CHICAGO - It was an emotional reveal Sunday morning at Wentworth Park in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood as people gathered to honor slain Chicago Police officer Ella French.

What we know:

Among the long list of speakers was FOP President John Catanzara who told the crowd that there had been considerable discussion as to how to best honor Ella with some debate over renaming Animal Care and Control. However, after discussing the matter with Ella’s mother Elizabeth, it was decided a bronze statue, created by Eric Blome, was more appropriate given who Ella was.

Elizabeth told the crowd, "Ella took her dog Bella to the dog park often, so I know that it makes her happy to be watching over the dogs that will come here to play at the Wentworth Dog Park."

French, who was shot and killed in

See Full Page