CHICAGO (CBS) — The Memorial Day Parade starts in Chicago on Monday morning.
The 89th annual ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. with a parade of members of the Chicago Fire Department led by The Pipes and Drums of the CFD. A mass will follow at 10 a.m
Chicago Fire Department
The ceremony will take place at the Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to attend the ceremony.
“At this service we will remember all those of our CFD family who have died since last Memorial Day, especially 2 members who made the ultimate sacrifice by dying in The Line of Duty, 8 active members of the department and more than 125 retirees,” CFD said in a written statement.
There will be a flagpole ceremony at the corner of Roosevelt Road and May Avenue for the flag raising with a 21 gun and tap salute.
The annual Woogms Parade, organized by the Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society, departs Lakeview at 11 a.m.
It’s a parade where “everyone marches, no one just watches.”
