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The family of a slain Chicago police officer demanded that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker stay away from his funeral on Monday as the search for his killer continues.
Rewards totaling $100,000 from multiple agencies are being offered for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of Xavier L. Tate Jr., an Aurora man whom investigators claim killed the off-duty cop.in Chicago, IL, is assisting in the search for Xavier L. Tate, Jr., wanted in connection with the murder of a Chicago PD Officer on April 21, 2024.
While Johnson and other politicians were slated to attend Huesca’s funeral, NBC News reporter Mary Ann Ahern said sources told her that his family directed them not to.When Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza asked the family what she could do for them at Sunday’s wake, Huesca’s mother reportedly said, “Tell the mayor not to come. We do not want him there.”
Huesca’s mother said “tell the mayor not to come. We do not wan him there. Tomorrow is about my son and my family’s grief. We do not want him to disrespect his memory. The mayor does not support the police.” Mendoza relayed that information to the Mayor’s Chief he was unwelcome at her son's funeral. We both called him before 10pm asking he please honor her wishes. This went out at 10:35pm.
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