The Chicago Fire Department on Wednesday remembered a paramedic who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, honoring Robert Truevillian with a bell-ringing ceremony at the firehouse where he was stationed.

When Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief James Spalla was a little kid growing up in Bridgeport, he remembers looking forward to seeing Uncle Jack and Uncle Jerry at family parties... Continue rea

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Olaf Logan, an Andy Frain usher, stops William Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern at 1855 W.

More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking how quickly help was arriving on fire and medical emergency calls, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.