Our History
Windy City EMS is a family owned company that was established in 1990. Prior to 2014, Windy City EMS was known as Custom Pre-hospital Services. Bill and Chris, both employees of CPS, decided to take the company on as their own and continue serving the Chicagoland Area!
Our Team
Bill Cortese
President
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Bill is a retired Alsip firefighter,
paramedic, and fire inspector.
He retired after 32 years of service.
Bill was employed by CPS since 2001.
He was appointed senior manager in
2005 and was instrumental in the day
to day operations of the company.
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Staff
Our dedicated staff is comprised of 48 paramedics; each of which has a minimum of two years of 911-ambulance experience, and 16 registered nurses; all with Emergency Department experience.
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Chris Knights
President
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Chris has been a Lieutenant in the fire service for the past 10 years. He also served as a firefighter/paramedic
since 1991.
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Chris was employed by CPS since 2008
and was appointed manager in 2011.