Ella French

Fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French was honored Wednesday on what would have been her 31st birthday, and Lexi Sutter has more on the emotional tribute paid to her by her colleagues and family.

Fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French was honored by family members, colleagues and local dignitaries at an emotional ceremony to commemorate one year since her line-of-duty death.

A northwestern Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to making an illegal “straw” purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill Chicago police officer Ella French during a traffic stop in 2021. Jamel Danzy, 30, of Hammond, entered the plea to one count of federal firearm conspiracy during a videoconference before U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman. Danzy could get…

Heeding Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s call, the interim chief of Chicago’s police watchdog agency extended a “sincere and heartfelt apology” Thursday to Ella French’s loved ones but said “there was no procedure” to change the report that recommended a suspension for the slain Chicago police officer.

Cops and City Council members say they’re outraged Chicago’s police watchdog released a report saying Officer Ella French — killed during a traffic stop in August — violated department policies back in 2019.

Chicago police officers and the family of injured officer Carlos Yanez Jr. came face-to-face in court Monday with the man accused of injuring Yanez and fatally shooting Chicago Police Officer Ella French. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

The two brothers, both of whom were charged in connection with the shooting of Chicago Police Department Officer Ella French and Officer Carlos Yanez, were indicted Friday.

Hundreds gathered at a Chicago chapel Thursday to pay tribute to fallen police Officer Ella French, a 29-year-old shot and killed in the line of duty when a traffic stop turned violent earlier this month.

Chicago’s police superintendent says an officer left partially paralyzed by a shooting that killed his partner has been moved to a rehabilitation center but still faces “a long road ahead.”

Chicago Police Officer Ella French was laid to rest Saturday at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, with family, friends and her fellow officers all present as she reached her final resting place.

Hundreds gathered at a Chicago chapel Thursday to pay tribute to fallen police Officer Ella French, a 29-year-old shot and killed in the line of duty when a traffic stop turned violent earlier this month. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

At the funeral of fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French, her partner’s father shared an emotional speech on behalf of his son, who is continuing to recover in the hospital.

Just blocks from the church where funeral services were held for fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French, kids taped a poster to a gate, signed with their handprints. It read: “RIP Ofc. French. We love you.” Deshante Wright, owner of Kiddie College Learning Center, says she wants to teach her young students how to spread love in difficult times. “They…

From street corners to the front steps of the church, Chicagoans showed their support for police while paying respects to fallen Officer Ella French in their own way. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Hundreds gathered at a Chicago chapel Thursday to pay tribute to fallen police Officer Ella French, a 29-year-old shot and killed in the line of duty when a traffic stop turned violent earlier this month.

At her daughter’s funeral, Officer Ella French’s mother stood before the packed church filled with police, first responders and city officials with what she said was only half her heart.

Elizabeth French, the mother of fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French, delivered an emotional eulogy at her daughter’s funeral Thursday.

The father of Officer Carlos Yanez, Ella French’s partner who was critically wounded during the shooting that killed her and is continuing to recover in the hospital, said he brought with him a T-shirt from his son, who asked that it be given to French because he wanted “a little bit of me to be with her.”

Hundreds gathered at a Chicago chapel Thursday to pay tribute to fallen police Officer Ella French, a 29-year-old shot and killed in the line of duty when a traffic stop turned violent earlier this month.

Family, friends and colleagues began to say their goodbyes to fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella French on Wednesday, as her partner continues to heal in an area hospital bed after he was shot during the early August attack. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more details.