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Chicago Fire Department

The City of Chicago Fire Department, commonly known as the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), is the municipal full-service fire department of the city of Chicago.

Chicago Fire Department
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The City of Chicago Fire Department, commonly known as the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), is the municipal full-service fire department of the city of Chicago.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Airports
Chicago Midway (MDW), 12 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 28 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 126 km
  • Milwaukee → Chicago Fire Department
    115 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · $11–15
  • Grand Rapids → Chicago Fire Department
    215 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · $26–35
  • Indianapolis → Chicago Fire Department
    240 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · $21–29
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What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inFor those coming to the Near South from the Loop, specifically Navy Pier, the water taxi operated by Shoreline Sightseeing is an attractive option.

From Wikivoyage: Chicago/Near South, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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    Fire IslandUS

    10 ways of moving, 19 sources

    1,216 km
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    Vinalhaven and the Fox IslandsUS

    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

    1,546 km
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    BacalarMX

    9 ways of moving, 41 sources

    2,575 km
  4. 04
    Caye CaulkerBZ

    9 ways of moving, 42 sources

    2,679 km
  5. 05
    FloresGT

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    2,777 km

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Next door to Chicago Fire Department

Chicago Fire Department is 3 km from Chicago, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.