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Terrence Collins

CTL-P-0579 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-02022 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0579. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Enacted honorary designation ordinance O2020-4139 (passed 2020-10-07); sign name as recorded: 'CFD Batt Chf Terrence Collins Way'; Chicago Councilmatic legislative record (tier 1), https://chicago.councilmatic.org/legislation/o2020-4139/; retrieved via live browser 2026-10-17. TWO passed ordinances: this one (alternate identifier SO2020-4139) and O2020-4993 (passed 2020-11-16, sign 'CFD Battalion Chief Terrence Collins Way') — the later spells the title in full, suggesting a re-designation of the wording. Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Firefighter) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the enacted designation ordinance record itself, per the tier-1 pattern established in wave 9.

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Enacted honorary designation ordinance O2020-4139 (passed 2020-10-07); sign name as recorded: 'CFD Batt Chf Terrence Collins Way'; Chicago Councilmatic legislative record (tier 1), https://chicago.councilmatic.org/legislation/o2020-4139/; retrieved via live browser 2026-10-17. TWO passed ordinances: this one (alternate identifier SO2020-4139) and O2020-4993 (passed 2020-11-16, sign 'CFD Battalion Chief Terrence Collins Way') — the later spells the title in full, suggesting a re-designation of the wording.

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Enacted honorary designation ordinance O2020-4139 (passed 2020-10-07); sign name as recorded: 'CFD Batt Chf Terrence Collins Way'; Chicago Councilmatic legislative record (tier 1), https://chicago.councilmatic.org/legislation/o2020-4139/; retrieved via live browser 2026-10-17. TWO passed ordinances: this one (alternate identifier SO2020-4139) and O2020-4993 (passed 2020-11-16, sign 'CFD Battalion Chief Terrence Collins Way') — the later spells the title in full, suggesting a re-designation of the wording. Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Firefighter) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the enacted designation ordinance record itself, per the tier-1 pattern established in wave 9.

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