Off to med school! Annie Ilonzeh, who played paramedic Emily Foster on Chicago Fire, will not be returning for season 9, a source confirms to Us Weekly.
Ilonzeh’s exit marks the second shocking departure during season 8 as Otis (Yuriy Sardarov) was killed off in the season premiere.Illonzeh joined the show as a series regular in season 7, replacing Gabby Dawson (Monica Raymund) when she exited the show.
During the Wednesday, April 15, season finale of the NBC drama, Foster revealed that she had re-applied for med school and landed an interview with admissions.While her best friend on the show and fellow paramedic, Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer), was annoyed that she hid the news from her, by the end of the episode she fully supported her.It’s
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