RIP Firefighter Altman
Private funeral was yesterday:
Friends and loved ones of fallen Chicago firefighter Michael Altman said their final goodbyes during a funeral Tuesday morning in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.
The private funeral service was held at the Blake-Lamb funeral home at 4727 W. 103rd St. after planned services on Friday were canceled when Altman’s wife went into labor Thursday.
Despite steady rain, first responders and community members lined the street outside the funeral home as Altman’s casket, draped in a Chicago flag, was carried to a procession bound for his final resting place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.
Altman, a firefighter and EMT, died March 17 from injuries he suffered the day before while fighting a fire in a Rogers Park apartment. The blaze was in a four-story building in the 1700 block of West North Shore Avenue. Altman fell after the floor collapsed, fire officials said.
The weather matched the mood of the day.
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posted by SCC at 12:09 AM
17 Comments:
My prayers to family and friends of heroic firefighter Michael Altman. May he rest in peace.
God bless this hero. One of Chicago's very own. Amen.
Horrific for the family.
In the years to come they will utilize strength they could never imaging they had.
There are no fitting words
Peace within for all the family
Rest in peace with Jesus.
May he rest in peace, Dad speed brother prayers for your family
Where the pension money is going: https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/30/taxpayers-paid-286m-over-7-years-chicago-s-police-monitors-enforce-consent-decree-data
🙏🙏🙏🙏. Seems even God and his angels were crying. So sad.
Too sad for words.
May the Family find comfort in their memories of this great hero. Rest in power. The people of the City of Chicago owe you and your family a debt that can never be repaid. Thank you.
WHY are we not all shouting from the rooftops, calling every newspaper and newscaster we can so they can’t BURY why this poor young man lost his life
The SUSPECT was on JUDGES ELECTRONIC MONITORING…..
Judges electronic monitoring is all CIVILIANS they are not sworn
They knew this guy was out in the community and did nothing. They caused this young fireman’s death
This is a public safety emergency
We should all be outside of every Cook County Commissioner's office demanding answers why Electronic Monitoring was switched from the Sheriff to the Chief Judge.
I rarely stick up for Dart but Electronic Monitoring under his control was ran better. We’ve called Sheriff’s Electronic Monitoring and they provide answers and even gladly send units to help us take offenders into custody. You call Judges EM and they won’t give any information or they flat out LIE
We've all suffered loss, but I cannot even imagine the last minutes of this man's life. He is with the Lord. May the arsonist (and the "judges") rot...
Return to Quarters and Rest in Peace, Sir.
Got to agree. Don't like dart but at least the Sheriff's did the best they could with limited resources and backing. (Sound familiar?)
I would never, ever stick up for Dart.
"Return to Quarters and Rest in Peace, Sir.
4/01/2026 04:53:52 PM"
Message received.
So, so sorry.
Rip Mike Altman
Went to grade school with him and my mom was his teacher at Canty
I pray we all get to and from places, work, and jobs safely.
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