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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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David Struett

Mayor Johnson invokes ‘soul’ of Chicago’s ancestors at Memorial Day ceremony

Wreaths were laid during Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony, held in Grant Park at the statue of Major General John A. Logan, credited as the founder of the holiday. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Mayor Brandon Johnson invoked the “soul” of Chicago’s ancestors at a Memorial Day ceremony with veterans and their families in Grant Park on Monday.

Other dignitaries at the hourlong ceremony reflected on the complicated history of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, the Illinois native and Civil War general who helped start the holiday.

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