Thomas Wortham

Gun Used To Kill Officer Passed Through 3 States

Chicago Tribune | Annie Sweeney and William Lee, Tribune Reporters | Posted 05.25.2011

The .45-caliber handgun found feet from the body of Officer Thomas Wortham IV passed through three states and many hands before a chance encounter at ...

Third Suspect Charged In Murder Of Chicago Police Officer

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

A third man has been charged with murder in the slaying last month of Chicago Police Officer Thomas Wortham IV. Marcus Floyd, 19, of the 3100 block...

Officer Thomas Wortham Mourned: Family, Friends, Colleagues Gather To Honor Slain Officer

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Known as a reserved and upstanding first lieutenant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Thomas Wortham IV wasn't afraid to personally connect with t...

Can Gov. Quinn's Anti-Violence Commission Fix Chicago's Problems?

Posted 05.25.2011

Faced with rising concerns about violence in Chicago and across the state, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced on Sunday the formation of a group to...

Chicago's Most Violent Police Beat: South Side Chatham Neighborhood's Spike In Violence

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

The most violent part of Chicago? It's a section of Chatham, the largely middle-class, African-American neighborhood on Chicago's South Side that has ...

Thomas Wortham, Chicago Police Officer And Iraq War Veteran, Killed In Robbery Attempt

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — A 30-year-old Chicago police officer who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq was shot and killed when several people approac...