Lake Shore Drive (colloquially referred to as the Outer Drive, but also sometimes as The Drive or LSD) is an expressway that runs alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan through the city of Chicago, Illinois. Except for the portion north of Foster Avenue (5200 North), Lake Shore Drive is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41.
View of Lake Shore Drive at the edge of Lake Michigan crossing the Chicago River
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Length | 15.83 mi[1] (25.48 km) (as of 2006, does not include 2013 extension) |
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South end | Marquette Drive and Jeffery Drive (6600 South) |
North end | Hollywood Avenue (5700 North) |
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Completion | 1937 |
Inauguration | 1946 |
From the Chicago River south to 57th Street, it was named Leif Ericson Drive in 1927, for Norse explorer Leif Ericson. The roadway was also nicknamed Field Boulevard. The entire road was renamed Lake Shore Drive in 1946.
- 1History
- 2Route
- 3Notable places
- 4Use in culture
History[edit]
Lake Shore Drive circa 1920
Left: The double-decker Link Bridge across the Chicago River; Left center: The S-Curve, 1974; Right center: Looking northeast across Lakeshore East at triple-decker Wacker Drive. The road to the west is older; only the middle level continues east. Lake Shore Drive used to intersect the upper level and turn west here. The Link Bridge is in the background; Right: The Palmer Mansion fronted the drive and spurred development of the 'Gold Coast'
Lake Shore Drive's origins date back to Potter Palmer, who coerced the city to build the street adjacent to his lakefront property to enhance its value. Palmer built his 'castle' at 1350 N. Lake Shore Drive in 1882. The drive was originally intended for leisurely strolls for the wealthy in their carriages, but as the auto age dawned it took on a different role completely.
In 1937, the double-decker Link Bridge (officially the Outer Drive Bridge) over the Chicago River opened, along with viaducts over rail yards and other industrial areas connecting to both ends of it. The lower level was intended for a railroad connection, but it was never used until LSD was rebuilt in 1986. At the time the bridge was built, it was the longest and widest bascule bridge in the world. The Lake Shore Drive (Outer Drive) and Link Bridge Photograph Album, c1937, documents the bridge's construction. The album is held by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago.
North of the river, LSD intersected Ohio Street at grade, and then passed over Grand Avenue and Illinois Street on its way to the bridge South of the river. LSD came from the south on its current alignment, but continued straight at the curve north of Monroe Street, rising onto a viaduct. It intersected Randolph Street at grade and then continued north above the Illinois Central Railroad's yard. At the river, it made a sharp turn to the right, and another sharp turn to the left onto the bridge. This reverse curve (actually a pair of 90-degree turns) was known locally as the 'S-Curve' or the 'S-Turn', and was a bottleneck to drivers for many years until the 1980s reconstruction.
The Historic Edgewater Beach Apartments mark the northern end of the Drive
Lake Shore Drive was extended from Belmont Avenue (3200n) north to Foster Avenue (5200n) in 1933, where it terminated until the 1950s when it was extended — first briefly to Bryn Mawr (5600n) and then in 1957 to its present terminus at Hollywood Avenue (5700n). The landfill used for the 1930s extension was mostly dirt, but the 1950s extension included rubble and debris from the destruction of homes razed for the construction of the Congress Expressway (now the Eisenhower Expressway). Portions of the drive between Irving Park Road and Foster Avenue still contain the original concrete from the 1930s, but has been paved over in 2009.
Traffic near Harbor Point Tower
Cars on LSD in 1973
Prior to the extension to Hollywood, traffic was funneled onto Foster, then north onto Sheridan Road, which still remains a wide 4-lane street to this day, though most traffic doesn't rejoin Sheridan until LSD ends at Hollywood Avenue now. Sheridan Road south of Foster narrows to 2 lanes of traffic with street parking on each side as well.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Illinois and Cook County presented plans for an Interstate 494 to run along part of LSD.[2][3][4][5] (An I-494 proposal was also considered around the same time for the Crosstown Expressway.) After I-494 was moved to the Crosstown Expressway, a new I-694 designation was formed for the LSD upgrade that never came to be.
When Wacker Drive was extended east to LSD in the 1970s, its upper level ended at LSD at the west curve (the lower level dead-ended underneath). A new development at the northeast corner of the Randolph Street intersection resulted in an extension of Randolph across LSD.
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Construction began in 1982 on a realignment of LSD south of the river (along with a reconstruction north of the river). A whole new alignment was built, greatly smoothing the S-curve. The northbound side opened in October 1985, and the southbound side opened in November 1986.[6] A new lower level was built, using the lower level of the bridge, and providing access to the new Wacker Drive and the roads on the north side of the river.
The old road south of Randolph became a Cancer Survivors Plaza; the east–west part was reconstructed as part of Wacker Drive (which was being rebuilt at the time). The rest, between Randolph and Wacker, was kept for several years as Field Boulevard, but was demolished in 1994. Only some old street lighting, sidewalks & fire hydrants remain, marking the former route. Current plans are for new upper level streets in the area as part of the Lakeshore East development.
2009 view from Lake Shore Drive of Chicago River, the south border (right) of the Near North Side and Streeterville and north border (left) of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center (with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center)
On November 10, 1996, new northbound lanes opened next to the original southbound lanes at Soldier Field, eliminating the original wide median from 1943.[6] Prior to this 1996 reconstruction, the northbound lane ran on the east side of Soldier Field while the southbound lane ran on the west side.
On March 20, 2003, some 15,000 anti-war protesters marched along Lake Shore Drive the day after the United States invasion of Iraq, stopping all traffic for several hours. The spontaneous direct action occurred after the original protest route through downtown Chicago, as planned by the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, was blocked by law enforcement. Approximately 900 marchers were arrested and a City Council investigation was held before all charges were dropped.
Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive during the Groundhog Day Blizzard in 2011
During the January 31–February 2, 2011 North American winter storm Lake Shore Drive had to be closed because of the large amount of snow present on the roadway. The city estimated 900 vehicles became stuck on Lake Shore Drive, with the Associated Press reporting approximately 1,500 vehicles stuck. Hundreds of motorists had become stranded on Lake Shore Drive, some for as long as 12 hours. Crews worked around the clock to remove the vehicles and clear the roadway, and Lake Shore Drive was reopened just before dawn on February 3, 2011.[7]
A thirty-year development plan estimated to cost $4 billion was approved by Chicago in September 2010, for the former site of the US Steel plant in South Chicago, which operated along the neighborhood's shoreline from 1880 to 1992,[8] and which has undergone extensive demolition and environmental remediation since; included in the plan was an extension of Lake Shore Drive through the property. This extension opened at 9 am October 27, 2013.[9]
Future development plans[edit]
By contrast to the 2010s southern extension, the extension of Lake Shore Drive to the north has been the subject of controversy in recent years. In 2004, a private foundation solicited plans, and the Chicago Park District considered a feasibility study, to extend Lake Shore Drive farther north through Rogers Park and into Evanston.[10] Residents protested against cutting neighborhoods off from the lake, and Rogers Park and Edgewater voters rejected the extension in a referendum placed on the ballot by citizen initiative in November 2004.[11] However, in spring 2005, the Chicago Park District spent $350,000 on plans for new marinas along Lake Shore Drive, including one at Devon-Granville,[12] and in July 2005, Cong. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) obtained federal funding reported variously as $800,000 and $1 million for a study of the possible extension of the Chicago North lakefront path;[13] both of these developments fueled residents' suspicion of a secret city plan to extend the Drive. The controversy remained an issue through the 2007 aldermanic election in the 49th Ward. In 2008, proposals by Friends of the Parks to extend the lakefront park system north, possibly through offshore manmade islands linked by bike paths,[14] met with similar resident opposition. Despite statements by FOP that no extension of the Drive was contemplated, activists contended that the Park District 'has plans already drawn up that clearly show Lake Shore Drive immediately east of' Edgewater and Rogers Park.[15] Another proposal put forward in 2017 was to straighten out the S‑curve near Oak Street Beach by putting part of the roadway underground and extending parkland into the lake.[16]
from south during Bike The Drive
from south
Gold Coast from Streeterville
Route[edit]
Junction list[edit]
Map of the immediate Chicago area with Lake Shore Drive highlighted
Viewed from Near North Side looking north
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The Drive connects the following Chicago community areas from South to North: South Shore; Woodlawn; Hyde Park; Kenwood; Oakland; Douglas; Near South Side; The Loop; Near North Side; Lincoln Park; Lake View; Uptown; and Edgewater.
The entire route is in Chicago, Cook County. All exits are unnumbered. Add to path windows.
mi[17] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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2.1 | 3.4 | US 41 south (Ewing Avenue) / Mackinaw Avenue (9200 South), Harbor Avenue (3332 East) | Southern terminus[18] | ||||
2.5 | 4.0 | 89th Street | |||||
2.8 | 4.5 | 87th Street | |||||
3.0 | 4.8 | 85th Street | |||||
3.3 | 5.3 | 83rd Street | |||||
3.8 | 6.1 | Farragut Drive (3300 East) | Access to Rainbow Beach | ||||
4.0 | 6.4 | South Brandon Avenue | Southbound exit and entrance only | ||||
4.0 | 6.4 | US 41 north (South Shore Drive) / East 79th Street | Northern terminus | ||||
Gap in route | |||||||
6.4 | 10.3 | US 41 south (South Shore Drive) / Marquette Drive (6600 South), Jeffery Drive (2000 East) | Southern terminus | ||||
6.7 | 10.8 | Hayes Drive (6300 South) | |||||
7.5 | 12.1 | Science Drive (5700 South) | Access to the Museum of Science and Industry | ||||
7.6 | 12.2 | 57th Drive | |||||
8.2 | 13.2 | 53rd Street | Southbound exit only | ||||
8.6 | 13.8 | Hyde Park Boulevard (5100 South) | Southbound exit only | ||||
9.1 | 14.6 | 47th Street | Interchange | ||||
10.2 | 16.4 | Oakwood Boulevard (3940 South) | Interchange | ||||
11.3 | 18.2 | 31st Street | Interchange | ||||
12.0 | 19.3 | I-55 south (Stevenson Expressway) – St. Louis | Interchange; northern terminus of I-55 | ||||
12.7 | 20.4 | 18th Drive – Museum Campus | Interchange | ||||
12.9 | 20.8 | Waldron Drive (1600 South) | At-grade intersection; northbound exit and entrance only | ||||
13.1 | 21.1 | To I-290 / Columbus Drive (300 East) | At-grade intersection; northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||||
13.2 | 21.2 | McFetridge Drive (1326 South) | At-grade intersection; northbound exit and entrance only | ||||
13.4 | 21.6 | To I-90 / I-94 / Roosevelt Road (1200 South) | |||||
13.8 | 22.2 | Balbo Drive (700 South) | |||||
14.2 | 22.9 | Historic US 66 / Jackson Drive (300 South) | Eastern terminus of Historic US 66 | ||||
14.3 | 23.0 | Monroe Drive (100 South) | |||||
14.6 | 23.5 | Randolph Street (150 North) | |||||
14.6 | 23.5 | To I-290 / Wacker Drive (300 North) | Interchange; northbound exit via Randolph Street; southbound exit via Grand Avenue | ||||
14.9– 15.0 |
24.0– 24.1 |
Outer Drive Bridge | |||||
15.1 | 24.3 | Illinois Street (500 North), Grand Avenue (530 North) | Interchange | ||||
15.4 | 24.8 | Ontario Street (620 North) | Southbound exit only | ||||
15.5 | 24.9 | Chicago Avenue (800 North) | At-grade intersection; no southbound exit[note 1] | ||||
15.7 | 25.3 | Chestnut Street (860 North) | Southbound exit only | ||||
16.1 | 25.9 | Michigan Avenue/Oak Street (1000 North) | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
16.8 | 27.0 | IL 64 (LaSalle Drive, North Avenue (1600 North)) | Interchange; eastern terminus of IL 64 | ||||
17.8 | 28.6 | Fullerton Parkway (2400 North) | Interchange | ||||
18.9 | 30.4 | Belmont Avenue (3200 North) | Interchange | ||||
19.5 | 31.4 | Recreation Drive (3400 North) | Northbound exit only | ||||
19.9 | 32.0 | IL 19 (Irving Park Road (4000 North)) | Interchange; eastern terminus of IL 19 | ||||
20.5 | 33.0 | Montrose Avenue (4400 North) | Interchange | ||||
20.7 | 33.3 | Wilson Avenue (4600 North) | Interchange | ||||
21.0 | 33.8 | Lawrence Avenue (4800 North) | Interchange | ||||
21.5 | 34.6 | US 41 north (Foster Avenue (5200 North)) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US-41 concurrency | ||||
Bryn Mawr Avenue (5600 North) | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||||
Hollywood Avenue (5700 North)/Sheridan Road (1000 West) | At-grade intersection; northern terminus | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Parallel roads[edit]
The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side
Lake Shore Drive contains both an inner and an outer drive.
