December 12, 2016
A Chicago City Council committee OK'd an increase in funds Monday settling a class action brought by a group of African-American women who say a physical test used in the city's Fire Department application process discriminated against them, bringing the likely total payout to $8 million.
August 25, 2014
A group of female firefighter and EMT applicants urged an Illinois federal judge to certify their class in a suit accusing the city of Chicago of administering a physical abilities test that discriminated against them, saying their suit contains common claims that warrant certification.
September 25, 2013
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rejected the city of Chicago's motion to dismiss a putative class action brought by female firefighter applicants who say that after successfully suing the city for racial discrimination over a written examination, they suffered gender discrimination when they failed a physical abilities test.