Report: Firefighters, Paramedics Have Collected Over $27M In Tax-Free Disability - CBS2 Chicago

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[**Report: Firefighters, Paramedics Have Collected Over $27M In Tax-Free **Disability****][3]
**CBS2 Chicago**
Abuse of **disability** benefits by Chicago Police officers hit the headlines over the weekend, and now, a published report says the firefighters have run up a big tab for the city too.
[Report claims '**disability** pays' for Chicago police][4]Police News
[Sun-Times Series Looks At Police **Disability** Pay][2]Chicagoist
[10 days in the police academy, 14 years on **disability**][5]Chicago Sun-Times
[ClaimsJournal.com][6] -[The State Journal-Register][7]
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