Police Memorial Service to be in Rockton this year

ROCKTON – The Old Stone Church, 101 E. Union St., Rockton, will host the 2016 Northern Illinois Police Memorial Service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. This is the first time in several years that the service has been held outside the city of Rockford.

There were 128 police officers in the U.S. who lost their lives in the line-of-duty in 2015, including two officers from Illinois.

Pastor Dan Herman of the Old Stone Church will begin his role as a volunteer chaplain for the Rockford Fire and Police Department in May, and will continue to serve the Rockton Fire Protection District as a chaplain as he has for the past 12 years.