Chicago City Council Approves $11.25 Million Settlement to 12 Women Paramedic Candidates

Tavi Ishmael and Jen Livingston thought their career dreams had come true when they were hired as paramedics by the Chicago Fire Department.

But their dreams turned into a nightmare at the fire academy, during a discriminatory test of physical agility designed to wash out women.

On Wednesday, both women got a measure of redemption — and financial compensation, at a heavy cost to Chicago taxpayers.

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