Flags to be lowered in honor of Chicago firefighter
Published: Nov. 16, 2023 at 4:42 PM CST
ILLINOIS. (WIFR) - Governor JB Pritzker orders all covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act to fly flags at half-staff this weekend.
The flag lowering is to honor Chicago firefighter and EMT Andrew ‘Drew’ Price who fell through a roof down a light shaft and died in the line of duty.
Price was fighting a fire at a four-story building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood early Monday morning.
American and Illinois flags will be lowered from sunrise, Friday, Nov. 17., until sundown, Monday, Nov. 20.
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