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Chicago Firefighter Michael Altman Laid to Rest in Private Funeral

The ceremony followed public tributes, with prosecutors pursuing a murder and arson case in Cook County.

Overview

  • Altman, whose private funeral took place Tuesday in Oak Lawn, was honored by supporters who lined the route from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
  • The service was rescheduled after his wife went into labor during last week's visitation and delivered their second child.
  • Prosecutors charged Sheaves Slate, 27, with first-degree murder, aggravated arson and residential arson in connection with the Rogers Park fire.
  • Charging documents allege Slate entered through a basement window, set a mattress on fire in a boiler room, placed a door that hid smoke, and left without alerting residents.
  • Altman died after the first floor collapsed during the March 16 response in Rogers Park, and Slate remains detained pending court proceedings.