by 100Clubillinois | Nov 13, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Samuel Lynch was killed when his three-wheel motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of South Clark Street and West Polk Street. The driver who struck him was never identified. Officer Lynch had served with the Chicago Police...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 14, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
On September 14, 1969, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Lawrence J. Kelly of Engine 112 suffered a fatal heart attack while fighting a fire on North Wells Street. He is survived by his wife and son.
by 100Clubillinois | Apr 24, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Erwin Jackson was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer. Jackson and his partner responded to a call that a man with a gun was threatening customers in the tavern at 3320 West Roosevelt Road. The officers ordered the gunman to drop his weapon. When...
by 100Clubillinois | Apr 14, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant James Schaffer and Detective Jerome A. Stubig were killed near the beginning of a rampage by a gunman and bomber. Sergeant Schaffer and Detective Stubig were the first to arrive at the scene where two fellow officers had been shot. Six policemen and two...
by 100Clubillinois | Apr 14, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Detective Jerome A. Stubig and Sergeant James Schaffer were killed near the beginning of a rampage by a gunman and bomber. Detective Stubig and Sergeant Schaffer were the first to arrive at the scene where two fellow officers had been shot. Six policemen and two...
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 28, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
On March 28, 1969, Captain Frank Schnurstein of the Forest Park Fire Department suffered a fatal heart attack in the line of duty. Schnurstein was on the first fire truck that responded to a fire in a three-story building containing a store on the first floor and...
