His funeral will be held Thursday morning, which CBS 2 will carry live on our digital streaming network beginning at 9:30 a.m.
– The city is in a state of mourning, as services for two Chicago firefighters got under way on Wednesday afternoon.
"We live in the neighborhood," said Julie Santucci, who wanted to pay her respects to Tchoryk."So we walked down to see the flag and all the support. That's terrible for the fire family, everybody fighting, the families of the fallen firefighters.""They save some people's lives," Nico said."That's the biggest thing, that other people care - and the firefighters are family," Knudsen said."It's an extended family, and I'm part of it.
"We live in the neighborhood," said Julie Santucci who wanted to pay her respects to Tchoryk."So we walked down to see the flag and all the support. That's terrible for the fire family, everybody fighting, the families of the fallen firefighters."CBS News Chicago
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