During the ceremony, Mayor Johnson gave a special resolution making Chicago a Purple Heart City for retired Illinois Air National Guard Lt. Col. Eldridge Johnson Jr.

The city of Chicago honored the area’s past and present veterans with a traditional commemoration at Soldier Field on Monday. Ald. William Conway (34th) said he doesn’t think the families of veterans get thanked enough on Veteran’s Day.

The Chicago Bears invited the U.S. Armed Forces to Chicago, providing live music by the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division Rock Band, the

The City of Chicago will host its annual Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony at Soldier Field to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans.