Vigil held to honor the death of Bradley police officer killed in the line of duty – Chicago Tribune newstrendslive

On Dec. 29, 2021, Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and Officer Tyler Bailey received a call about barking dogs in the parking lot of a Comfort Inn & Suites in Bourbonnais. Responding to this call would lead to Bailey being seriously wounded and the death of Rittmanic.

In the same place one year later, the family of Rittmanic held a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of the hotel to honor her passing.

Jen Whitaker, left, and Kathleen Rittmanic-Emme wipe away tears while attending an anniversary vigil for their aunt and sister, Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, outside a Comfort Inn hotel, Dec. 29, 2022, in Bourbonnais. Sgt. Rittmanic was fatally shot while answering a noise disturbance call at the hotel on Dec. 29, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Mourners gather to remember Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic during an anniversary vigil outside a Comfort Inn hotel on Dec. 29, 2022, in Bourbonnais. Rittmanic was fatally shot and her partner Officer Tyler Bailey was wounded while answering a noise disturbance call at the hotel on Dec. 29, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Jeff and Heather Nigg hold a police-themed U.S. flag in memory of Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic during an anniversary vigil outside a Comfort Inn hotel on Dec. 29, 2022, in Bourbonnais. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)