INFORMATION FROM PHIL HASKETT (RET)

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Ignatius "Iggy" "Jim" Las Cola; beloved husband of Vida nee Malioris; loving father of Jimmy Las Cola, Iggy Jr. (Sandy) Las Cola, Mariam (Tom) Damiano, Melissa (Shawn) Strociek and the late Maureen Las Cola; cherished grandpa of Mary, Christopher, Brittany, Trevor, Lisa, Joey, Michael, Scotty, Tom, Vincent, Josh, Serenity, Jessica and Jeff; devoted son of the late James and the late Clara Las Cola; dear brother of James Sr. (Amy) Las Cola; fond uncle of James Jr. Las Cola, Teresa Sarna and great-uncle of Katheren, James III, Lydia, Elizabeth, Alexandra, Samantha and Nicholas; caring friend of Tom O'Connor. Iggy/Joe was a retired Police Officer with the Chicago Police Department. Visitation Wednesday, May 14th from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Palos Gaidas Funeral Home. Funeral Thursday, May 15th from Palos Gaidas Funeral Home to St. Catherine of Alexandria Church for Mass 11 a.m. Interment St. Mary Cemetery. Ignatius “Iggy” “Jim” Las Cola, Sr Obituary - Palos-Gaidas Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

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Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony & Parade

Saturday, May 24, 2025. Wreath Laying Ceremony, Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St. at 11 a.m. followed by the Parade, State Street from Lake St. to Van Buren St. at 12 p.m.

May 24th From the Chicago Police Marine Corps League!

Memorial Day Parade!

May 24th, Saturday 1200 hours, Memorial Day Parade, State/Wacker, Chicago, IL, please join us as we march in one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in the United States! Thousands of Chicagoans will be in attendance to reflect, remember, and celebrate our departed!

From the CPD Daily bulletin 13May 2025.

ALWAYS REMEMBERED!

Charles C.P. Larsen ........ 1917

Gregory A. Hauser ......... 1990

Raymond C. Kilroy……….1990

DEATH NOTICES!

Passed away RETIRED POLICE OFFICER JOEL R. WEEKS, formerly assigned to Forensic Services.

MOMENT OF SILENCE!

Police Officer Gregory A. Hauser Star #14680

Police Officer Raymond C. Kilroy Star #14686

All radio zones will observe a 30 second period of radio silence on 13 May 2025. This is in honor of Police Officer Gregory A. Hauser #14680, and Police Officer Raymond C. Kilroy #14686, both assigned to the 025th District, who were shot and killed in the line of duty on 13 May 1990 at 2110 hours in the 025th District. WE WILL NEVER FORGET

ARE YOU AWARE?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, it is estimated that more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental health condition (57.8 million in 2021). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides protections for individuals with such conditions, and the following resources contain helpful information on mental health-friendly workplace policies and practices:

Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace and the ADA- ADA National Network

Mental Health - Office of Disability Employment Policy

Mental Health at Work - U.S. Department of Labor

Mental Health Toolkit- Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN).