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Article: Judge May Terminate Court Supervision Of Firefighter Exam
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 22, 1995
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The hiring of Chicago firefighters may no longer need to be court
supervised, a judge said Friday.
U.S. District Judge James H. Alesia's announcement came as the
city was preparing to give its first exam to firefighter applicants
in 10 years next week.
"At a certain point, litigation should end," the judge said.
He put off until Monday, however, a final decision on whether to
end or modify a 1974 consent decree governing the test. His decision
could open the door for the city to begin using a new exam on
Wednesday and Thursday, when 34,000 applicants are scheduled to take
the test.
Alesia chided city and Justice Department lawyers for bringing
proposed changes to court on the eve of ...