by 100Clubillinois | Mar 17, 2014 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Jim Morrissy, 63, of the 15000 block of Laramie Avenue in Oak Forest, was pronounced dead at 8:01 p.m. Monday, March 17, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Morrissy was with the department for 34 years. He is survived by his wife and three sons....
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 20, 2013 | Fallen Heroes
Investigator Cuauhtemoc Estrada died on December 20th at the age of 50. Estrada was hosting a family party on the evening of the 20th when two armed men attempted to rob his daughter and her boyfriend in the adjacent parking lot. Estrada was fatally shot when he...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 30, 2013 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Casey Kohlmeier and his canine, Draco, were killed when their patrol car was struck by a drunk driver. He is survived by his mother, father, step-father, step-mother, and four siblings.
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 28, 2013 | Fallen Heroes
Trooper James Sauter was killed when a semi-trailer truck struck his cruiser on Interstate 294 south of Willow Road shortly after 11:00 p.m. The trooper was stopped in the left shoulder of the south-bound lanes when the semi rear-ended his cruiser, causing both...
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 5, 2013 | Fallen Heroes
Firefighter Christopher Reed Brown of the Hudson Community Fire Protection District passed away on March 5, 2013. He is survived by his wife and three children.
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 2, 2012 | Fallen Heroes
Timothy Jansen died December 2‚ 2012‚ when he was struck by a fire truck while unloading hose at the scene of a structure fire. He was born February 3‚ 1967‚ in Breese‚ to Marjorie and the late Paul Jansen‚ and was one of six siblings. Tim was a 15-year veteran of the...