The original inner drive (or local) is used for slower local traffic and is connected to the street grid. The local drive runs from downtown in Streeterville to LaSalle Drive, (becoming Cannon Drive). Then the inner drive reappears just south of Diversey Parkway (approx. 2800n), continuing north to Irving Park Road (4000n). The portion from Belmont (3200n) to just south of Irving Park (4000n) was previously named Sheridan Road (which can still be seen carved in stone in at least one vintage high-rise).
The outer drive (or express) with limited-access runs from the south side of the city, north to the terminus at Hollywood Avenue (5700n) in the Edgewater neighborhood. The outer drive limits the ability of pedestrians to access the lake directly from the street grid.
Lake Shore Drive runs both north-south and east-west. Other streets in Chicago that run both north-south and east-west include Wacker Drive, Sheridan Road, and Hyde Park Blvd.
The Lakefront Trail, a 18-mile (29 km) multi-use trail, parallels Lake Shore Drive on the east side for most of its length. Pedestrians can access the lake at several points along Lake Shore Drive through underpasses that connect the lake with the rest of the city.
Link Bridge[edit]
The Outer Drive Bridge, also known as the Link Bridge, is the official name of the bridge carrying the Lake Shore Drive portion of US 41 over the main branch of the Chicago River. It is designed as a bascule bridge, and is one of only two in the city to have an upper and lower deck, both dedicated to automobile traffic (the other being on Michigan Avenue). Wells Street Bridge also has two levels, but the upper level is for elevated train traffic into the Loop.
The Link Bridge was constructed in 1937. At the time of its construction, it was considered to be both the widest and longest bascule bridge in the world.[19]
Notable places[edit]
Locations[edit]
View from John Hancock Center
A typical summer afternoon on Lake Shore Drive
Neighborhoods[edit]
Parks[edit]
Much of Chicago's shoreline is given over to public parks. The Drive, running through or alongside these parks, gives travelers views and access to these parks and their many amenities. In addition, the Chicago Lakefront Trail (abbreviated as LFT) is an 18-mile multi-use path that often runs in the parks near the Drive. It is popular with cyclists and joggers. From north to south, the parks are Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Burnham Park and Jackson Park.
Use in culture[edit]
As political moniker[edit]
In the 20th century, the tiny neighborhoods near Lake Shore Drive came to be occupied by exclusive high-rise apartments, condominiums and co-op buildings. To the political columnist Mike Royko, Lake Shore Drive was goo-goo territory, a land occupied by Chicago's wealthy 'good-government' types. Royko sometimes used Lake Shore Drive as a political moniker. Though he often agreed with the reformers, he looked upon them with the same cynical eye as his fictional Chicago everyman, Slats Grobnik.
In popular culture[edit]
Both vintage and modern upscale condominiums along Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East stand side by side, overshadowing the historic Jewish Temple Sholom.
Lake Shore Drive is gateway to many marinas like Belmont Harbor, one of the largest in Chicago.
Several films based in Chicago feature scenes on Lake Shore Drive, including Cheaper by the Dozen, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Blues Brothers, The Break-Up, Risky Business, Love Jones, My Best Friend's Wedding, Somewhere in Time and National Lampoon's Vacation. In When Harry Met Sally, the title characters are seen taking Lake Shore Drive in the opposite compass direction to that which their origin point and destination would require.
In television, Lake Shore Drive is seen in AT&T's/'The New Cingular's'Weight' ad with the ad's protagonist driving south along Lake Shore Drive towards the John Hancock Building. The opening credits of the late 1980s and early 1990s sitcom Married.. with Children features a flyover of Lake Shore Drive. Also, the medical drama ER has shot scenes at or near Lake Shore Drive over the show's 15 season run.
The 1971 song 'Lake Shore Drive' by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah is a reference to the road. Styx mentions the road in their 1979 song 'Borrowed Time' as well as 'Back to Chicago' from 1990. The road is also mentioned in the 2005 Kanye West songs 'Drive Slow' and 'Grammy Family', as well as in his verse in the Boost Mobile promotional single 'Whole City Behind Us.' The song 'Lake Shore Drive' by Art Porter, Jr. is also about the famous road. It is also mentioned in Fall Out Boy's song, 'Lake Effect Kid': 'joke us, joke us 'till Lake Shore Drive comes back into focus.'
Lake Shore Drive is also featured in the 1999 Microsoft game Midtown Madness.
In the Electronic Arts NASCAR video game series, 2005: Chase for the Cup, 06: Total Team Control, 07, 08, and 09 all include a fictional street course that uses part of the real-life Lake Shore Drive, along with a few side streets. In Chase for the Cup, it is referred to as Lakeshore Drive, and must be unlocked by using a cheat code. In the latter four games, it goes by Wal-Mart Raceway, and is available from the start.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^This intersection is closed to traffic entering and exiting the drive from either direction from 6:45am–9:30am Monday through Friday (traffic light on the drive remains solid green and cones block the turning lanes and exit point; Chestnut Street southbound exit is unaffected)
References[edit]
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- ^'Chicago's Lake Shore Drive reopens after blizzard'. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. February 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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- ^Hilkevitch, Jon (October 27, 2013). '2-mile South Lake Shore Drive Extension Opens to Traffic'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^Gilpatrick, Breanne (October 5, 2004). 'Chicago park expansion could extend Lake Shore Drive'. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^Gilpatrick, Breanne (November 2, 2004). 'Rogers Park voters strike down Lake Shore Drive extension plan'. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^Joravsky, Ben (October 28, 2005). 'Prescient or Just Paranoid? Rogers Park residents turned out in force to foil a city plan that officials say doesn't exist'(PDF). Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^'Schakowsky Secures $12.8 Million in Funding for District in Transportation Bill' (Press release). Office of Representative Jan Schakowsky. July 29, 2005. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^Ahmedullah, Noreen (March 21, 2008). 'Lakefront park plan opposed'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-12-18.(subscription required)
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- ^Google Maps estimate from the Indiana state line
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- ^Historical American Engineering Record (1988). 'Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Outer Drive'. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
External links[edit]
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Route map:
- Lake Shore Drive Redux from ForgottenChicago.com
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Composer(s) | Atli Örvarsson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 159 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Original release | October 10, 2012 – present |
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Chicago Fire is an American action-drama television series created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas with Dick Wolf as executive producer. It is the first installment of Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise. The series premiered on NBC on October 10, 2012. The show follows the firefighters and paramedics working at Firehouse 51 of the Chicago Fire Department, home of Truck Company 81, Engine Company 51, Squad Company 3, Ambulance 61, and Battalion 25 as they risk their lives to save and protect the citizens of Chicago.
