Politics & Government

IG Report: Firefighter's Racist Posts; City Worker Brought Gun To O'Hare

The latest quarterly report from Inspector General Joseph Ferguson was published on his last day in office on Friday.

CHICAGO (CBS) — The latest quarterly report from Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, published on his last day in office on Friday, revealed a Chicago Fire Department firefighter-EMT “made multiple racist and offensive comments in posts on their own Facebook page and on a Facebook post made by a member of the public, in violation of City of Chicago Personnel Rules and CFD General Orders.”

Meanwhile, the city’s inspector general also recommended another city worker be fired for bringing a gun to O’Hare International Airport, despite not having a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card, due to past criminal convictions, but instead that employee was only reprimanded.

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