A morning house fire in Portage Park left four hospitalized, including a child, after crews battled flames in a wood-frame ...

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At its "Firefighter for a Day" event on Thursday, the Chicago Fire Department wanted to show girls that they can do anything. The nonprofit Girls Inc. of Chicago brought a group of girls ranging from ...

Young people put on fire helmets, sprayed high-pressure hoses, and rescued dummies at the Chicago Quinn Fire Academy during the Chicago Fire Department's "Firefighter for a Day" event. Thune leads ...

Teens from across Chicago are getting a taste of what it's like to be a firefighter this week. The Chicago Fire Department is hosting "Camp Courage" at the Engine Company No. 121 firehouse in the ...

WGN’s Patrick Elwood spoke with some of the Chicago firefighters who were among the hundreds of Chicago’s bravest who ...

For one day, 12-year-old Hannah Cole got to put on a helmet and learn what it’s like to be a Chicago firefighter. Hannah was among dozens of girls taking part in the Chicago Fire Department’s ...