Ribbon cut for COVID-19 memorial in Illinois Medical District

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Oct. 27, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 27, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ribbon-cut-covid-19-memorial-illinois-medical-district/

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The ribbon was cut Tuesday for a COVID-19 memorial monument in the Illinois Medical District on Chicago's Near West Side. The monument is located in the triangle formed by Ogden Avenue, Damen Avenue, and Polk Street, across from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. "In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pa...