The annual Barbecue for the Troops, a CATA fundraiser normally held each July for the USO of Illinois, will be delayed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
Over the last seven years, CATA dealers have raised nearly $900,000 for the USO, a nonprofit, non-political organization. The funds raised by the barbecues enable the USO of Illinois to lend support to more than 326,000 service members and their families annually.
 
The CATA board of directors said an October dateline with a tailgating theme could be attempted for this year’s Barbecue for the Troops.