Antioch Approves New Location for Veterans Memorial: 'This Is Not Final'

Antioch approves new location for veterans memorial: 'This is not final'

A planned memorial to veterans that sparked a controversy over its initial wetlands location was seemingly resolved by the Antioch Village Board on Wednesday.

Antioch Finally Picks Site for Veterans Memorial After Decade of Delays

Antioch's Village Board voted 4-0 on August 26 to approve a new site for the village's long-delayed Veterans Memorial, shifting it from a wetlands-adjacent conservancy to a 90-year-old downtown park where a World War II tank already stands. Two trustees were absent for the vote, and officials made clear the decision, while significant, is not the final word on the project. The memorial will now rise at the southwest corner of Toft Avenue and Orc…