Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Queen of Heaven Cemetery

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 14, 2024

1. Queen of Heaven Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Consecrated on September 14th, 1947 by Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Queen of Heaven Cemetery opened as a successor to Mount Carmel Cemetery, located across Roosevelt Road. Queen of Heaven paved the way as a "modern" cemetery with the introduction of both Shrine sections and two-grave monument selections. Opened in 1957 as the first community mausoleum, Queen of Heaven Indoor Mausoleum contains space for thirty-thousand entombments. Christ the King Garden Mausoleum is the newest addition of mausoleum complexes, containing space for over twenty-thousand entombments. Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery, located in the northwest corner of Queen of Heaven Cemetery, opened as a Slovak cemetery in 1923 and remains active with available grave space.

Erected by Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1947.

Location. 41° 51.722′ N, 87° 54.423′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Roosevelt Road 0.6 miles east of Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294), on the right when traveling east. The marker is near the Roosevelt Road (north) entrance to Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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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: Mt. Carmel Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (about 700 feet away); Scalabrini Fathers (approx. ¼ mile away); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. ¼ mile away); Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (approx. ¼ mile away); At Peace Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Queen of Heaven Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.

More about this marker. An identical marker can be found at the east entrance off Wolf Road.

Regarding Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Perhaps the best-known people buried in this Roman Catholic cemetery 15 miles due west of downtown Chicago are former organized crime figures. Among those interred here are former Chicago outfit boss Tony Accardo; Anthony Spilotro, whose life (and murder) was retold in the movie Casino; and Sam Battaglia, a prominent associate of Al Capone.

Also see . . . Queen of Heaven Cemetery official site. (Submitted on May 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean Flynn, May 14, 2024

2. Queen of Heaven Cemetery Marker

The indoor mausoleum, referenced on the marker, is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.