Local leaders back measure to ensure uninterrupted next of kin benefits for fallen first responders – CBS2 (Chicago)

The state's Line of Duty Compensation Act provides benefits to the families of police officers, firefighters, paramedics, military members, and other first responders killed in the line of duty. But in some years, funding for those benefits can run out before the end of the fiscal year, forcing families to sometimes wait months for state lawmakers to approve supplemental funding.

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