* Ben Szalinski of the State Journal-Register…
After a difficult year for Illinois police, officers from around the state gathered at the Illinois Police Officers Memorial outside the state Capitol on Thursday to remember those who died in the line of duty.
Sixteen Illinois officers were killed in the line of duty between 2019 and 2020. COVID-19 killed several of those officers in 2020. In 2019, multiple officers were killed in traffic accidents or by gunfire. Six other officers who lost their lives in previous years also were honored. […]
This was the first time the ceremony was held at the memorial since it was renovated. In addition to a statue with the names of Illinois’ line of duty deaths surrounding it, a wall with various inscriptions and a thin blue line on the ground was added. The memorial ceremony has been annually since the early 1990s. […]
Sheriff’s departments, suburban Chicago police departments, the Chicago Police Department and Illinois State Police were among the departments in attendance. The day began with a memorial service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, followed by a procession of the officers in their cars to the Capitol.
* Rep. Morrison put together a moving video…
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