05/08/2026
Please feel free to join us in honoring Officer Bartholomew tomorrow.
LAWRENCE AVENUE PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND PARTIAL CLOSURE
- Officer John Bartholomew Funeral Procession
The funeral procession for Officer John Bartholomew will pass through the 39th Ward along Lawrence Avenue on Friday, May 8th, around 1:45 pm, following his funeral.
Officer Bartholomew served the 17th Police District and 39th Ward. I invite neighbors to line the procession route, on Lawrence from Pulaski to Cicero, tomorrow. We encourage you to start lining the street at approximately 1:45 pm.
If you would like to show support by holding a sign like the one in this post, you may pick them up at the 39th Ward Public Service Office today until 5 pm, or tomorrow before the procession.
Both sides of Lawrence Avenue between N. Sheridan Rd. and Cicero Ave. will have No Parking restrictions from 4:00 am to 2:00 pm on Friday.
Please keep the Bartholomew family, his injured partner Officer Nelson Crespo, and all of our first responders in your thoughts and prayers.