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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.
MOUNT ZION â David Wiley was one of more than 100 volunteers that stood in the parking lot of the Mount Zion Intermediate School on Wednesday eager to help line area roads with American flags.
âWeâre just going to stick flags in the ground,â said Wiley, 60, of Mount Zion.
With more than 2,000 flags to be displayed, it was good to have so many volunteers from across the area to assist with the task.
A graduate of Mount Zion High School, Hanneken, 45, of Long Creek died March 25 when his squad car collided into a utility pole and a tree on Illinois 10 in Bondville. Hanneken was on patrol but State Police said he was not responding to a call and there appeared to be no signs of foul play. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.