On Thursday, February 27th,  23 Chicago Police Officers travelled by bus in the early morning hours to Springfield to attend the EnBanc Hearings to protest the possibility of release of the convicted murderer of PO Herman Stallworth 10965 003rd District EOW 24 May 1967 and the offender convicted of the Attempted Murder of PO Eddie Jackson 2790 VCD Prostitution Unit 14 October 1977.

Both cases were called before the Parole Board and the facts were presented. The Parole Board voted on each case and parole was denied to each of these offenders. The vote to deny parole was unanimous for both cases.

The Lodge would like to thank all of the Officers who made the trip in the early morning hours, John Gordon, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for their constant support of these protests and for supplying the bus, and the thousands of Chicago Police Officers and Citizens who signed the petitions to deny parole to these convicted offenders.