by 100Clubillinois | Feb 4, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Richard F. Gipson was fatally stricken while struggling with a suspect at O’Hare Airport. Gipson, an outdoor patrol officer at O’Hare, was to have gone on furlough and then into retirement the next day. Two suspects attempted to purchase...
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 26, 1980 | Fallen Heroes
Officer James Jobe succumbed to injuries suffered two weeks earlier when his squad car was struck by a train. Officer Jobe was answering an emergency call when his squad car was struck by a freight train at the outer belt railroad crossing at Algonquin Road, causing...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 7, 1980 | Fallen Heroes
On October 7, 1980, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Darryl Williams of Engine 68 collapsed during a house fire. Firefighters were unable to revive Williams at the scene, so he was taken to St. Anne’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead from a heart...
by 100Clubillinois | May 4, 1980 | Fallen Heroes
Patrolman David Doering was shot and killed while on duty. The suspect was later shot and killed during a shootout with other officers. Patrolman Doering had served with the North Chicago Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife.
by 100Clubillinois | Aug 2, 1979 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Jose M. Torres was killed when he was struck by an intoxicated, hit-and-run driver. Officer Torres was investigating an auto accident at an intersection when he was struck by an intoxicated, hit-and-run driver. The offfender was speeding and disobeyed a stop...
