Overview
- Chicago city offices, Cook County courts and government buildings, and Chicago Public Library branches are closed for the observance.
- Most state offices, including DMVs, are open, and banks and post offices are operating because it is not a federal holiday.
- Chicago Public Schools are in session, reflecting a 2012 decision to end the districtwide day off for Pulaski Day.
- The Polish Museum of America hosted a 10 a.m. ceremony with elected officials participating, and Mayor Brandon Johnson was slated to speak.
- Illinois established Pulaski Day in 1977 and Chicago formally recognized it in 1986 to honor the Polish-born general’s contributions to American independence.