GOTCHA: Arrest made in stabbing of beloved Brother Rice High School teacher Al Filan

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Chicago Tribune reports Orland Park police have made an arrest in the homicide of a longtime Brother Rice High School teacher, the department said in a news release this afternoon.


The suspect was an acquaintance of the victim and was arrested in the early morning hours Friday, the news release said. There were no other details about the arrest, and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The investigation is continuing in conjunction with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, the release said.

Al Filan, 61, was found dead on his kitchen floor Tuesday, when police went to his house after Filan didn’t report for work that day. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said Wednesday the cause of Filan’s death was multiple stab and incise wounds.

Neighbors recalled Filan as a private man who rarely interacted with others in the quiet Orland Park neighborhood. Filan taught at Chicago's Brother Rice High School for nearly 40 years and coached soccer at Tinley Park's Victor Andrew High School from 1988 to 2010.

Police tape remained strung across Filan’s front yard this afternoon, though police no long had squad cars on patrol in front of the house.