Nearly 40 firefighters and paramedics were honored Tuesday by the governor and given Medal of Valor and Firefighter Excellence awards for their response to the Highland Park shooting.
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Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois State Fire Marshall James A. Rivera honored more than 50 firefighters across the state for their heroic efforts earlier this week.
At the start of Wednesday evening’s ceremony, a moment of silence was held for the two Chicago firefighters who died in the line of duty in two separate incidents this week. Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died while battling a fire at a Gold Coast high-rise Wednesday morning, and Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died Tuesday while fighting a fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.