by 100Clubillinois | Oct 5, 1987 | Fallen Heroes
On October 5, 1987, Chicago Fire Department Captain Richard O’Connor of Engine 29 collapsed after climbing ten flights of stairs while responding to a false alarm in a multi-story Chicago Housing Authority project building. The building’s two elevators had been...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 4, 1987 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Morrison was killed when his patrol car was broadsided by a drunk driver traveling at a high rate of speed. While working special employment for Public Housing North, Officer Morrison learned of a man with a shotgun in the area. Accompanied by other officers,...
by 100Clubillinois | Jul 4, 1987 | Fallen Heroes
The first Chicago firefighter to die this year while on duty was killed in a fire that police are blaming on a 4th of July rocket. Firefighter James E. Hill, 44, died in the fire, and three other firefighters were injured, one seriously. Hill, a nine-year veteran of...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 4, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Jay Brunkella, 39, was an 18-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 024 District Tactical Unit. On September 22, 1986, Officer Brunkella was fatally shot when his partner’s gun accidentally discharged. The...
by 100Clubillinois | Aug 4, 1986 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Richard Davenport, Jr., 54, was a 26-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 9th District. On August 4, 1986, Sergeant Davenport, while off duty, was alerted to an attempted auto theft in his neighborhood. He responded, identified...
