SPRINGFIELD — Fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano was honored at the state’s 32nd annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial held outside the Statehouse on Tuesday.
The memorial is held each May in front of the commemorative statue on the Statehouse’s back lawn as a tribute to Illinois firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The statue consists of four life-size bronze firefighters in their gear, a child, a ladder, and a hose. A red wall of bricks encircles the statue, with bronze plaques adorning the inside of the wall that display the names of fallen Illinois firefighters.
Medrano’s plaque joined the wall Tuesday…