Traffic & Transit
Chatham Street Named In Honor Of Fallen Chicago Police Officer Thomas Wortham IV
His sister said she hopes people will honor his memory by making the city safer.
May 21, 2026
The Chatham community came together on Wednesday night to honor fallen Chicago police officer Thomas Wortham IV, 16 years after he was shot and killed.
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With cheers and plenty of tears, family members and fellow police officers unveiled sign designating a stretch of Martin Luther King Drive in Chatham as Honorary Ofc. Thomas E. Wortham IV Way.
Wortham was shot and killed on May 20, 2010, while confronting a group of men trying to steal his motorcycle.
