Many law enforcement agencies from Lake and McHenry counties attended the funeral Thursday for Chicago police officer Ella French, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. A funeral procession for French, badge number 15013, gathered first responders from multiple states. On August 7, French and her partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., along […]
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State police remember trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed two years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving an entire family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Illinois State Police said that Trooper Ellis was on-duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in […]
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Huntley Deputy Fire Chief Albert Schlick laid to rest Wednesday
Huntley Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Albert Schlick, who had over 30 years of fire service, was laid to rest Wednesday following a two-month battle with a duty-related illness. A visitation and fire department walkthrough was held on Tuesday at DeFiore Funeral Home in Huntley. The mass, which was attended by around 150 firefighters, was […]
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Huntley deputy fire chief dies of duty-related illness, department says
Huntley Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Albert Schlick, who had over 30 years of fire service, died Tuesday evening following a two-month battle with a duty-related illness. “It is with a heavy heart that the Fire District announces the death of retired Division Chief Al Schlick last evening,” the Wauconda Fire District said in a […]
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Man charged with killing McHenry County sheriff’s deputy faces additional charges
The man charged with shooting and killing McHenry County sheriff’s deputy Jacob Keltner, who worked on a U.S. Marshals task force, is now facing additional federal charges, prosecutors said. A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment on Tuesday for Floyd E. Brown, 41, of Springfield, who was originally charged with one count of killing […]
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ISP Trooper killed on I-94 reportedly intentionally struck wrong-way driver in order to save others
Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed Saturday on I-94 near Libertyville, reportedly gave his life after using his squad car and striking a wrong-way driver, which ended up saving an entire family traveling in a nearby car. “Trooper Gerald Ellis you are my HERO. This officer paid the ultimate sacrifice early this morning and saved […]
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Illinois State Trooper killed by wrong-way driver on I-94 near Libertyville
An Illinois State Trooper was killed Saturday morning on Interstate 94 near Libertyville after being struck by a wrong-way driver, ISP officials said. Illinois State Police Acting Director Brendan Kelly confirmed Saturday morning that Trooper Gerald Ellis, badge 6038, was killed in the line of duty. Kelly said that at 3:25 a.m. Saturday Trooper Ellis […]
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PHOTOS: Fallen McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner’s funeral
Thousands of people gathered Wednesday to attend the funeral for fallen McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was tragically taken by senseless violence last week. Keltner died after being shot in the line of duty on March 7 while serving a warrant on a fugitive at the Extended Stay America Hotel, 747 North Bell […]
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‘It feels unreal. It’s unfair’: wife of slain McHenry County deputy writes in letter
A letter from Becki Keltner, the wife of slain McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy Jacob Keltner: I am writing this letter because my husband, Jacob Keltner, should be remembered not as another statistic but as a man, a great man, who sacrificed his life to protect others. Jake is the love of my life. We met […]