After replying to ad in '74, two paramedics began Chicago's EMS journey

Nov. 15, 2012
The amazing transformation of Chicago's emergency health responders, from an amateur operation to the life-saving powerhouse it is today, is perhaps best told through the story of two paramedics – among Chicago's first hired.

Thousands gather for firefighter's funeral

Nov. 8, 2012
A 32-year-veteran of the Chicago Fire Department who was killed battling a house fire is being laid to rest.Thousands of uniformed firefighters and police officers and scores of friends and family members of Herbert "Herbie" Johnson watched as a fire truck bearing Johnson's casket pull