CHICAGO (WLS) Chicagoans were encouraged to take part in the National COVID-19 Memorial Service to remember the lives lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
At 6 p.m., residents and businesses across the city were asked to turn off their lights and electronics, step outside their home or workplace, and light a candle in a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives to the virus.
As they did, the city came to a darkened standstill for 10 minutes. Illuminated theaters long left empty by the pandemic dimmed their marquees, the bells of city churches tolled, and the typically-festive Centennial Wheel at a shuttered Navy Pier went dark over Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO (WLS) Chicagoans were encouraged to take part in the National COVID-19 Memorial Service to remember the lives lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
At 6 p.m., residents and businesses across the city were asked to turn off their lights and electronics, step outside their home or workplace, and light a candle in a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives to the virus.
As they did, the city came to a darkened standstill for 10 minutes. Illuminated theaters long left empty by the pandemic dimmed their marquees, the bells of city churches tolled, and the typically-festive Centennial Wheel at a shuttered Navy Pier went dark over Lake Michigan.
As the Chicago Tribune prepares to move from Prudential Plaza, the owner of the downtown office complex, Sterling Bay, has sued the newspaper’s parent company for $4.8 million in unpaid rent.
Chicago Buildings To Go Dark Tuesday Night In Honor Of National COIVD-19 Memorial
CBS Chicago 1/19/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS)– Chicago’s buildings will go dark Tuesday night in participation of the National COVID-19 Memorial Service.
Local buildings and institutions will go dark at 6 p.m. Some buildings will then display candles and ring bells in observation.
The Navy Pier Ferris Wheel and the Wrigley Field Marquee will share the message #brightertogether after going dark.
The following buildings will participate:
City Hall