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Slurs Broadcast Over Chicago Fire Radios

HeadlineMar 11, 2004

The Chicago Fire Department is coming under intense criticism after it was revealed that a string of racial slurs were broadcast over the department’s radio system. One firefighter has already been suspended for 90 after being accused of making the first racial slur on Feb. 2. The Chicago City Council is urging firefighters to out who else uttered racial epithets. Amid the controversy a black fire battalion chief and city alderman received death threats.

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