Sergeant Jason Rago of the Morton Grove Police Department died of pancreatic cancer on May 31, 2024. He served for nearly 24 years in the department. A Morton Grove police sergeant who also served in Naperville died of pancreatic cancer on May 31. He was 51 years old.
“He loved being a dad and doing his job,” Monica Rago told Pioneer Press. She also served with him briefly in the Morton Grove police department, where she was a community service officer and he was her supervisor. “As far as a supervisor, he was great, very understanding, viewed everything from all angles— just to make sure that everybody stayed safe and did their job.”
Simo said even during Jason Rago’s last year on the force, he continued to have a good attitude and did desk work up until the month he died. “He told me that he thought it was very important to set an example as he went through his illness that people look at him and see he was trying to handle it as cheerfully and as matter of fact as possible.”
Monica Rago said she received a lot of support from the police departments in the months leading to her husband’s death as well as now. “They’re always family to me… They’ve been there for me and Jason, to support anything he ever needed or I ever needed.”