fires began on porches or garages and spread to homes. At least one fire started in a dumpster.
Dion Butler, 34, was shot in his neck around 1 a.m. on the Fourth of July in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street. He later died at a South Side hospital.
About 11:50 p.m., two women, 59 and 29, were shot in the 900 block of North Leclaire Avenue, Chicago police said.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have ties to island nations slammed by Beryl.