Illinois Police Officers Memorial Committee
Inc. 1986
Honoring Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Given Their Lives in the Performance of Their Duty
Ceremony

Thursday May 7, 2026
Squad Car Procession line up at the Fairgrounds starting at 6:30 am.

Interfaith Church Service
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
9:30 am

Memorial Ceremony at the State Capitol
11:00 am

May 7th, 2026 Illinois Peace Officer Memorial

CURRENT HONOREES' NAMES

Officer Krystal Rivera
Chicago Police Department
E.O.W. 06-05-2025

HISTORIC HONOREES' NAMES

Probationary Patrolman Benjamin Devlin
Chicago Police Department
E.O.W. 11-15-1922

Constable Isom Gillham
Madison County Sheriff's Office
E.O.W. 12-11-1852

Deputy Lindley Larrison
Madison County Sheriff's Office
E.O.W. 01-22-1925

Special Agent Edward Fay
Belt Railway Company of Chicago Police Department
E.O.W. 11-22-1921

Special Agent Alexander Lang
Belt Railway Company of Chicago Police Department
E.O.W. 09-17-1922

Detective Frank McCaskey
Belt Railway Company of Chicago Police Department
E.O.W. 04-02-1918