CHICAGO — The City of Chicago observed Memorial Day on Saturday during an annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at Daley Plaza and a subsequent parade along State Street.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois honored fallen service members and their loved ones during a ceremony that included Gold Star families and representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
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“Our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters who served deserve our unending gratitude,” the mayor said. “A debt of gratitude that can never be fully repaid.”
Durbin said Memorial Day is “the day we remember and honor the more than one million Americans who have given their lives in military service.”…