Brighter Together National COVID-19 Memorial Service

At 6 p.m., join residents and businesses across Chicago in turning off your lights and electronics and stepping outside to your driveway or balcony, or outside of your workplace. Light a candle and observe a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. The City will be dark during this moment as we reflect on the pandemic and its impact on our city and country. 

Participating faith institutions and businesses are asked to ring bells or other instruments to commemorate this memorial service. 

At 6:10 p.m., following 10 minutes of reflection, please turn your lights back on, symbolizing moving from darkness to light. At this time, businesses, cultural centers, organizations, and individual homes across the city will turn on their lights, effectively “lighting up” the city.

Participating institutions will light their buildings an amber color or display an image of a candle in solidarity with the national memorial and cities and towns across the country.

Please also consider supporting this memorial by posting on social media using #brightertogether and sharing the memorial invitation with your friends, family, and network.