Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Feeley was struck and killed by Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad switching engine number 118 east of Robey Street (modern-day Damen Avenue). He and another officer had been detailed to patrol the tracks between Ashland Avenue and the Panhandle Junction when he was struck.
He had just jumped off of another engine when he was struck by the oncoming train.
Patrolman Feeley was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Patrolman Feeley was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Feeley gave the Chicago Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Feeley is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Feeley's cause is highlighted.
How William Feeley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Feeley is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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