Chicago Fire Department still not accurately measuring response times, inspector general finds

More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, ...

Chicago Fire Department battles massive blaze at Albany Park apartment building on Troy Street

A massive fire has engulfed an apartment building in Albany Park Tuesday afternoon. The fire appeared to erupt on the back ...

City Hall inspector general sounds an alarm on Chicago Fire Department response times

Twelve years after a previous inspector general's report, the department still hasn't “established and documented response ...

Large Albany Park fire prompts massive response, leaves several displaced; CFD investigating

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago firefighters have extinguished a large building fire that prompted a massive response and shut down ...

Large fire leads to massive plume of smoke as blaze burns building near Chicago university

A large fire sent a massive plume of smoke into the sky in Chicago during the Tuesday afternoon rush hour. The flames were ...
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2 Albany Park Apartment Buildings Destroyed In Fire As Neighbors Lose ‘Everything’

No one was seriously injured, but residents of the buildings lost everything they owned. Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez is coordinating donations to help the families find homes and recover.
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Chicago buildings falling through fire safety inspection cracks

Only 17% of buildings in a Chicago Fire Department bureau database for fire code violations have received required annual ...