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Superheroes drop in on patients at Lurie Children's Hospital

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Superheroes drop in on patients at Lurie

CHICAGO -- Superheroes surprised patients on Monday at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.

'CAPTAIN AMERICA' SENDS CANCER PATIENT MESSAGE OF HOPE

Actor Chris Evans says he was inspired by the story of high school student Ryan Wilcox

Batman, Spiderman and Ironman took a break from their day jobs to clean the windows outside some patients' rooms.

After cleaning the windows, they stopped inside the hospital to greet the kids.

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