Recent News About Chicago Fire Department
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A group of Chicago firefighters have filed suit in federal court, arguing COVID vaccine mandates imposed by Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot are unconstitutional.
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A federal judge is allowing a group of female paramedics to continue much of their sex-discrimination lawsuit against the Chicago Fire Department.
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Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local No. 2 filed a complaint against the city asking for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary or permanent injunction to prevent the city from promoting firefighters the union said did not earn their promotion through the usual methods.
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A state appeals court has ordered a Chicago firefighters' pension board to award a paramedic a duty disability pension equal to 75 percent of her salary after a little over five years on the job, because they said the board ignored evidence the paramedic had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
