Our coverage of this story has moved here. Hundreds of Chicago firefighters battled a massive blaze at a commercial business in the city's West Town neighborhood Tuesday evening. Chicago Fire ...

Heavy smoke and flames billowing from the electrical source at 113 North Green Street prompted a Level 2 hazmat response by the Chicago Fire Department. A nearby hotel, the Soho House, was evacuated.

When rank-and-file firefighters joined them to demand a contract last month, the Chicago Teachers Union framed the team-up in powerful ... but also to how a Fire Department with an aging fleet ...