Obituaries

Loyola University Honors Fallen Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston With Scholarship

Preston was shot and killed coming up on two years ago — a week before she had been set to receive her master's degree from Loyola.

(CBS Chicago)

January 23, 2025

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Loyola University Chicago this week announced an honor for fallen Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston, in the form of a scholarship in her name.

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Preston was shot and killed coming up on two years ago — a week before she had been set to receive her master's degree in jurisprudence from the Loyola University School of Law.

"Aréanah's hopes and dreams have always been bigger than I can imagine," Preston's mother, Denise Mhoon, said Wednesday. "Ari was always helping, helping anyone."

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