Trotter promises changes in system
Responding to a scathing critique of his department's handling of last fall's fatal Loop high-rise blaze, Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter on Wednesday announced his own panel to review sweeping changes...
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Loop blaze report urges Fire Department revamp
The final report from the Cook County panel investigating October's deadly Loop fire recommends sweeping changes at the Chicago Fire Department, from an overhaul of the department's promotion system to...
Officials speak out on Loop blaze
Placing great emphasis on burn patterns left by the raging fire, Chicago Fire Department officials broke months of official silence, took shots at their critics and explained why they believe...
Expert hits Loop blaze firefighters
Two independent experts hired by the county to investigate the deadly Oct. 17 Loop high-rise fire took aim at the Chicago Fire Department Wednesday, one discounting the department's contention that...
Expert hits Loop blaze firefighters
Two independent experts hired by the county to investigate the deadly Oct. 17 Loop high-rise fire took aim at the Chicago Fire Department Wednesday, one discounting the department's contention that...
Expert finds no evidence Loop blaze was arson
An independent expert hired to investigate the deadly Oct. 17 Loop high-rise fire has found nothing to indicate it was intentionally set, again casting doubt on the Chicago Fire Department's...
3 girls seek $1.5 million in lawsuit over hazing
Three girls injured in last year's Glenbrook North High School hazing incident have sued 22 former students and 40 of their parents for more than $1.5 million for injuries and...
Property tax relief bill squeezes past Senate
A bill designed to hold down skyrocketing property tax assessments squeaked through a bitterly divided Illinois Senate Tuesday night, clearing a major hurdle and giving hope to advocates who have...
Persistent TB worries health pros
One of the world's deadliest diseases may be down across Illinois, but in a few pockets of the Chicago suburbs, tuberculosis seems to be creeping back up. According to recently...
Ex-aide to Daley to replace county comptroller
Cook County's longtime comptroller will retire at the end of the month and be replaced by Mayor Richard Daley's former chief financial officer, County Board President John Stroger announced Monday....