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Chicago Fire Department deputy chief driven to firehouse

Chicago fire officials whisked away a supervisor found asleep at the wheel, then lied about it, report finds

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office pushed CFD to fire three people involved in the cover-up and place them on the city’s do-not-hire list, but the department imposed far lighter discipline.

CBS News · 3d

Chicago OIG finds Fire Department covered for high-ranking supervisor found asleep at wheel

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Fire Department was accused in a new report by the city's Office of the Inspector General's office of covering up for a high-ranking supervisor who was found asleep behind the wheel. This happened back on May 29, 2022.

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 3d

Chicago Fire Department deputy chief driven to firehouse after being found asleep at the wheel, report says

Several members of the Chicago Fire Department falsified reports and misled investigators after a high-ranking department member was found slumped over the steering wheel over a vehicle in 2022, according to a new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General.

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2 seriously injured after car crashes through fence in Humboldt Park, Chicago fire officials say

Two people were seriously injured when a car crashed into a CTA bench and went through a fence into the backyard of a home ...

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3 fires at homeless tent encampment in Elgin, Illinois, ruled accidental and unrelated

The Elgin Fire Department said Wednesday that there was no evidence of suspicious activity in any of the three fires at the ...

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Ravenswood fire: Man killed, 2 others injured in apartment blaze

A man died and two others were injured in an apartment fire Wednesday morning in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood.

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Scathing Chicago inspector general report says CFD falsified documents about alleged DUI

In her latest report, she says Chicago Fire Department members falsified reports as a "professional courtesy." "Chicago has a decades-long, generations-long arc of mistrust and distrust in ...

Crews battle fire at Chicago Lawn building

CHICAGO - Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out Thursday morning at a building in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The ...

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6 people displaced by house fire in Belmont Cragin

An attic fire in a home in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood left six people displaced Thursday night, according to ...

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Elgin house fire causes $200K in damage, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at a house in Elgin on Monday evening, causing extensive damage worth over $200,000, officials said.

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