Chicago Fire Department

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PASSINGS

2009-02-27 00:00:00

Norm Van Lier Ex-Chicago Bulls guard, broadcaster Norm Van Lier, 61, a former Chicago Bulls guard and broadcaster, was found dead Thursday afternoon in his Chicago home, authorities said. Firefighters went to his home, just blocks from the United...

Man found dead in Gold Coast apartment after fire

2013-06-15 16:40:00

A man was found dead inside his Gold Coast apartment after the building's doorman called police to check on the man's well being Friday night. The door on the unit, in the 1100 block of North Lake Shore Drive, was chained shut from inside, according...

Crash involving Pace van leaves 13 injured

2013-06-14 15:50:00

Thirteen people were injured, at least one of them seriously, in a three-vehicle crash today involving a Pace paratransit van on the Southwest Side, officials said. Pace spokesman Patrick Wilmot said one of their paratransit vehicles was northbound on...

Officials: Wounded teens found in restaurant parking lot

2013-06-14 17:09:00

A shooting this afternoon in the city’s Princeton Park neighborhood sent two people in their late teens to a hospital, officials said. Someone shot the man and woman, who appeared to be about 19, about 3:30 p.m. in the 9300 block of South...

Firefighters rescue 3 from burning home

2013-06-13 05:19:00

Firefighters rescued two adults and a child from a suspicious fire in the Far South Side's West Pullman neighborhood this morning, officials said. About 5:30 a.m., firefighters arrived at a two-story house and saw flames spreading quickly in the front...

Storms scrape across Chicago area

2013-06-13 00:00:00

A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flights in and out of Midway and O'Hare International airports. The storm system threatened...

Authorities: Body of missing swimmer found

2013-06-11 20:11:00

The body of a Far South Side man who went missing while swimming Tursday afternoon in the Calumet River was been found Tuesday night, authorities said. The victim is a man in his 30s who was pronounced dead on the scene about 8 p.m. Tuesday, according...

Police: Man dies after jumping onto Kennedy Expressway

2013-06-11 10:40:00

A man who state police say jumped from the top of Hubbard's Cave and landed in the southbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway near Grand Avenue has died this morning, authorities said. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at 10:57 a.m. at John H....

Cops seek witnesses after hit-and-run injures boy, grandmother

2013-06-11 00:23:00

Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a South Side hit-and-run collision that landed a woman and her grandson in the hospital Monday night. About 6 p.m., the 64-year-old woman and her 14-year-old grandson were struck by a teal-...

Car speeds from accident, crashes into van

2013-06-10 05:23:00

The driver of a car that sped away from a minor fender bender crashed two blocks away, seriously injuring himself and as many as five others, authorities said. The first crash happened just after 11 a.m. near the corner of Indiana Avenue and Marquette...

At least 13 shot citywide

2013-06-08 09:29:00

A man was shot multiple times in the Sheridan Park neighborhood last night and left in critical condition, one of at least 13 people shot across the city Friday and early Saturday morning, officials said. Paramedics were called to the 1200 block of West...

Chicago Fire Department crews carry an injured man down from the Addison Red Line stop platform early Friday. The man later died.

2013-06-07 09:13:00

Jesus Gutierrez, a Chicago Fire Department paramedic, transmits a mannequin during the full scale simulated high rise fire and evacuation drill conducted at AON Center in downtown Chicago on Sunday.

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Engineer Patrick Coogan with the Chicago Fire Department participates in services for deceased firemen at Holy Family Church in Chicago. The 81st annual mass was held at Holy Family Church in Chicago, across the street from the oldest fire house in the city.

2013-05-27 00:00:00