On May 9, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season.[2] The season premiered on September 26, 2018.[3] On February 26, 2019, NBC renewed the series for an eighth season,[4] which is set to premiere on September 25, 2019.[5]
- 2Cast
- 3Episodes
- 4Production
- 5Reception
Plot[edit]
The show explores the lives, both professional and personal, of the firefighters and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the quarters of Engine Company 51; Truck Company 81; Rescue Squad Company 3; Battalion 25 and Ambulance 61. Following the death of veteran Firefighter Andrew Darden, loyalties fracture and divide as Captain (previously Lieutenant) Matthew Casey, officer-in-charge of Truck Company 81, and Lieutenant Kelly Severide, officer-in-charge of Squad Company 3, both blame one another for the death of their long-time friend and colleague. Severide is consumed with even more guilt when he learns Darden's wife also blames him for the tragedy. Despite their differences, the firehouse comes together after the near death of Truck Company 81 Firefighter Christopher Hermann.
New to the station is Firefighter Candidate Peter Mills, the candidate assigned to Truck Company 81, who is following in the footsteps of his late father and trying to find his place over the objections of his mother. He leaves in the season 3 episode 'You Know Where To Find Me'. Alongside the firefighters are paramedics Gabriela Dawson and Leslie Shay. Shay dies in the season 3 premiere. Some new faces appear in the firehouse as the series progresses. Under the leadership of 25th Battalion Chief Wallace Boden, the firehouse family faces life or death decisions every day, but they treat each other like family, looking out for each other no matter what happens.
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Jesse Spencer as Captain (previously Lieutenant) Matthew Casey, Truck Company 81. Casey is the Captain at Firehouse 51 and the officer in charge of Truck Company 81. As Captain, he serves as second in command to Battalion Chief Wallace Boden. A skilled handyman and carpenter, he freelances as a construction contractor when off-duty. Despite his reticence and aloof demeanor, he is fiercely protective of the firefighters under him and commands their loyalty and respect. He is also a former elected Alderman. He was married to Gabby Dawson from seasons five to seven. Matt was promoted to captain by 25th Battalion Chief Wallace Boden in the Season 6 episode 'An Even Bigger Surprise'.
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide, Rescue Squad 3. Severide is the Lieutenant at Firehouse 51 and the officer in charge of Squad 3. As Lieutenant, he serves as third in command to Battalion Chief Wallace Boden. In contrast to Casey, he is charismatic and portrayed to be something of a 'ladies' man'. He and Casey have been friends since their days at the CFD Academy but their friendship becomes strained after a mutual colleague dies on the job. His father was Chief Benny Severide, a long-time friend of Chief Boden and Henry Mills, father of Candidate Peter Mills.
- Monica Raymund as Former Paramedic in Charge/Firefighter Candidate Gabriela 'Gabby' Dawson, Ambulance 61/Truck 81 (seasons 1–6; guest, season 7).[6] Dawson is one of the few women in 51 and is usually treated as a sister by the men. She was the Paramedic in Charge (PIC) of Ambulance 61 but transferred to Truck 81 after completing the fire academy and passing the physical exams. However, she later transferred back to Ambulance 61 as it was a better fit for her. She was married to Matt Casey from seasons five to seven. (She also has an older brother, Detective Antonio Dawson, who is featured in the spin-offs Chicago P.D. and the short-lived Chicago Justice.) She left Chicago after the sixth season to head a rescue-and-relief unit in Puerto Rico. She returned to say goodbye to Casey in the seventh season premiere 'A Closer Eye'.
- Lauren German as Former Paramedic Leslie Elizabeth Shay, Ambulance 61 (seasons 1–2; guest, season 3): As an experienced paramedic, Shay was the designated ambulance driver and was well-liked by the mostly male crew of 51. She and Kelly Severide shared an apartment as roommates and were best friends. Popular with her co-workers, she was openly gay, often cracking self-deprecating jokes about it. She was killed in the season 3 premiere, continuing from the season 2 finale cliffhanger, in which a serial arsonist intentionally set a trap for the first responders. In 'Three Bells', she was honored and remembered by her fellow coworkers at 51. She is memorialized by an inscription painted on the cab doors of Ambulance 61.
- Charlie Barnett as Former Firefighter Candidate/Firefighter/Paramedic in Charge (PIC) Peter Mills, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61 (seasons 1–3). Mills began as a candidate on Truck 81. After proving his capabilities as a firefighter, he earned a spot on Squad 3. However, he was transferred to Ambulance 61 when he lost his firefighter certification after an illness. Mills recovered and finally got his spot back on the squad – just as his mother and sister decided to take over his grandfather's restaurant in North Carolina. Despite saving a life on his first call back with the team, Mills realized it was time to choose his real family over his work one and left Chicago in 'You Know Where to Find Me' to work with his family in North Carolina.
- David Eigenberg as Lieutenant (previously Senior Firefighter) Christopher Herrmann, Engine 51, previously Truck 81: He, Otis and Dawson jointly invest in a small pub called Molly's which one of their victims had been trying to sell. Molly's is also featured on Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med as a favorite hangout of cops and medical personnel. He also passed the lieutenant exam, after five previous attempts, and was officially promoted to Lieutenant in the seventh season episode “Thirty Percent Sleight Of Hand” and officer in charge of Engine Company 51. As Lieutenant, he serves as fourth in command to Battalion Chief Wallace Boden.
