Cicero in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cicero Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024
1. Cicero Veterans Memorial
[Tablet in front of the flagpoles:]
May the supreme sacrifice of our men and women from Cicero not have been in vain
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 51.026′ N, 87° 44.874′ W. Marker is in Cicero, Illinois, in Cook County. Memorial is on 49th Avenue south of Cermak Road. The memorial is behind (to the south) of the Cicero Municipal Building, halfway between 49th and 50th avenues. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4949 West Cermak Road, Cicero IL 60804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Cicero Town Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Parish (approx. half a mile away); Lithuanian Independence (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Manuel Pérez, Jr. Memorial Plaza (approx. 0.9 miles away); Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza
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More about this memorial. The front of the memorial includes emblems of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. The rear includes emblems for the town of Cicero and Cicero's fire and police departments. Five flag poles are in front of the memorial.
This veterans memorial was dedicated around 2011, not long after Cicero opened this new town hall in 2008. The tablet in front of the memorial was dedicated in May 1957, but its previous location could not be verified. However, there was a war memorial in front of Cicero's old town hall (about .4 miles south; the building is still there, as are the remnants of the memorial), and it's quite possible it was originally dedicated there.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024
2. Cicero Veterans Memorial, 1957 tablet
Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024
3. The rear of the Cicero Veterans Memorial
The rear of the memorial includes emblems for the town of Cicero as well as its fire and police departments.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, February 22, 2024
4. Cicero Veterans Memorial
Cicero's municipal building is in the background.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, December 15, 2023
5. Cicero Municipal Building front entrance
Cicero's current municipal building was erected in 2008 on Cermak Avenue (22nd Street) between 49th and 50th avenues.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 23, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 5. submitted on December 15, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
