Central Stickney near Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

9/11 Memorial

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2024

1. 9/11 Memorial Marker

Inscription. Our tragedy
Our strength
Our country
Sept. 11, 2001

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.

Location. 41° 48.13′ N, 87° 45.177′ W. Memorial is near Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Central Stickney. It is at the intersection of Laramie Avenue and 50th Street, on the left when traveling north on Laramie Avenue. The marker is in front of the Central Stickney Sanitary District Water Department building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4960 South Laramie Avenue, Chicago IL 60638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Wall (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clearing-Park Shops Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Solidarity Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 127 (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

More about this memorial. Central Stickney is a small unincorporated

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section of Cook County a short distance north of Midway Airport. Laramie Avenue forms its western boundary; the area across the street from this marker is inside Chicago's city limits. While Central Stickney has its own school district and services (some through Stickney Township), it has Chicago addresses and shares a zip code with the neighboring section of Chicago's southwest side called Garfield Ridge.

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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2024

2. 9/11 Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.