- Teri Reeves as Doctor Hallie Thomas (season 1). She was Lieutenant Casey's ex-fiancée. They broke up due to differing views, her hectic schedule, and his irregular hours which prevented them from spending much time together, although they remained friends. She was murdered in a fire as part of a cover-up after she discovered that one of her colleagues at her clinic was selling medication to drug dealers.
- Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden, Battalion 25. He oversees the firefighters and paramedics of Truck 81, Engine 51, Squad 3 and Ambulance 61 at Firehouse 51. A long-time veteran of the CFD, he is extremely protective of the men and women who serve under him, even putting his career on the line several times.
- Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian 'Otis' Zvonecek, Truck 81 (recurring previously; season 2–present). Prior to Mills' assignment in the pilot, Otis was the latest candidate to be assigned to 81. He became the driver after Joe Cruz transferred to Squad 3.
- Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randall 'Mouch' McHolland, Truck 81 (recurring previously; season 2–present). Another of 81's more senior firefighters, Mouch is the de facto 'legal advisor' of 51 and is their union representative. His wife is Chicago PDSergeant Trudy Platt (Amy Morton), who also appears in Chicago P.D., whom he meets and marries during the series.
- Joe Minoso as Firefighter/Chauffeur Joe Cruz, Squad 3 (recurring previously; season 2–present). Cruz was formerly the designated driver for Truck 81. A native of the gangster-infested neighborhoods of Humboldt Park he spends the first two seasons constantly trying to bail his wayward younger brother out of trouble. In the season 3 finale, he transferred to Squad 3.
- Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett, Ambulance 61 (season 3–present): Sylvie is a paramedic who joined Ambulance No. 61 following Leslie Shay's death. Brett was promoted to Paramedic in Charge (PIC) after Dawson transferred to Truck 81k. She is a small-town girl from Indiana and is a 'runaway bride' who goes 'up I-65 to Chicago' . Her ex-fiancé Harrison briefly showed up and said he was the one who backed out on their wedding. She later ended their relationship for good. Initially, she has difficulty adjusting to city life due to her naiveté, as shown by the fact that she leaves cash out on the table with the windows open and rented an apartment in a neighborhood known for crime because the rent was cheap. She briefly dated Joe Cruz later in season three and shared an apartment with Gabby Dawson, prior to Gabby's marriage to Casey. She later dated Gabby's brother Antonio on and off from seasons five to six.
- Dora Madison as Former Paramedic In Charge Jessica 'Chili' Chilton (recurring previously; season 4 episodes 1–14 main): She was brought in as the new Paramedic in Charge (PIC) after Mills' departure. Her arrival was initially met with some frostiness from the rest of the crew as they were still getting over Mills' sudden departure. She was previously with a firehouse in the West Side and is experienced in dealing with victims of major trauma. She briefly dates Jimmy Borelli in the fourth season. She is later fired by Chief Boden during the fourth season after the death of her sister causes her to nearly kill a patient and later relapse to alcoholism.
- Steven R. McQueen as Former Firefighter Candidate/Paramedic Jimmy Borrelli (recurring previously; seasons 4–5). He was introduced in the season 4 premiere and a new candidate assigned to Truck 81. He briefly dates Jessica 'Chilli' Chilton in the fourth season. He also briefly replaces her as a paramedic on Ambulance 61 after she is fired. After his brother dies in a burning building, he blames Chief Boden for a while and transfers back to Truck 81. He is critically injured by an explosion early in the fifth season, causing him to lose an eye and need round-the-clock care, thus ending his firefighting career.
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Firefighter Stella Kidd: Truck 81 (recurring previously; season 5–present). She is Jimmy's replacement on Truck 81. She has been in a on-again/off-again relationship with Lieutenant Kelly Severide since the season four finale 'Superhero'.
- Annie Ilonzeh as Paramedic Emily Foster, Ambulance 61 (season 7).[7] Gabriela Dawson’s replacement on Ambulance 61.
Recurring cast[edit]
- Randy Flagler as Senior Firefighter Harold Capp:[8] a member of Squad 3.
- Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris: a member of Squad 3.
- DuShon Monique Brown as Connie: Chief Boden's secretary (seasons 1–6).
- Mo Gallini as Firefighter Jose Vargas: a member of Squad 3, Vargas recently transferred from Truck 81 in the episode 'Professional Courtesy'. A sixteen-year veteran, he is forced to retire after he is injured in a warehouse fire and considers suicide by jumping from his apartment building rooftop, but Severide and Casey talk him out of it.
- Shiri Appleby as Clarice Carthage: Clarice is introduced as the pregnant ex-girlfriend of Leslie Shay. In season 1, episode 13, Shay and Clarice reconcile their relationship and Clarice moves back in with Shay, only for Clarice to break up with Shay for a second time at the end of episode 16 of season 1. She was never seen again after that.
- Kathleen Quinlan as Nancy Casey: Matthew and Christie Casey's mother who is incarcerated for murdering their verbally abusive father and her husband Gregory in 1997, fifteen years prior to the beginning of the series. She had grown estranged from her children while in prison; it was mentioned that Christie still could not forgive her and would testify against her at each parole hearing, thereby postponing Nancy's release, while Casey visited on rare occasions. Casey is successful in getting Nancy released on parole after convincing Christie to let go of the past. Nancy stays with her son as part of her parole but things become tense between mother and son when Casey voices his discomfort over her going out with 'a penpal' just hours after being released. She moves in with her former cellmate, but not before telling her children to mend their relationship.
- Sarah Shahi as Renee Royce:[9] Renee becomes attracted to Kelly after he saves her in a traffic accident, and they begin dating. In the season 1 finale, she announced that she is pregnant with Kelly Severide's child. In season 2, it is revealed that the baby is not Severide's.
