Illinois honors 9 fallen officers, 3 K-9s in 40th annual Police Officers Memorial Ceremony
By Grace Friedman Medill Reports Tears, applause, tributes and bagpipers playing “Amazing Grace” filled the Illinois State Library earlier this month as families, police colleagues and state officials gathered to honor nine law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2024. In a historic first, the passing of three police K-9s from […]