Mourners Gather at Funeral for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew
Clip: Season 2026 | 47s
Mourners & members of the Chicago Police Department gathered at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church.
Hundreds of mourners and members of the Chicago Police Department gathered at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church to remember John Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran who was killed last month in a shooting inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital.
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Mourners Gather at Funeral for Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew
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Hundreds of mourners and members of the Chicago Police Department gathered at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church to remember John Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran who was killed last month in a shooting inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital.
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