News / Polish President Lech Kaczynski and gov officials die in a plane crash in Russia [686]

Chicago mourns the loss of Polands President

go to WGNtv.com - WGN is the Chicago local TV/radio station. Chicago has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw and has been doing a lot of coverage of the Polish community's reaction in Chicago. A Polish/Chicago artist who designed a memorial to those killed in Katyn in Niles Illinois was also killed in the plan crash. That is where people are congregating to mourn in Chicago. very sad. The President of Poland was scheduled to come to Chicago for the May 1st- Chicago Polish Constitution Parade.