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Nonprofit donates $460,000 to widows, children of fallen firefighters: ‘We’re a family’

The EMWQ Retirees’, Widows’ and Children’s Assistance Fund was founded to provide financial assistance to the children and widows of active service members of the Chicago Fire Department who die.

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Tenants say they were illegally evicted days before Swift Mansion fire

The owner planned to renovate the top two floors to create space to house migrants, according to a lawsuit. But a blaze broke out in a back stairwell before the work could begin, tenants and owners say.

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Chicago lights its tree, firefighter Andrew “Drew” Price is laid to rest, and Berlin nightclub shuts down.

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Firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price remembered for a life ‘worth emulating’

Colleagues describe Andrew ‘Drew’ Price as a person who adopted the Hawaiian ‘mahalo’ ethos of gratitude. Price died battling an extra-alarm blaze in Lincoln Park.

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A Chicago firefighter died battling a blaze in Lincoln Park, several protesters demanding peace in Gaza were detained at the Ogilvie Transportation Center, and Hannibal Buress performed stand-up comedy and music as Eshu Tune at The Chicago Theatre.

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Fundraiser for firefighter Andrew Price surpasses goal of $25,000: ‘He taught us to love harder, act kinder and search for joy’

Andrew Price, 39, died Monday battling a fire in Lincoln Park. The funds raised will go toward helping his family as well as to safety initiatives to protect fellow firefighters.

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CFD welcomes new recruits during somber graduation held days after death of firefighter Andrew Price

The department was still mourning the loss of firefighter EMT Andrew “Drew” Price, who died earlier in the week.

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Funeral services for firefighter Andrew ‘Drew’ Price set for Monday at Navy Pier

Funeral services for Andrew “Drew” Price will be held Monday, Nov. 20, in the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom.

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4 Chicago firefighters have died on duty this year, the most in a quarter-century

Four firefighters dying in four separate incidents is ‘very unusual,’ said a fire department spokesman.

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Afternoon Edition: Chicago firefighters suffer another loss

Plus: Hundreds protest at Ogilvie, the moment Smyth got its third Michelin star and more.

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Tragedy as Chicago firefighter dies battling massive blaze

Andrew ‘Drew’ Price had been a Chicago Fire Department firefighter since 2009

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Forever chemicals’ toxic legacy at Chicago’s airports

Firefighting foam with PFAS contaminated groundwater under Chicago airports.

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100-year-old Far South Side church destroyed in fire, no injuries reported

The fire was mainly contained to the roof, and the steeple of the church collapsed from the flames, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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Revamped ‘Survive Alive House’ helps Chicago Fire Department teach safety tips

The ‘Survive Alive House’ was renovated for the first time in over 30 years, helping students and others learn about how to respond to a fire.

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The Bears lose their first game of the season, Chicago’s first casino opens, and the fire department honors Lt. Kevin Ward.

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Chicago firefighter who died after house fire near O’Hare remembered by colleagues: ‘You never want to lose a brother’

Lt. Kevin Ward is the third Chicago Fire Department member to die in the line of duty this year. “We haven’t healed from the last few deaths we’ve had,” Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said. “We continue to try to lift each other up, but it’s hard when it keeps happening.”

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Fired up: Girls become firefighters for a day at Girls Inc., Chicago Fire Department event

The organization hopes to expose girls to nontraditional careers and show them that they can succeed in male-dominated fields.

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Chicago first responders stage dramatic emergency drills on Chicago River

The Loop looked like the set of an action movie as the city’s police and fire departments showed off their response skills Wednesday.

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Fire destroys vacant East Side church

A 911 caller noticed smoke before dawn Sunday at the former Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church at 10310 S. Avenue H.

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Man who testified against gunmen in murder of retired firefighter sentenced to 30 years in prison

Dwain Johnson, 20, was sentenced Friday morning by Cook County Judge Timothy Joyce, just days after his testimony helped secure the convictions of Devin Barron and Jaylen Saulsberry.

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Mayor Johnson should give cops, firefighters paid parental leave, too

The mayor has a unique opportunity to position Chicago as a leader and make life better for a whole lot of families with parents who are police officers and firefighters.

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Johnson tells CFD grads he’s ‘committed to investing in the work that you do’

In his first firefighter graduation ceremony as mayor, Brandon Johnson told the graduates that leaders in “my administration are also here to support you and to lift you up in your service.”

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5 Harvard Elementary students hospitalized after smoking vape pen they found on field trip

The hospitalizations were believed to be caused by something the children smoked, a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said.

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17 people hospitalized after school bus, SUV collide in Little Village

The drivers of the school bus and the car were hospitalized in serious to critical condition, the Chicago Fire Department said.

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Firefighters battle wind-driven fire at Southwest Side pallet yard

A large number of pallets were engulfed in flames, prompting officials to upgrade the blaze to a two-alarm fire and call for more resources, officials said. No one was hurt.

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