Family members of trooper Jim Sauter receive a bouquet of flowers from Illinois State Police Capt. Joseph Perez during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Trooper Sauter was killed in the line of duty in March when his squad car was struck by a semi-truck on I-294 as he was assisting a motorist. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Officers salute during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
A member of the Kane County Sheriff's Honor Guard posts the colors during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
A Geneva police officer lights a candle during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
The Aurora Christian High School choir performs "You Raise Me Up" during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Illinois State Police Capt. Joseph Perez remembers the late trooper Jim Sauter, who was killed in the line of duty in March when his squad car was struck by a semi-truck on I-294 as he was assisting a motorist, during the Law Enforcement Appreciation Ceremony at Mooseheart House of God on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Police officials, family and the public gathered during National Police Week to honor the service of Fox Valley area law enforcement. The annual Ceremony Honoring Law Enforcement began Wednesday evening in the Mooseheart Church of God in Batavia. A candle lighting vigil honored Kane County … Read More
