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Chicago honors fallen police officers, including Officer John Bartholomew, at memorial ceremonies
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What happenedChicago honors fallen police officers, including Officer John Bartholomew, at memorial ceremonies.
The headline splitWLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Chicago honors fallen police officers, including Officer John Bartholomew, at memorial ce...". WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Chicago honors fallen Ofc. John Bartholomew and 607 other officers killed in duty".
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CenterChicago honors fallen police officers, including Officer John Bartholomew, at memorial ceremonies
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Chicago honors fallen police officers, including Officer John Bartholomew, at memorial ceremonies
The names of all 608 Chicago police officers who have been killed in the line of duty were read aloud during an annual memorial ceremony, including Officer John Bartholomew, whose death fiv...
