Michael J. Cronin

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Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home

Posted events

November 11, 2025

Nov

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home Chicago

6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60646

Nov

Service

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Gertrude Church

1420 W Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

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Graveside service

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum

700 N. River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016

Smith-Corcoran Chicago Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

November 11, 2025

Michael Cronin Obituary

Legendary Chicago policeman, Michael Cronin, passed away on November 9th, 2025, after a long illness. He was 81. Michael worked Chicago's West Side for 35 years when the West Side had one of the highest concentrated crime rates in the world... Read Michael Cronin's Obituary