Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Employee Leonard Tatro was stabbed to death just after midnight during an escape by two youths at the Kankakee Minimum Security Unit. The two youths used a knife which had been smuggled out of the kitchen the night before. After the attack, the youths who stabbed Corrections Employee Tatro escaped in his car, but were apprehended by Chicago police officers the next day. Both youths pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in adult court, one of the first such cases in Will County. They were sentenced to 15 to 25 years.
Survivors
Corrections Employee Tatro was survived by his wife, two sons and six grandsons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Tatro served with the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Tatro.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Leonard Tatro is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Illinois Department of Corrections, 27 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard Tatro's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard Tatro Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 15 to 25 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard Tatro is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leonard Tatro was killed by edged weapon; knife.
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