NORWOOD PARK — The United States Post Office in Norwood Park would be renamed for slain Chicago Police Officer Joseph Cali under a measure introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago.
Cali, 31, an Edison Park resident, died in May 1975 after being shot in head by a sniper. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Cali had been a police officer for two years.
Cali "who was murdered in cold blood" deserves to be remembered for "simply protecting his community," Quigley said in a statement announcing his plan to honor Cali by renaming the post office at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in his honor.
"I wish we could do more, but hopefully we will see this bill passed through the House and Senate, so that this post office can stand in Officer Cali’s name and memorialize the dedication and sacrifice he made for the city of Chicago.”
Cali, who was married and had two young daughters at the time of his death, was shot in the head with a rifle while writing a ticket outside the Henry Horner Homes, a public housing project on the West Side.
James Clark, then 17, was convicted of Cali's murder. He was paroled in 1986, records show.
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