- Treat Williams as Benjamin 'Benny' Severide: Kelly's father and fire Chief who served with Chief Wallace Boden and Peter Mills' father Henry. He was a skilled fire investigator currently with the CFD's Office of Fire Investigation Division (OFI). In season 2, Gail McLeod plots a way to overthrow Chief Boden from his post and recruits Benny to see if he will command 51. He accepts but then he backs out because of his longstanding friendship with Wallace.[10] He and Chief Boden had fallen out after the death of Henry Mills in the line of duty to the point where they even argued in front of Boden's men at the firehouse but both have been able to set aside their differences when needed. He had a love-hate relationship with his son as he had left Kelly and his mother when the latter was ten years old and had Katie, Kelly's half-sister, with another woman. He lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin with his new wife Beth and two sons but abandoned them and moved to Chicago without Kelly's knowledge. In season 2, he was revealed to be responsible for the disappearance of Vince Keeler, the mobster behind Katie's kidnapping, and confesses to Detective Hank Voight. Voight, being a father himself, lets Benny off and Benny returns to Kenosha on his advice. In Season 7, Kelly Severide asks Benny for help because of the tension between Boden and the Assistant Deputy Commissioner. Benny reluctantly agrees to help. In 'All The Proof', Benny suffers a stroke and dies. He did one last favor before his death.
- Jeff Hephner as Lieutenant Jeff Clarke: After his firehouse is closed, he is transferred to Firehouse 51, Squad 3. Initially, he was not liked by the rest of the crew as he was extremely private and preferred to read newspapers at the squad's table rather than socialize with them in the lounge. His arrival at 51 coincided with McLeod's efforts to find reasons to close Firehouse 51 down and he was falsely accused of being McLeod's mole. When the rest of the firehouse realizes that he had actually turned McLeod down, they befriend him and helped him through his marital problems. He was also revealed to be a former Marine and Iraq veteran. His wife Lisa had cheated on him while he was on his final tour and were estranged when the character is first introduced. They reconnect after she asks for his forgiveness and he and the crew were nearly killed by a burning propane tanker on a call. Lisa's ex-lover Hayes turned out to be a loan shark who continuously harasses them to the point where Clarke was prepared to kill the man with his military-issue sniper rifle. When Hayes is found dead, Clarke becomes the prime suspect and tries to protect Lisa upon finding out that she had been involved. He transferred out of 51 after being promoted to lieutenant and is now the commander of Truck 25. Clarke hurt himself on the job and returns to Med School and becomes a student at Chicago Med.
- Edwin Hodge as Rick Newhouse of Squad 3: he transfers from the fictional Squad 6 based in South Side in the season 2 episode 'One More Shot' to fill the empty spot left behind after Clarke's promotion and subsequent transfer. His experience and charismatic personality quickly wins over Severide and the rest of the men, although Herrmann initially antagonized him as he had yet to come to terms with the recent suicide of Candidate Rebecca Jones. When off duty, he moonlights as a skiptracer and has been seen entertaining his coworkers with stories of his 'clientele'. Mills looks up to him as an older brother figure. He hails from the crime-ridden Chicago area of Roseland and, despite getting out, still goes back to visit family. He is a single father with an elementary school-age daughter Naomi. In season 3, he leaves Chicago to visit family in Miami and Scott Rice takes over his spot on Squad 3 on a temporary basis. Whether or not Newhouse will return remains ambiguous.
- Michelle Forbes as Gail McLeod: a financial consultant hired by the state to help trim the budget of the CFD which includes closing some firehouses. She had Lieutenant Spellman, a transfer from a closed firehouse, 'report' to her on the activities of the crew at 51 but Spellman was coerced into transferring out when the entire crew, led by Lieutenants Casey and Severide, staged a plan to run him out upon discovering that he was the mole. Mouch rallies the union to fight back when he discovers the reason why McLeod was so keen on closing down firehouses. The community and fellow firefighters rally behind 51, drawing the attention of State Senator Wheeler, who orders his assistant Isabella, then-girlfriend of Peter Mills, to reverse the closure of 51.[11]
- John Hoogenakker as Lieutenant Spellman: He is assigned to Firehouse 51, along with Clarke, after city budget cuts force downsizing in the department. He is later revealed to be the snitch to Gail McLeod and is 'transferred' out of 51.[12] Mills realizes that he was McLeod's 'spy' and Spellman is transferred out after some of the men repeatedly taped pink transfer forms in his locker and the entire crew, Lieutenants Casey and Severide and Chief Boden included, hand him pink transfer forms.
- Christine Evangelista as Allison Rafferty, Paramedic in Charge, Ambulance 61: After Dawson starts training at the Academy to become a firefighter, transfer paramedic Allison Rafferty is introduced as Leslie Shay's new partner. At first Rafferty seems distant toward Shay and when Shay later confronts her, she tells her that her previous partner at 24 was a lesbian and used to make phone calls to her girlfriend that made Rafferty uncomfortable. In her second episode appearance, it is revealed she was a resident doctor at Chicago Med but dropped out when her fiancé developed Hodgkin's lymphoma; he died six months later. She is suspended for treating a patient that refused treatment, and Dawson regains her spot on Ambulance 61. She briefly returns to 61 to fill in for Dawson who takes the day off to run the race in 'A Dark Day' and works with Shay during the recovery effort.
- Brittany Curran as Katie Nolan: Kelly Severide's half-sister, and Benny Severide's daughter. Kelly and Katie didn't know each other until they meet in the restaurant where Katie works as a chef. Katie was kidnapped after 'the blackout' by Vince Keeler and is badly injured. Katie later moves to Colorado.
- Alexandra Metz as Elise Mills: Peter Mills' sister. She helps run the family restaurant with her mom and is torn between being protective of Peter and encouraging him to follow his passion for public service.
- Robyn Coffin as Cindy Herrmann: Wife of Christopher Herrmann, and mother of their five children (4 boys and 1 girl). At the beginning of the series, she and Christopher have just lost their home to foreclosure and together with their children move in with her parents. After watching Christopher get in over his head with various side jobs in order to get them back into a house of their own, the last of which being a rather unsavory limo service, she tells him that it isn't worth it if it means that much trouble. She then suggests they look into renting a home, and tells him about a complex where one of her co-workers lives where she heard there is a vacancy. 'We'll make it our dream home.' She tells him. In the episode 'Under the Knife' Herrmann announces that Cindy is pregnant with their fifth child. In 'Ambition' she has a medical episode as a result of the pregnancy and passes out and is rushed to the hospital. In 'Hell of a Ride' she has a baby boy via an emergency C-Section. As she is Catholic and does not use birth control because of religious restrictions, Herrmann surprises her on their twentieth anniversary by getting a vasectomy.
