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Zach, 13, and Jake Myers, 10, walking through the neighborhood on New Year's Eve.
Wilmette, Community

A light in the night for COVID-19 victims

11:12 a.m. January 1, 2021

Residents across the North Shore memorialized those affected by COVID-19 with lit candles on New Year’s Eve night Thursday, Dec. 31.

The idea began when Wilmette’s Malaika Myers posted it on NextDoor.

Photos by Rhonda Holcomb

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