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They Stand with Law Enforcement
Chicago Police Department officers feel the love during National Police Week
12th District
On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, sev- eral faith-based institutions and businesses showed up to treat officers with coffee, pas- tries, fruits and health kits.
The Polish and Lithuanian restaurant Mabenka donat- ed a dual-pulley functional train- er for officers to exercise with on May 8.
Officers took their bagpipes and drums to Spring- field on May 6 to represent at the Illinois Police Of- ficers Memorial.
22nd District
19th Ward Alderman Matthew O’Shea stopped by with breakfast in a show of appreciation for officers on May 14.
The South Shore Methodist Church and the Na- tional Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) provided a chicken, string beans and mac-and-cheese lunch for officers on May 13.
8th District
8th District
3rd District
A mother is like no other
From distributing roses to delivering gift bags to hosting an extravaganza, Chi- cago Police Department officers turned Mother’s Day into Mother’s Weekend this year. Officers from the 10th, 11th and 15th Districts partnered with CPD’s Community Safety Team, Superinten- dent Chief David Brown and local orga- nizations to show their appreciation for mothers around the city.
The 10th, 11th and 15th District CAPS officers strolled through North Lawndale and the West Side with orange, yellow, red and pink roses for any mother they could find on the morning of May 8. The officers collaborated with the CPD Com- munity Safety Team and ChiGivesBack, an organization whose mission is to give back by paying it forward, to hand- deliver more than 200 vibrant roses paired with gift bags as a tribute to moth- ers.
Officers of the 15th District partnered with Superintendent Chief David Brown, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Alderman Emma Mitts for a Mother’s Day Extrava- ganza in Austin on May 9. The first an- nual event featured free COVID-19 tests
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and vaccinations from Walmart and Wal- greens, a Sunday hat competition and a variety of West Side organizations, in- cluding Fathers Who Care. Families gath- ered to buy products, play games and honor mothers in the community.
To continue the Mother’s Weekend support, 11th District officers worked
with faith-based organizations to deliver roses and gift bags to mothers on May 10. The officers walked door-to-door — except for one mother who received the gifts through her window — to express their gratitude to mothers. During the distributions, officers also listened to the mothers’ concerns regarding violence around the neighborhood.