by 100Clubillinois | Feb 5, 1982 | Fallen Heroes
James E. Doyle, 34, was a Chicago police officer for less than one year when he was killed in the line of duty. Officer Doyle was assigned to the 006th District Gresham Station. On February 5, 1982, the rookie officer and his partner, Robert M. Mantia, were in their...
by 100Clubillinois | Jan 25, 1982 | Fallen Heroes
Chicago Police Officer Edgar A. Clay, 51, was assigned to the 002nd District – Area 1 Youth Division. On January 7, 1982, Officer Clay questioned and searched a juvenile offender who was accused of stealing from Hyde Park Academy. After a .22 caliber pistol was...
by 100Clubillinois | Jan 11, 1982 | Fallen Heroes
On January 11, 1982 Lloyd Wickliffe, an off-duty sergeant with the Cook County Department of Corrections, was shot and killed while moonlighting as an undercover security guard at a McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago.
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 29, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
Born on January 21, 1928, Samuel L. Taylor, Sr. served the citizens of Winthrop Harbor for over 22 years. Joining the department in 1959, Taylor brought many skills and enthusiasm to his fellow members. On October 29, 1981, while on the scene of a residential fire,...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 22, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
On September 22, 1981, two Chicago firefighters died in the line of duty during a fire at the Willoughby Tower on Michigan Avenue. Joseph Hitz, a veteran firefighter and snorkel truck driver with Hook and Ladder 1, and Craig McShane, a rookie firefighter with Engine...
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 21, 1981 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Michael Healy was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at the main post office in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Three suspects entered the post office and attempted to disarm Officer Healy at gunpoint. He refused to hand over his weapon and was...
