Politics & Government
Aldermen Approve Ordinance To Grant Death Benefits To Families Of Police Officers And Firefighters Who Die Of Suicide
More than a dozen Chicago police officers have died by suicide in the last four years.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved an ordinance granting work-related death benefits to the families of police officers and firefighters who have died from suicide.
It's a sobering fact – more than a dozen Chicago Police officers have died by suicide in the last four years. Until now, families of those officers did not get any work-related death benefits.
