CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn will join Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and the family of a slain police officer in signing new gun legislation.
The bill will increase penalties for unlawful firearm possession. Quinn is scheduled to sign the legislation Monday at a park on Chicago's South Side.
Daley, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Sheriff Tom Dart are slated to attend the bill-signing, in addition to the family of Officer Thomas Wortham IV.
The 30-year-old officer was shot and killed outside his parent's home on May 19 by men who were trying to steal his motorcycle.
Wortham, a member of the Wisconsin National Guard, had recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Two other Chicago police officers have been shot and killed since his death.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
The bill will increase penalties for unlawful firearm possession. Quinn is scheduled to sign the legislation Monday at a park on Chicago's South Side.
Daley, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Sheriff Tom Dart are slated to attend the bill-signing, in addition to the family of Officer Thomas Wortham IV.
The 30-year-old officer was shot and killed outside his parent's home on May 19 by men who were trying to steal his motorcycle.
Wortham, a member of the Wisconsin National Guard, had recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Two other Chicago police officers have been shot and killed since his death.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
