[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 73 (Monday, April 27, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2043-S2044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Honoring John Bartholomew

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the city of Chicago is in mourning. 
On Saturday, Chicago police officer John Bartholomew was fatally shot 
after taking a robbery suspect to the hospital.
  Officer Bartholomew had been on the force for 10 years. In that 
decade, he became known by his station and his community as someone you 
could always count on. When it snowed, he was the first one outside to 
shovel. At the station, officers often heard him singing his lungs out 
in the locker room.
  Officer Bartholomew was a loving father, and a faithful husband to 
his wife Renee.
  Loretta and I offer our deepest condolences to the Bartholomew 
family.
  Officer Bartholomew's partner, a 21-year veteran of the Chicago 
Police Department, remains in critical condition. We should all pray 
for his fast and full recovery.

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