Joe Jackson, born the day after Christmas in 1988, decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps, as his father had before him.On ...

Several downtown road closures are planned in connection with the Gold Star Family Memorial Dedication event scheduled on ...

Thousands from Fort Lee, the Tri-City Area (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) and beyond gathered Sept. 13 to pay tribute to ...

It is representing 7,200 soldiers that have given their lives, the ultimate sacrifice for us to enjoy the freedoms we have.” ...

He was only 23. No longer a boy, barely a man,” Rye's Michael Coutu said about his son, Second Lt. Matthew Coutu, who was ...

Officers attend the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s annual candlelight vigil at the Gold Star Families Memorial beside Soldier Field on Sept. 10, 2025. The names of 607 fallen Chicago police ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fallen Chicago police officer was honored Wednesday at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. Chicago Police Department Officer Krystal Rivera's name was enshrined on the ...

In a powerful tribute on Wednesday, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation honored officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

There were heavy hearts at the Gold Star Families Memorial Wall and Park, where Rivera's family gathered as her name was unveiled—forever etched in stone.

Rivera's name was enshrined on the wall, and her name joined the hundreds of other fallen officers read out loud during a ceremony along Chicago's lakefront.

Rivera, 36, was shot and killed by her partner on June 5 during a foot chase into a Chatham apartment. Her name became the ...