Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper John L. McCabe was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol on Roosevelt Road near the Cook-DuPage County lines. An oncoming vehicle turned in front of him, causing the fatal collision. Trooper McCabe served with the Illinois State Police for six months. He had been in law enforcement for over ten years.
Survivors
Trooper McCabe was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper McCabe gave the Illinois State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McCabe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper John L. McCabe 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 Illinois State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John L. McCabe's cause is highlighted.
How John L. McCabe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John L. McCabe is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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