Mealey's (April 8, 2022, 12:07 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A group of female paramedics who allege that the city of Chicago discriminates against women through the Chicago Fire Department’s hiring process failed to convince an Illinois federal judge on April 6 to exclude an expert retained by the city who opined that the physical tests applicants are required to pass are necessary, finding that the women “mischaracterize” his testimony....