From the Chicago Tribune: Four firefighters will be dismissed and placed on the city’s do-not-hire list for padding their mileage reports.

The decision was a response to an investigation by city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson that found 54 firefighters in the Fire Prevention Bureau falsified their mileage reimbursements to the tune of $100,000 in 2009. Ferguson recommended that all of the firefighters be let go.

Hoff decided to give 43 of the firefighters, who had “otherwise clean disciplinary records,” unpaid suspensions ranging from 30 to 60 days. Six other firefighters who were investigated chose to retire. One person is on vacation through the end of the month, which is when their disciplinary action will be decided. Read the entire article here.