Attend a weekend benefit for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation's Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. Comedian Tom Dreesen will host A Salute to Chicago's Finest, Aug. 26-28, which includes a noon rally at Daley Center Plaza on Friday, Aug. 26, and an entertainment gala at Arie Crown Theatre. The three-day event will be capped off with an all-faith service at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park on Sunday, Aug. 28. For more details, call (312) 499-8899 or visit www.cpdmemorial.org.
The site, between Soldier Field and Burnham Harbor, honors Chicago Police Officers killed or seriously injured on the job. The $3 million memorial park will be finished next year. |