- William Smillie as Kevin Hadley: a former member of Squad 3, he was transferred out of Squad 3 to another house because of an inappropriate prank on Peter Mills. In season 2 he targets Firehouse 51 and personally targets Severide for revenge with arson attacks and burns himself when pouring gas on himself and standing on top of an accelerant, leaving him badly scarred and in constant pain. He is currently in prison.
- Damon Dayoub as Jake Cordova (season 6), a confident, rugged man's man firefighter[13]
- Pouch the dog:[14] Peter is given a dog by a child from a family who could not take care of it. Hermann, Chief Boden, and Mouch decide against it. Eventually, the three agree after Hermann suggests the three should rethink the dog. She is given a name and adopted by the team. Pouch's name was decided by Hermann, who suggests she should be named after Mouch, which is half man, half couch, to Pouch: half pooch, half couch. Mouch was initially against them adopting Pouch because of a bad experience he had with the dog at his former firehouse but comes to enjoy Pouch's company. The two are often seen on the couch together.
Episodes[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen Ratings | ||||
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1 | 24 | October 10, 2012 | May 22, 2013 | 51 | 7.78[15] | ||
2 | 22 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 31 | 9.70[16] | ||
3 | 23 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 47 | 9.65[17] | ||
4 | 23 | October 13, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 31 | 10.47[18] | ||
5 | 22 | October 11, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 26 | 9.92[19] | ||
6 | 23 | September 28, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | 29 | 9.67[20] | ||
7 | 22 | September 26, 2018 | May 22, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
Crossovers[edit]
- 'A Dark Day' is part one of a crossover with Chicago P.D. where an explosion occurs at Chicago Med, leading the fire and police departments to track down the culprits. It features Hank Voight, Antonio Dawson, Erin Lindsay, Jay Halstead, Kim Burgess and Kevin Atwater, while '8:30 PM' features Matthew Casey, Kelly Severide, Wallace Boden, Leslie Shay, Peter Mills and Joe Cruz.
- 'Nobody Touches Anything' is part one of a crossover with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Chicago P.D. centered on a pedophile ring.[21] It features Hank Voight and Erin Lindsay from P.D. and Amanda Rollins from SVU. However, no characters from Fire appear in either 'Chicago Crossover' or 'They'll Have to Go Through Me'.
- 'Three Bells' is part one of a crossover with Chicago P.D. about the pursuit of the arsonist who killed Leslie Shay.[22] It features Kim Burgess, Sean Roman, and Antonio Dawson, while 'A Little Devil Complex' features Gabriela Dawson, Peter Mills and Wallace Boden.
- 'We Called Her Jellybean' is part one of a crossover with Chicago P.D. and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit about a case of rape and murder in Chicago that resembles an unsolved case in New York.[23][24] It features Olivia Benson and Melinda Warner from SVU and Hank Voight and Antonio Dawson from P.D., while 'The Number of Rats' features Matthew Casey and Wallace Boden. However, no characters from Fire appear in 'Daydream Believer'.
- 'The Beating Heart' is part one of a crossover with Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. where Christopher Herrmann is treated for a stab wound while a woman pulled out of a fire is discovered to have been given unnecessary chemotherapy along with other patients.[25] It features Will Halstead, April Sexton, Ethan Choi, and Connor Rhodes from Med as well as Adam Ruzek, Kim Burgess and Trudy Platt from P.D., while 'Malignant' features Kelly Severide, Gabriela Dawson, Sylvie Brett, Christopher Herrmann, Jessica Chilton, Joe Cruz and Mouch. However, no characters from Fire appear in 'Now I'm God'.
- 'Some Make It, Some Don't' is part one of a crossover with Chicago P.D. about Kelly Severide being brought to the 21st District after his car caused a deadly crash and the team investigates a group of carjackers who are the key to Severide's innocence. It features Maggie Lockwood from Med as well as Hank Voight, Trudy Platt, and Erin Lindsay from P.D., while 'Don't Bury This Case' features Matthew Casey, Kelly Severide, and Mouch.
- 'Deathtrap' is part one of a crossover with Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice where Firehouse 51 responds to a warehouse fire that puts the lives of many in danger, and leaves Alvin Olinsky's daughter dead. It features Will Halstead, Natalie Manning, April Sexton, Daniel Charles, Ethan Choi, Maggie Lockwood, and Sharon Goodwin from Med, Hank Voight, Erin Lindsay, Kim Burgess, and Alvin Olinsky from P.D., and Mark Jefferies from Justice, while 'Emotional Proximity' features Wallace Boden, Kelly Severide, and Sylvie Brett, while 'Fake' only features Kelly Severide.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The series pilot, co-written by creators Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, was filmed in Chicago and, according to an NBC representative, the series will continue to be filmed there.[26] Producer John L. Roman was involved from the beginning having worked with the Chicago Fire Department and Deputy District Chief Steve 'Chik' Chikerotis on Backdraft.[27]Mayor of ChicagoRahm Emanuel made an appearance in the series' pilot episode. Emanuel stated: 'It's easier being mayor than playing mayor. I told them I'd do it under one condition: the TV show is making an investment to the Firefighters' Widows and Orphans Fund.'[28]
The title 'Chicago Fire' has sparked some confusion in the show's first season in regards to it being shared with a local major professional soccer team; the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Actor Taylor Kinney has said 'If you (say) 'We're working on 'Chicago Fire,' they ask you if you're a soccer player'.[29] However show producer Dick Wolf doesn't mind and has seen that fans of the team might watch.[29] The Chicago Fire team themselves have accepted the shared name with the show and have shown the series premiere on October 2, 2012 at Toyota Park after a game with the Philadelphia Union.[30]
The network placed an order for the series in May 2012.[31] After receiving an additional script order in October, Chicago Fire was picked up for a full season on November 8, 2012.[32][33] On January 29, 2013, Chicago Fire had its episode total increased from 22 to 23.[34] One week later, on February 6, 2013, Chicago Fire received one more episode, giving it a total of 24 episodes for season one.[35] The pilot episode had an early release at NBC.com, before the series' premiere on television.[36]
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On November 9, 2015, NBC renewed the series for a fifth season.[37][38] The season premiered on October 11, 2016.[39]
Filming[edit]
The building used in the show for the firehouse exteriors is a working Chicago Fire Department firehouse, and is the headquarters of Engine 18, located at 1360 South Blue Island Avenue at Maxwell Street, between 13th & Racine. Housed here is ALS Engine 18, 2–2–1 (Deputy District Chief – 1st District), 2–1–21 (1st District Chief), 6–4–16 (High-Rise Response Unit), and ALS Ambulance 65. The interiors of Firehouse 51 are filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. The station house used for exteriors in Chicago PD is just a few blocks away at 949 West Maxwell Street at Morgan Street (interiors likewise filmed at Cinespace).
