local residents pay respects to CFD Lt. Tchoryk during procession
Local residents join first responders, firefighters to pay respects during the procession of CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk.
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Local residents join first responders, firefighters to pay respects during the procession of CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk.
Hundreds of Chicago firefighters lined the procession route ahead of the funeral for Lt. Jan Tchoryk, and Chicago police bagpipers played "Balmoral," a traditional funeral tune as his casket made its way from the funeral home to St. Joseph Ukrainian Church. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl has more on the somber procession.
The casket of Jan Tchoryk will be taken to be laid to rest from St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Mourners will pay their last respects to fallen Chicago Fire Department Lt. Jan Tchoryk on Thursday, at a funeral on the Northwest Side, after he died while battling a high-rise fire last week.
Tchoryk, 55, collapsed in the stairwell, at 1212 N. Lake Shore Dr., on April 5 while leading his crew on their way to the 27th floor, where the fire started.
His funeral will be held Thursday morning, which CBS 2 will carry live on our digital streaming network beginning at 9:30 a.m.
There was a somber salute and as sea of support as hundreds of Chicago firefighters came out to remember their brother, fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk, who died while fighting a high-rise fire. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The city is in a state of mourning as services for two Chicago firefighters got underway on Wednesday afternoon. Honors for Lt. Jan Tchoryk were underway in the late afternoon. CBS 2's Jermont Terry was in northwest suburban Norridge where mourners were paying their respects.
The city is in a state of mourning as services for two Chicago firefighters got underway on Wednesday afternoon. Honors for Lt. Jan Tchoryk were underway in the late afternoon. CBS 2's Jermont Terry was in northwest suburban Norridge where mourners were paying their respects.
The Chicago Fire Department lieutenant died one week ago during a high-rise fire in Gold Coast.
The Chicago Fire Department lieutenant died one week ago during a high-rise fire in Gold Coast.
The Chicago Fire Department lieutenant died one week ago during a high-rise fire in Gold Coast.
Jan Tchoryk and Jermaine Pelt both died battling separate fires last week.
Visitation and funeral arrangements have been announced for the two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty, battling separate fires last week.
Lt. Jan Tchoryk was respectfully escorted to a funeral home Friday morning. Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was solemnly guided to a funeral home in the afternoon.
Pelt was one of two firefighters who died in the line of duty in Chicago this week. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The journey to say goodbye to two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty this week has begun. Lt. Jan Tchoryk was respectfully escorted to a funeral home Friday morning. Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was solemnly guided to a funeral home in the afternoon. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had more on the reaction to the processions.
The journey to say goodbye to two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty this week has begun. Lt. Jan Tchoryk was respectfully escorted to a funeral home Friday morning. Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was solemnly guided to a funeral home in the afternoon. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had more on the reaction to the processions.
The procession took place as more details are released about Wednesday's high-rise fire in the Gold Coast where Lt. Jan Tchoryk died.
On Friday morning, colleagues honored fallen fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk as his body is taken to a funeral home. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek has the story.
Firefighter Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk died while fighting different fires a day apart. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The department's Widows' & Children's Fund is putting together scholarship and memorial funds for Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk's children.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his cause of death to be a type of cardiovascular disease, natural causes.
The Chicago firefighter community said it's making sure money raised for their fallen colleagues goes directly to their families of the two firefighters who died in the line of duty this week. The department's Widows' & Children's Fund is putting together scholarship and memorial funds for Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk's children.
As we learn more about Chicago Fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk's death due to natural causes fighting the fire at a Gold Coast high rise on Wednesday, those who knew him described him as a dear friend. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke to one of his friend who said Tchoryk was devoted to his family and the fire department.
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A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Two people were killed, and three others were injured in a crash on Friday afternoon in Chicago Heights.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
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