Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Marco DiFranco died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Officer DiFranco had served with the Chicago Police Department for 21 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Marco DiFranco died on April 2, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 50.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 7 at Chicago Police Department.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and a brother who also serves with the agency.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer DiFranco gave the Chicago Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer DiFranco.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Marco DiFranco is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 66 of 1,318 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Chicago Police Department, 46 of 571 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marco DiFranco's cause is highlighted.
How Marco DiFranco Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Marco DiFranco is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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