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Crowd mourns CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk. ‘His life was all about service.’

Tchoryk died battling a blaze in a Gold Coast high-rise April 5. He was one of two Chicago Fire Department members who died on the job last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Visitation held for CFD lieutenant who died battling Lake Shore Drive high-rise blaze

Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, was an outdoorsman and a Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm, fire officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 dead after scaffolding collapse at construction site near Uptown Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three construction workers are dead after falling about 70 feet when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site near Uptown Charlotte and Dilworth on Monday morning, MEDIC and Charlotte Fire said.

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Moms, rejected applicants decry new Chicago Fire Department exam procedures that shrink testing pool for city firefighters

CHICAGO — Retired Chicago first responder Monica Davis said she and her son Eulice thought he’d have a leg up in landing a job as a Chicago firefighter-EMT during an upcoming exam thanks to city rules aimed at giving a preference to young city residents. City rules give preference in…

Chicago Tribune

Two ways to ensure a level playing field for carbon-intensive imports

Letters: Charles Secrett on a carbon tax and the climate ecology bill, and Johnny Gowdy on Jacob Rees-Mogg’s apparent conversion to the green cause

The Guardian - UK

Embattled Gardiner gives up Fire Department promotion to seek 2nd term on City Council

“My heart is still with the Chicago Fire Department. But my heart and my devotion lies with residents of the 45th Ward, a community that helped raise me,” Ald. Jim Gardiner said, though he objected to being forced to choose.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot accused of scrapping CFD promotion list to punish controversial City Council member

Ald. Jim Gardiner — a Chicago firefighter on a leave of absence — is accusing the mayor, with whom he has clashed repeatedly, of scrapping a CFD promotion list because he was second in line to be promoted to lieutenant.

Chicago Sun-Times

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British Gas owner plans to cap profits to cut energy bills

Exclusive: Centrica chief tells the Guardian he is keen for it to sign up to new contracts with government on electricity generation

The Guardian - UK

Route 66 Classic Car Show gears up for Ogden Avenue in Lawndale on Sunday

“We really try to hold to the Route 66 theme and try to have something that’s quaint, elegant for our community,” said founder Drewone Goldsmith.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why are wind farms making massive profits because gas prices have soared?

Experts have called for the price of power made by wind turbines to be split from the cost of gas.

The Independent UK

Girls gear up to be firefighters for a day — and take steps toward a possible career path

Girls Inc. of Chicago’s summer camp members visit Quinn Fire Academy to get hands-on training from pros.

Chicago Sun-Times

Strike price agreed for North Wales tidal energy project

Morlais Magallanes GR3 has agreed a deal for the UK overnment to pay £178.54 per MW of energy for its project off the coast of Anglesey.

Birmingham Post

Scottish renewables success in latest auction round

93 projects with existing planning permission have won contracts through the competitive process

Insider UK

Naked woman assaults CPD officer, steals his squad car and runs him over — then crashes, police say

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said the officer was being treated for leg injuries and a cut to his head after the incident Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Supercars encouraged by Gen3 aero parity checks

Supercars is encouraged by the results of a soft aero parity check for its Gen3 cars that took place on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Will he or won’t he? Rishi Sunak needs to stick or twist on windfall tax

Treasury’s thinking seems to change by the day, but the procrastination is helping no one

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Fire Department makes progress, but not enough, toward ending racial, sexual discrimination

Last year, the city’s inspector general demanded changes in policy, training and employee protection. A follow-up report has found only one of five corrective actions recommended in that audit has been fully-implemented.

Insider UK

Port of Nigg selected by Siemens Gamesa as turbine assembly port for Moray West

Subject to award of a Contract for Difference, the wind turbine components will be marshalled prior to installation through 2024

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