Firefighters get museum

The scene of a racially divisive incident involving Chicago Fire Department personnel will be converted into a museum honoring the contributions made by black firefighters. Engine 100 on Chicago's South Side was the site of a raucous 1990 retirement party captured on videotape. The tape showed white firefighters drinking beer, using racial slurs and even mooning the camera. Fallout from the video led to the 1999 resignation of then-Fire Commissioner Edward Altman Engine 100 went out of service in March, 2004. Now, it will become the new home of the Chicago Fire Department African-American Firefighter Museum, with displays and memorabilia honoring black firefighters. A 10-year lease introduced by Mayor Daley at Wednesday's City Council meeting allows the non-profit museum to occupy the space for $1-a-year.