Police officer dies in the line of duty on what was supposed to be a night off

Schaumburg cop collapses, dies chasing suspect on foot
November 1, 2008

A Schaumburg police officer died early Saturday morning after collapsing while pursuing a suspect on foot in the 1000 block of Golf Road, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.


Officer Frank Russo, 47, was taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove where he was pronounced dead shortly before 3 a.m. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Schaumburg police said that Russo was working on his night off along with another officer
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