Late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington honored during wreath-laying ceremony

A special ceremony was held on Tuesday honoring the life and legacy of former Chicago Mayor Herald Washington.

Wednesday will mark 38 years since his death.

Those who served with him held a wreath-laying ceremony Tuesday morning on the South Side at Oak Woods Cemetery. They acknowledged how he revamped health care for expectant mothers and children. Those who knew him also honored the policies still shaping the city…

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