{"id":99739,"date":"2022-03-18T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=99739"},"modified":"2022-03-18T17:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:20:03","slug":"ukrainians-unite-under-blue-and-gold-chicago-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/ukrainians-unite-under-blue-and-gold-chicago-skyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainians unite under blue and gold Chicago skyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jack Savage<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t get much bigger than an 1,800-square-foot flag blowing in the breeze over the city. Chicago\u2019s grand gesture to the people of Ukraine flew in full view above the Kennedy Expressway on Grand Avenue in Fulton Market on March 6, showering the city under a fluorescent blue and gold glow.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the largest Ukrainian flag in the United States, according to <\/span>real estate developer Sterling Bay at the solidarity rally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hundreds gathered to show their support for the Ukrainians and their country, as Ukrainian-American veterans who served in Vietnam hoisted the flag into the Chicago skyline. As Russian soldiers continue to invade their homeland and threaten their democracy, those with Ukrainian ties made it clear they aren\u2019t going to go quietly into the night.<\/span><\/p>\n