The mission of the 100 Club of Chicago is to help provide for the surviving spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics who lose their lives in the line-of-duty. This includes all federal, state, county and local officers, firefighters and paramedics stationed in and working out of Cook County.
Our benefits go to surviving spouses, dependents and even surviving parents if they were actually dependent on the deceased for their support. Our educational assistance is available to surviving spouses, children and even those children from former marriages.
We provide benefits when a public safety professional loses his/her life in the line-of-duty. We do not provide benefits when a professional dies of natural causes, either on or off duty.
Within 24 hours of a fatality, the 100 Club of Chicago provides the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, then to a dependent parent, a check for $15,000. The Club will provide an additional check to the family within several weeks of the fatality to help defray a portion of the family’s debt. The Club will also provide educational assistance to the spouse and post-secondary education for the children.
The 100 Club of Chicago has provided benefits to more than 238 families of fallen public safety professionals. Total benefits have exceeded $7.8 million.
Funds are raised through individual and corporate memberships, donations and special events.
Yes, the 100 Club of Chicago is an Illinois not-for-profit (501) (c) (3) charitable organization. All contributions are tax deductible within the limits of the law.
We do it to express, in our own way, our gratitude for the job that every law enforcement officer, firefighter and paramedic does to make our lives safer. Should one of them die in the line-of-duty, our actions acknowledge our obligation to their families in the best way we know how.
You can join or donate to the 100 Club of Chicago and give back to the families of those professionals who protect us in our daily lives; fill-out an application to become a member of the 100 Club of Chicago; encourage family members and friends to join the Club or donate to the Club.
Yes, we have many members who are active public safety professionals.
In 1950, a Detroit businessman asked 100 of his friends and associates to help the family of a slain police officer. Since then, 100 Clubs have developed in many cities and countries around the world – including the 100 Club of Chicago.