IL State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Greg Witt
October 29, 2026 – October 30, 2026
Greg Witt, 35, of Gilberts, was a firefighter with the Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District and a U.S. Marine veteran. He joined the district in January 2019. He died after a medical emergency during a training exercise on October 21, 2026. The Governor of Illinois ordered flags lowered in his honor and remembrance.
Flag protocol
Flags covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act should be flown at half-staff on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from sunrise to sunset.