Illinois: Local Leg of Torch Run a Salute to Fallen Trooper

Family, friends, coworkers and even some people who didn’t personally know James Sauter came out early Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Illinois State Police trooper. They gathered at 6:45 a.m. in front of the village hall in Chicago Ridge for the annual Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. This is the 14th year in which Chicago Ridge police have participated, and the second straight year they have run and walked the Chicago Ridge portion that is named in Sauter’s memory.