Oak Park police detective honored as a ‘mighty hero,’ pride of the South Side

Detective Allan Reddins was remembered Thursday as a proud father, a caring friend and a rising star in the Oak Park Police Department.

Mourners packed the Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood for Reddins' funeral. He was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 29. He joined the Oak Park Police Department in 2019 after serving for two years as a Metra police officer.

“I knew immediately Allan was an asset to the Oak Park Police Department and to the Oak Park community,”...