08/22/2025
It is with deep sadness that the Labor Council announces the passing of Kevin Krug, field supervisor, negotiator, and twenty-year veteran of the Labor Council.
The Illinois FOP Labor Council has always been driven by its employees whose passion for law enforcement advocacy was matched by a style all their own. Their stories circulate long after meetings have ended, becoming the stuff of Labor Council legend. Kevin Krug was one of those legends.
Before his time with the Labor Council, Kevin spent 18 years with the Chicago Housing Authority as Manager of Labor and Employee Relations and Chief Negotiating Officer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Communications from Illinois State University and also taught at Chicago City Colleges. Kevin joined the Illinois FOP Labor Council in 2005 as a Northern Supervisor. From the start, he stood out, not only for his expertise in labor relations, but for the craft and color he brought to every negotiation.
Kevin was eccentric, sharp, and endlessly unpredictable. He could talk for hours and give nothing away, or slip a decisive point into a conversation so smoothly it felt like nothing at all. He used humor like a scalpel and frustration like a hammer, always knowing when to press and when to let silence do the work. For Kevin, life was work, and work was life. He thrived under impossible loads, pulled outrageous hours, and poured himself into the Labor Council’s mission. It wasn’t just a job, it was his way of being. Thousands of members benefited from the deals he shaped, the counsel he gave, and the sheer energy he invested behind the scenes.
Kevin Krug was more than a supervisor or negotiator. He was a force of nature within the Labor Council, cunning, eccentric, relentless, and unforgettable. His absence leaves us diminished, but his legend will endure.
