Chicago Fire breaks ground on stadium at The 78 site in South Loop

It's "game on" for a major development along the Chicago River near Roosevelt Road. The groundbreaking was Tuesday for the Chicago Fire's new stadium. The $750 million privately funded stadium is the first new major stadium development in the city in decades.
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'It's Putting us in Jeopardy,' Chicago IAFF Head Says after Rigs Break Down at Fire

"It's putting us in jeopardy, and it's putting the public in jeopardy." That's what Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 President Pat Cleary had to say after two rigs were inoperable at an incident scene earlier this week. When a structure fire rekindled ...