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Chicago Fire

American  

noun

U.S. History.
  1. a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.


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Open Cups with the Chicago Fire, had taken the U.S. to the round of 16 in a World Cup and was the first American to coach in the English Premier League.

From Los Angeles Times

Breakfast with a side of “Chicago Fire”

From Los Angeles Times

Duran began his career with Envigado in his homeland before moving to Chicago Fire in the United States aged 18.

From BBC

There’s also the usual crop of weekly NBC and cable shows, such as “Law & Order,” “Chicago Fire,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Real Housewives,” “Vanderpump Rules” and “The Voice.”

From MarketWatch

Tom Wagner, a retired lieutenant for the Chicago Fire Department, knew Diamond for 15 years through his work in aircraft rescue and fire fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal