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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. (pictured in 2013) pays tribute to officers lost in the line of duty. Three police officers from Illinois have died while on duty in 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
ILLINOIS The biggest effect the coronavirus pandemic had on National Police Week isn t that activities in Illinois and elsewhere have been postponed, but the number of police officers whose lives and careers were cut short by the virus.
While their names won t be read at the National Police Officers Memorial Service until its Oct. 16 rescheduled date, they will be honored virtually during National Police Week from May 9-16 this year.