City honors police, firefighters for heroic actions

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago honored some of its top police officers and firefighters Tuesday.

The city honored police Officer Jorge Flores with the Carter Harrison Award. Flores stopped an armed robbery while off-duty and traveling with his family.

Fire lieutenant and EMT John Gricus received the Lambert Tree Award. While off duty and on vacation with his wife, Gricus saved a man from a burning building.