Politics & Government
AIDS Garden Chicago Formally Dedicated By Mayor Lightfoot
It honors those battling the disease today and pays tribute to the early days in the fight against HIV.
CHICAGO (CBS) — City leaders wore a rainbow of colored construction hats as they tossed the dirt at the two acre garden. It honors those battling the disease today and pays tribute to the early days in the fight against HIV.
It’s located at Lake Shore Drive and Belmont at an area nicknamed the Belmont Rocks. The space was a gathering spot for the gay community from the 1960s to the 1990s.
