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'Chicago Fire' Films on State Street

Lizzie Schiffman

By Lizzie Schiffman on February 6, 2013 4:25pm

<p><span class=Actors Lauren German and Monica Raymund rehearse in a mist of fake smoke.

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Actors Lauren German and Monica Raymund rehearse in a mist of fake smoke.

PHOTO CREDIT: Steven Dahlman/Loop North News/MarinaCityOnline.com
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<p><span class=Actors Lauren German and Monica Raymund rehearse in a mist of fake smoke.

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<p>Actors dressed as Chicago firefighters film a scene for NBC's "Chicago Fire" on State Street in River North Tuesday morning. Though they may look like real Chicagoans, the onlookers in the back are extras.</p>
<p><span class=Actors in costume, including Eamonn Walker, who plays Chief Wallace Boden, relax between shots on the plaza of 330 North Wabash.

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<p>Costumes that resemble Chicago firefighter uniforms hang in garment bags on set.</p>
<p><span class=Actress Lauren German, who plays paramedic Leslie Shay, stands by with her back to the camera as an actor gets direction for his portrayal of an accident victim.

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<p><span class=From left: Monica Raymund, who plays Gabriela Dawson, Lauren German, in character as Leslie Shay, and Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden.

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<p><span class=A Chicago police car makes a cameo in the background of the temporary set on North State Street, which was closed to traffic on Tuesday from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..

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