At the same time a fundraiser was held inside a union hall of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police for accused DUI driver Det. Joseph Frugoli, friends and family of the victims of the crash held a vigil outside.

The fundraiser has been shrouded in controversy since it was announced. Frugoli is accused of taking the lives of Andrew Cazares and Fausto Manzera, 23 and 21 respectively. Frugoli's fellow officers announced they would hold a fundraiser in their union hall in order to assist Frugoli with legal costs and potential other expenses. The public has questioned whether this is an appropriate use of the building, which is a meeting point for law enforcement.

The President of the FOP made it clear the organization itself was not behind the fundraiser. It was planned by friends of the accused. According to the union, the building was technically theirs to use for this type of event. Those individuals attending the fundraiser did not issue comments to media posted outside the event.

All told, the protestors were respectful. They held a silent candlelight vigil directly outside the hall, but they made no attempt to disrupt the activities inside. While many objected publicly to the event with local media outlets before the fundraiser took place, they were mostly somber on the day of the vigil.

The fundraiser inside and the vigil outside, the FOP building was truly an example of freedom of speech and individual liberties in action. Both parties apparently recognized the other's right to gather and support an opposing view point.