A crowd of about 200 people gathered at Elgin’s Civic Center Plaza Sunday to show support for the country of Ukraine.
A crowd of about 200 people gathered at Elgin’s Civic Center Plaza Sunday to show support for the country of Ukraine, which is under attack by Russia. The Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra organized the vigil.
Her grandparents were born in Kiev but relocate to Germany, where Lalley’s mother was born. They would later resettle in Chicago with the assistance of a Ukrainian church there, Lalley said. Ukrainians “are strong, resilient, not unlike the Arminian people,” Lalley said. “It’s during these times I hope everyone stands together to show each other love and support and share our personal stories to bring comfort to one another.”Speakers with the Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders told the audience about Russian’s unprovoked invasion and how the subsequent siege has affected families, many of whom have been separated.
There were 200,000 Hungarian refugees who became immigrants as a result of the revolution, Kaptain said. He remembers his father helping some of them to come to Elgin, assimilate, and find jobs and homes. [Most read] Prosecutors decline to charge Chicago police officers in shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and that of Anthony Alvarez, 22, days laterElgin Symphony Orchestra, which has members who are Ukrainian or with family in Ukraine, has launched a drive to collect clothing to send to help war victims.
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