by 100Clubillinois | Aug 13, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
On August 13, 1975, Chicago Fire Department Pilot Ronald Lemar died in the line of duty when his helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Lake Michigan. Lemar and co-pilot Rudolph Allegrucci were flying a Bell G-17, pontoon-equipped helicopter during an...
by 100Clubillinois | May 20, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Cali was in the process of writing a citation on a 1966 Chevrolet for being illegally parked at a bus stop when he was suddenly struck in the head by a bullet. Officer Cali was shot by a sniper from a window at the public housing project building located on...
by 100Clubillinois | May 1, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
On May 1, 1975, Firefighter Cerkoske suffered a heart attack while on duty.
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 23, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Joseph F. Higgins suffered a fatal heart attack following a scuffle during an arrest. Officer Higgins had served with the Chicago Police Department for 18 years and was survived by his wife and four children.
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 11, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Jessie J. Brown was shot and killed trying to disarm a gunman. Officer Brown responded to a call of a “man with a shotgun”. He found a man brandishing a shotgun and a revolver, threatening to kill several people in a domestic dispute. During a struggle between...
by 100Clubillinois | Jan 1, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officers Donald E. Andrews and Daniel E. Howard were killed in a traffic accident responding to an emergency call when another squad car collided with theirs at 43rd and Michigan. He was survived by his daughter.
