Chicago police district commanders and deputy chiefs take off their caps in prayer during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV in the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Sixteen years after being fatally shot in front of his parent’s Chatham neighborhood home, a street in the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive was renamed on May 20, 2026, in honor of Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV, who was killed in the line of duty on the same date in 2010.
Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling greets retired police Sgt. Thomas Wortham III during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Wortham's son, Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV, on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A police helicopter makes a flyover during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV on May 20, 2026. Wortham was killed in the line of duty in 2010. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police honor guard officers practice before the honorary street renaming ceremony for police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV in the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)A police honor guard passes attendees during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police district commanders and deputy chiefs take off their caps during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Sandra Wortham pulls the cover on the sign bearing the name of her late brother, Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV, during his honorary street renaming ceremony in the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive on May 20, 2026. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Family members of Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV, including his father, retired police Sgt. Thomas Wortham III, from left, mother Caroline Wortham and sister Sandra Wortham, have their picture taken with an honorary street name sign for Wortham IV on May 20, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Family members of Chicago police Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV and police Superintendent Larry Snelling, left, attend the honorary street renaming ceremony for the late officer at the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive on May 20, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police district commanders and deputy chiefs listen to speakers during the honorary street renaming ceremony for Officer Thomas E. Wortham IV on May 20, 2026. Wortham was killed in the line of duty on the same date in 2010. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
