Elizabeth French, center, looks up in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago at the honorary street sign named for her daughter, slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, during a ceremony on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
On the anniversary of her death, a street in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building was named in honor of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French. French was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Chicago’s South Side on Aug. 7, 2021.
Chicago Fire Department firefighters raise an American flag outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago before a ceremony where an honorary street sign was unveiled in the name of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)The Chicago Police honor guard stands in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago before a ceremony in which a stretch of South California Avenue was given an honorary street sign in memory of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Cook County Sheriff's Police Officer Nelson Lewis and his K9 partner Ella take photos with Elizabeth French before a ceremony outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago where an honorary street sign was unveiled in the name of French's daughter, slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, on Aug. 7, 2025. Ella the bloodhound was named for Officer French. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)Cook County Sheriff's Police Officer Nelson Lewis and his K9 partner Ella take part in a ceremony outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago where an honorary street sign was unveiled in the name of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, on Aug. 7, 2025. Ella the bloodhound was named for Officer French. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)A photo of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French is displayed alongside flowers during a ceremony in which a stretch of South California Avenue, in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, was given an honorary street sign in her memory on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Members of the Chicago Police Department's 10th District look on as the stretch of South California Avenue in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago is given an honorary street sign in memory of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French in a ceremony on Aug. 7, 2025. French worked out of the 10th District. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)The stretch of South California Avenue in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago is given an honorary street sign in the name of slain Chicago police Officer Ella French in a ceremony on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)Elizabeth French, center, admires an honorary street sign in the name of her daughter, slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago in a ceremony on Aug. 7, 2025. From left are Ald. Monique Scott, 24th, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling, Elizabeth French, Det. Joshua Blas and Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
Elizabeth French, center, is embraced in front of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago as the stretch of South California Avenue is given an honorary street sign in the name of her daughter, slain Chicago police Officer Ella French, in a ceremony on Aug. 7, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)
