Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell
Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 22, 2023
1. Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell Marker
Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell, 46, was shot and killed on September 30, 1946 behind a service station at the intersection of Des Plaines Avenue and Roosevelt Road when he and his partner interrupted a burglary in progress. The two suspects, later convicted of murder, fled as Lieutenant Ziebell's partner transported him to Oak Park Hospital. Lieutenant Ziebell was a twenty year veteran of the Forest Park Police Department at the time of his death.
Erected 2015 by Village of Forest Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is September 30, 1946.
Location. 41° 52.997′ N, 87° 48.54′ W. Marker is in Forest Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker can be reached from Randolph Street just west of Belvidere Street, on the right when traveling west. This marker is near the southeast corner of Remembrance Park. It is one of four individual markers devoted to officers who died in the line of duty, surrounding a larger memorial to Forest Park’s fallen firefighters and police officers. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest Park IL 60130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fire Captain Frank Schnurstein (here, next to this marker); Police Officer Edward Pflaume (here, next to this marker); Police Officer Michael Caulfield
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More about this marker. The service station where Lt. Ziebell was fatally shot, at 7749 Roosevelt Road, was about one and a half miles south of this marker; it is an Exxon station and a 7-11 today.
Regarding Police Lieutenant Herman Ziebell. Lt. Herman Ziebell and his partner, Sgt. Joseph Cortino, confronted two burglars they spotted at the rear of Louis Laub's gas station at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Des Plaines Avenue, at 1:30 a.m. on September 30, 1946. One of the men fled by foot toward the cemetery on the opposite corner of the intersection while his accomplice, waiting in a car, shot Lt. Ziebell through the chest moments after being questioned, and then ran off himself. Ziebell was taken by his
Photographed By Sean Flynn, August 22, 2023
2. Remembrance Park Police and Fire Memorial
A memorial to the fallen firefighters and police officers dedicated by the Village of Forest Park
Ziebell's son Edwin joined the Forest Park police force a year after his father's death and would spend 27 years in the department, ultimately serving as Forest Park's police chief from 1969 until his retirement in 1975.
Also see . . .
1. Remembering those who died while serving. The Forest Park Review writes about the death of Lt. Ziebell and the three other men honored at the Remembrance Park memorial. (Submitted on August 24, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Lt. Herman W. Ziebell on Officer Down Memorial Page. (Submitted on August 24, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
