Chicago Emergency Preparedness Workshop This Wednesday
For all my Chicago readers, City of Chicago public safety agencies are hosting an emergency preparedness workshop for residents this Wednesday. From the City’s website: As part of its National...
View ArticleCity Of Chicago, Protesters Prepare For 2012 NATO And G8 Summits
World leaders are gathering in Chicago next year for two international summits. Both the NATO and the G8 summits will be held in May. It will be the first time since 1977 in London that two...
View ArticleChicago Prepares For Superstorm Sandy
It looks like my backed-up plumbing won’t be the only “effect” of the now “Superstorm” Sandy here in Chicago. The National Weather Service has issued a lakeshore flood warning for the Chicago area that...
View ArticleChicago 911 Call Center Upgrade Problems?
I hope I don’t have to dial 9-1-1 anytime soon here in Chicago. Fran Spielman wrote on the Chicago Sun-Times website last night: The operations floor at Chicago’s 911 center is getting a $31 million...
View ArticleChicago May Update Emergency Plan After Boston Attack
Here’s something out of City Hall that all Chicagoans can get behind. From Craig Dellimore on the CBS Chicago website last week: Mayor Emanuel says Chicago may revise its emergency medical plans in...
View ArticleTinley Park, Illinois, Site Of Urban Warfare Training Exercise
A little over a year ago, I blogged about Chicago hosting one of these military training exercises that since have popped up with increasing frequency in the news. From that April 16, 2012, post: The...
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