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website updated 8/23/2010

Welcome to the home of Illinois Chapter of Concerns Of Police Survivors, better known as ILCOPS. If you have any questions, or would like to speak with someone within the organization, please click here for board members contact information.

National C.O.P.S. was organized in 1984 with 110 individual members. Today C.O.P.S. membership is over 15,000 families. Members include spouses, children, parents, siblings, significant others, and affected co-workers of officers killed in the line of duty according to Federal government criteria. C.O.P.S. is governed by a National Board of law enforcement survivors. All programs and services are administered by the National Office in Camdenton, Missouri.

Illinois C.O.P.S. received its charter in April 2005 and is continuing to grow into one of the top C.O.P.S. chapters offering support, assistance and help for all of Illinois Survivors. For our mission statement, please click here.

National COPS Award & Recognition

Illinois COPS receives Award from National COPS for providing financial support of National COPS mission and programs. Pictured are (L to R) Suzie Sawyer - National COPS Executive Director, Linda Moon Gregory - National COPS President, Cathy Barnard – ILCOPS Central Regional Trustee, Eric Stacy – ILCOPS Southern Liaison Officer, Jennifer Thacker – National COPS Immediate Past President

Illinois COPS is proud to have 2 members that achieved the milestone of completing a century walk (100 miles each) to raise money for National COPS support and programs (COPS Walk) over the course of 4 years. Congratulations (pictured L to R) Norma Walsh and Cathy Barnard!

Sixth Annual
Cycle Across Illinois 2010

Download ride information and application for 2010

Illinois COPS Chapter members, supporters, law enforcement officers and the public are invited to attend the ^6th Annual Cycle Across Illinois closing ceremony on July 18, 2010 at 1:30 p.m., at the CPD Headquarters, 3510 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. The arrival of the cyclists after the nearly 350+ miles, four day ride from Alton to Chicago, will be followed by a brief ceremony. The tentative schedule and route is given below.

Thursday July 15^th

0700       Breakfast and ceremonial rear wheel-dip into
             Mississippi River
1200       Lunch, near Waverly
1600       Wreath laying ceremony at Illinois Peace Officers Memorial
             – Illinois State Capitol.

Friday July 16^th

0700       Breakfast at Victory Bingo Hall
             (compliments of Mrs. Jerry Overman)
0800       LV Springfield
1200       Lunch Atlanta, IL
1700       Riders arrive in Bloomington/Normal

Saturday July 17^th

0700       Breakfast, LV Bloomington/Normal
1200       Lunch near Dwight/Pontiac
1700       Riders arrive in Joliet
1900       Reception/Dinner at Heroes West,
             1530 Commerce Drive, Joliet.

Sunday July 18^th

0700       Breakfast, LV Joliet: Stop at Jonathan Walsh Way
0930       Memorial ceremony for Hainesville Cpl Cesar Velazquez
             at the Orland Park Police Department,
             15100 S. Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL
1030       LV OPPD
1245       AR Chicago Police Department Headquarters:
             3510 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
             Meet Chicago PD’s Memorial Foundation Riders
1330      Memorial ceremony at CPD Headquarters
            3510 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
1400      Joint ride to Gold Star Families and Memorial Park, Chicago
            (near the Southeast corner of Soldier Field)
1500      All riders leave and return to CPD Headquarters.
1530   AR back at CPD, fruit and sandwiches for riders/drivers
            before departure

Illinois COPS
Waterpark Weekend 2010

March 13 & 14 2010
Clock Tower Resort & Conference Center, Rockford, Illinois

The water park weekend was well attended this year by 10 Illinois surviving families. Survivors attending were 38 adults and 29 children for a total of 67 survivors (20 rooms booked). The ten surviving families represented were as follows:

FALLEN OFFICERS	E.O.W.
CHARLES BARDEN	08/24/38
MELVIN L. GOSSMEYER	07/17/60
TODD C. JOHNSON	10/20/93
ADAM V. STREICHER	03/22/02
JAMES JOSEPH MULAY	05/19/03
WILLIAM (WALLY) ROLNIAK JR.	02/04/04
MICHAEL PATRICK GORDON	08/08/04
JONATHAN EDWARD WALSH	08/20/04
PATRICK MICHAEL RIGHI-BARNARD	11/25/04
DANIEL P. FIGGINS	04/09/05

IL COPS sponsored a pizza & pop party on Saturday evening for all survivors. On Sunday, Survivors shared breakfast, and an Easter egg hunt for the children. All surviving families had a great time and fellowship with one another at the water park, swimming pool & hot tub area, and the pizza party and breakfast. A new surviving family attended on Sunday morning and was received with open arms from fellow survivors.

Thank you to all that made this a great success!