Father of Retired CPD Lt. Steve Masters & Father-in-Law of CPD Lt. Dany Helwink-Masters

  Masters, John R. 87 years of age. Passed on Friday, January 5, 2018. Survived by loving wife, Carmella Cottonaro; dear father of Steve (Retired CPD Lt.) (Dany (CPD Lt.), John (Jeanine); grandfather of three, Nick (Colleen), William and Madeline; and great-grandfather of four; also survived by brother, Joseph Ferretti, and Tom Witkowski. Visitation Wednesday, […]

Mother of Retired CPD Lt. Mark Banks

Anita L. Banks, (nee Travis) Age 77, late of Hegewisch and formerly of South Deering passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Beloved wife of the late John J. Banks, Jr.; loving mother of late Mark (Lt. CPD) (Lenora) Banks, Denise (William) Radford, Charlene (Rene) Cardona, Timothy (Patricia) Banks and Christopher (CPD) (Jennifer) Banks; devoted […]

Mother of Retired CPD Lt. Charles Flynn

Lucille F. Flynn (nee Cummings), age 100, at rest December 14, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Mary Lu (late Dennis) Gleason, Rev. Michael Flynn, Carol Anne Flynn, Charles Flynn Ret. CPD Lt., and Patricia (Thomas) McKeown; cherished grandmother of Anne (David) Lee, Carrie (Sean) Virgin, and Colleen McKeown; great-grandmother of […]

Retired CPD Lt. John P. Meade

John P. Meade, Korean War veteran, (Retired CPD Lt.), retired police officer from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Beloved husband of 59 years of Kathleen nee Canavan; loving father of Marie (James) Aldworth, (CFD) John (Kimberly) Meade and the late Michael (Karen) Meade; dearest grandfather of Lauren, Michael, Sean, and Jack Meade; dear brother of Collette […]

Law Enforcement Gun Liability Coverage

When we were at the State PBPA conference last month we had a great presentation by an insurance company offering law enforcement gun liability coverage.  I’ve gotten several inquires so I thought I’d post it for all of us. https://www.shielduins.com/  

Sister of Retired CPD Lt. Joseph Serb

Mary Serb, 57, died peacefully Dec. 10, surrounded by her parents, Thomas and Ann Toland Serb; her siblings Tom Jr. (Marge) Serb, Ann (Hector) Gonzalez,   Joe (Lt., CPD-Ret.) (Marli) Serb, Rob (Diana) Serb, Steve (Lt., CFD) (Susan) Serb, Chris (Lt., CFD) (Emily) Serb, Bill (Dr. Cheryl) Serb, and many of her nephews and nieces: Tom […]

Mother of CPD Lt. Michelle Rubino

Mary Ann Rubino, nee Arrigo. Beloved wife of the late Michael A. Rubino. Dear mother of Michael (Kathrina), Tina (Patrick) Smith, Mark and Michelle Rubino, Lt. CPD. Loving grandmother of Joseph, Andrew, Michelle, Karen, Elizabeth (Matt) Werfelmann, Daniel, Marissa and Michael. Funeral Tuesday 9:15 a.m. from Beverly Ridge Funeral Home; 10415 S. Kedzie Ave. to […]

Odds & Ends

There are 5 odds & ends below with information. A couple of them I have copied/paste the full text of the subject as I felt the original explanation was much better than my summary of it would be.   #1– Over 65 yrs. of age and DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE PART A MEDICARE.     We […]