CHICAGO — The latest quarterly report from Chicago's Office of Inspector General, released Wednesday, outlines an alleged cover-up involving a high-ranking member of the Chicago Fire Department. According to the OIG report, CFD members falsified a report, made misrepresentations to Chicago police and "took other steps" to cover up an incident in which a CFD assistant deputy chief paramedic was found unconscious and slumped over the wheel of a ve…

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Scathing Chicago inspector general report says CFD falsified documents about alleged DUI

Several members of the Chicago Fire Department falsified reports and misled investigators after a high-ranking department member was found slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle in 2022, according to a new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General. In late May 2022, a civilian called 911 to report a motorist was asleep in a vehicle at a stoplight. The five responding CFD members found the unconscious driver to be an off-duty CFD a…

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CFD deputy chief driven to firehouse after being found asleep at the wheel: OIG

In her latest report, the inspector general says Chicago Fire Department members falsified reports as a "professional courtesy."

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Chicago Fire Department officials whisked away a high-ranking supervisor who was found asleep at the wheel and then lied about what happened, the city’s top watchdog announced in a report released Wednesday.Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office pushed the fire department to fire three people involved in the cover-up and place them on the city’s do-not-hire list, but the department imposed far lighter discipline. The assistant deputy chief …

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Chicago fire officials whisked away a supervisor found asleep at the wheel, then lied about it, report finds

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Inspector General report outlines alleged cover-up of 2022 incident involving high-ranking member of CFD

An investigation by the city's Inspector General revealed that several Chicago Fire Department members took steps to conceal the fact that an assistant deputy chief paramedic was found unconscious behind the wheel of their vehicle in 2022.

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CFD members falsified reports to cover up incident involving supervisor found unconscious: IG Report

Chicago Fire Department officials whisked away a high-ranking supervisor who was found asleep at the wheel and then lied about what happened, the city’s top watchdog announced in a report released Wednesday. Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office pushed the fire department to fire three people involved in the cover-up and place them on the city’s do-not-hire list, but the department imposed far lighter discipline. The assistant deputy chief…

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Also in he OIG's report, a Department of Streets and Sanitation ward superintendent was found to have tried to sell an illegal machine gun to an undercover law enforcement agent while on city time, and while using a city vehicle.

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An assistant deputy paramedic chief retired and an EMS captain was suspended after an investigation found falsified reports

Inspector General report outlines alleged cover-up of 2022 incident involving high-ranking member of CFD

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