Chicago artist and retired firefighter Lee J. Kowalski's oil paintings of fire scenes can be spotted in several episodes.
Molly's, a small bar owned by Herrmann, Otis and Dawson, was filmed at Lotties in Bucktown.[40][41] Filming no longer takes place on location to avoid disrupting business. Instead, the interior and exterior surroundings were recreated at Cinespace.[42]
![Chicago Fire Google Drive Chicago Fire Google Drive](/uploads/1/2/3/7/123714636/721397635.jpg)
In November 2012, WGN-TV reported a plane crash at 29th and Martin Luther King Drive on their morning newscast and showed live footage for a few minutes before realizing it was merely a set piece pre-staged for Chicago Fire and not an actual emergency situation.[43]
Reception[edit]
The first season currently holds a score of 49 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating mixed to average reviews.Season | Timeslot (ET) | No. of episodes |
Premiered | Ended | TV season | Rank | Viewers (million) |
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Date | Viewers (million) |
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1 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | 24 | October 10, 2012 | 6.61[44] | May 22, 2013 | 6.13[45] | 2012–13 | 51 | 7.78[46] |
2 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | 22 | September 24, 2013 | 8.90[47] | May 13, 2014 | 7.12[48] | 2013–14 | 31 | 9.70[16] |
3 | 23 | September 23, 2014 | 9.14[49] | May 12, 2015 | 6.66[50] | 2014–15 | 47 | 9.65[17] | |
4 | 23 | October 13, 2015 | 7.37[51] | May 17, 2016 | 7.91[52] | 2015–16 | 31 | 10.47[18] | |
5 | 22 | October 11, 2016 | 7.52[53] | May 16, 2017 | 6.30[54] | 2016–17 | 26 | 9.92[19] | |
6 | Thursday 10:00 p.m. | 23 | September 28, 2017 | 7.19[55] | May 10, 2018 | 5.95[56] | 2017–18 | 29 | 9.67[20] |
7 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 22 | September 26, 2018 | 8.08[57] | May 22, 2019 | 7.51[58] | 2018–19 |
Spin-offs[edit]
On March 27, 2013, NBC announced plans for a proposed spin-off of Chicago Fire, the police procedural drama Chicago P.D. that would involve the Chicago Police Department, the spin-off series being created and produced by Dick Wolf, with Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead serving as executive producers.[59][60] It premiered on January 8, 2014.
The show follows an Intelligence Unit of the police and is filmed entirely in Chicago. The main cast includes Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, Elias Koteas, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins and Archie Kao.
In February 2015, NBC announced plans to make another spinoff, the medical drama Chicago Med. A special backdoor pilot episode of the show aired during Chicago Fire's third season.[61] On May 1, 2015, Chicago Med was officially ordered to a series,[62] starring Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo, Marlyne Barrett, Colin Donnell and Brian Tee.
Chicago Fire was the first show of what would become the Chicago franchise. NBC would greenlight a police procedural drama spin-off series, under the title Chicago P.D., which premiered on January 8, 2014.[63] On May 1, 2015, NBC ordered another spin-off of Chicago Fire, a medical drama called Chicago Med, which premiered on November 17, 2015. Additionally, the police procedural led to a short-lived 2017 legal drama series titled Chicago Justice.
Broadcast and streaming[edit]
Chicago Fire is broadcast by NBC in the United States. The latest five episodes of Chicago Fire are available on Hulu with a subscription.[64] Season 4 is available on NBC.com[65] and the NBC app[66] with a cable subscription. All episodes are available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes,[67] Amazon Instant Video,[68] and Vudu.[69]
In Canada, the series airs on Global with season seven airing on Fridays, two days later than the NBC air date.[70]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2013 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Television Series | Chicago Fire | Won |
Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Won | |
Best Primetime Television Program | Chicago Fire | Nominated | ||
Best Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated | ||
Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound in a Series | Jeffery Kaplan, Todd Morrissey, Peter Reale, Alex Riordan | Nominated | |
Prism Awards | Best Drama Episode – 'Professional Courtesey' | Chicago Fire | Won | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show: Action | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Choice TV Actor: Action | Jesse Spencer | Nominated | ||
Choice TV Actress: Action | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
2014 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
2015 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominated | ||
Favorite TV Character We Miss Most | Lauren German | Nominated | ||
Prism Awards | Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Mental Health | Chicago Fire | Won | |
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Won |
Prism Awards | Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Imagen Foundation Awards[71] | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated |
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominated | ||
Imagen Foundation Awards[72] | Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated |
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When the proverbial cow kicked over the proverbial lantern on a Tuesday night in 1871 Chicago, it set in motion an urban transformation that would see its hodgepodge of wooden buildings replaced with the Windy City we know today. Now, thanks to the data viz wizards at Esri and the patronage of The Smithsonian, you can compare the two cities block-by-block.
The magazine's new interactive overlays two maps: One, culled from Google Maps’ API, shows Chicago of (roughly) today. The other is a color map of the city drawn in 1868, three years before the Great Fire. Thanks to a bit of cartographic hacking from Esri, the SoCal data visualization firm, it’s easy to compare them by pulling a circle over the city. You can also swap views, and see the comparison in reverse.
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It's great fun—and it makes us hope that Esri will do the same for other great cities. Even the ones that haven't had to start over from scratch. [The Smithsonian]
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