Skokie in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Arthur R. Sauer
Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
1. Arthur R. Sauer Marker
As pastor of St. Peter's Parish, he developed exceptional school programs which won national awards. As a member of the clergy forum, he worked to promote good relations and understanding among all religious in the village. And as a charter member of the Human Relations Commission, Arthur Sauer did a courageous job of working to maintain Skokie's character and unity.
Father Sauer served as a pioneering spirit in the establishment of an open housing ordinance in Skokiethe first such ordinance in the state. Always a civic leader, he has toiled tirelessly for rapid transit service, orderly community development and most of all, for the rights of all individuals, regardless of race, color or creed.
Arthur R. Sauer has long served as a bulwark for the interests of downtown Skokie and will always stand as a model citizenimproving the lives of Skokie's peoplepast, present and future.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 42° 1.496′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Holocaust Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Niles Center (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); St. Peter's United Church of Christ (about 700 feet away); Historic Engine House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Log Cabin (approx. 0.2
Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 11, 2024
2. Arthur R. Sauer Marker
Regarding Arthur R. Sauer. Arthur Sauer, a native of Kane County, Illinois, was ordained in 1931 and served as pastor at churches in Chicago and Wilmette, Illinois, before in 1945 moving to St. Peter's Parish in Skokie, where he spent 34 years as a prominent civic leader. He died in 1985 and is buried in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Skokie.
St. Peter's is about ⅓ of a mile north of this spot. In 2021 the church merged with another Skokie parish, St. Lambert's, as part of the Chicago Archdiocese's consolidation efforts.
Also see . . . Chicago Daily News, 1963: Skokie's first black residents. From the collections of the Deerfield (IL) Public Library, a Feb. 21, 1963, newspaper article about how Skokie enabled three black families to move into the village peaceably. Fr. Sauer is cited as a clergy member who encouraged citizens to back the city leaders allowing them to move in. "We will not be another Deerfield, not another Little Rock,"
Photographed by Sean Flynn, March 11, 2023
3. Arthur R. Sauer Marker
The intersection of Galitz Street and Niles Center Road; the marker is near the stop light at the corner.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
