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

All Saints Cemetery

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 13, 2025

1. All Saints Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Consecrated in 1923, the East side of All Saints Cemetery was later expanded to the West and consecrated by Samuel Cardinal Stritch on June 13, 1954. All Saints Cemetery is noted for the design of roads converging in concentric circles. The first Archdiocesan Cemeteries Interment Chapel, used for indoor committal services, was completed in 1961. The new Interment Chapel Office features a 40 foot carillon bell tower. This complex achieved environmentally friendly "green" status with the inclusion of a vegetated roof and the maximizing of natural light.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Garden Mausoleum, dedicated by Francis Cardinal George on July 10, 2001, includes garden crypts arranged symmetrically surrounding a seventy-five foot long black granite fountain under a sky-lit, glass canopy. The tranquil Garden Mausoleum has both single and double crypt availability, as well as niches for the cremated remains of the human body.

Erected by Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Environment • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 42° 3.742′ N,

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87° 53.413′ W. Marker is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from River Road (U.S. 45) 0.6 miles north of Golf Road (Illinois Route 58), on the right when traveling north. The sign is just inside the entrance to the east side of All Saints Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 North River Road, Des Plaines IL 60016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named All Saints Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francis Eugene George (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Scholastica, Virgin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Pius X (approx. 0.4 miles

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 13, 2025

2. All Saints Cemetery Marker

away); First McDonald's Franchise (approx. 1.2 miles away); 09.11.2001 (approx. 1.4 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Des Plaines River Trail (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Des Plaines.

More about this marker. An identical sign can be found on the west side of the cemetery.

Regarding All Saints Cemetery. Cardinal George, who is referenced on this marker, died in 2015 and, according to his wishes, was buried in the family plot here at All Saints. That gravesite is about 300 yards southeast of this marker. Most previous leaders of the Archdiocese of Chicago were buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hilside, about 15 miles south of here.

Among the more than 130,000 people buried at this 257-acre cemetery are baseball broadcaster Harry Caray and DePaul's longtime men's basketball coach Ray Meyer.

Also see . . .
1. All Saints Cemetery official site.

Excerpt: "In 2017, [in] response to the growing popularity of cremation, All Saints became the site of the first Cremation Garden in the Archdiocese of Chicago. The Cremation Garden of Saint Francis provides an array
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 13, 2025

3. Cardinal George gravesite
Per his wishes, Cardinal Francis George, who served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1997 to 2014, was buried in his family's plot at All Saints after his death in 2015. His name is etched to the family stone on the right. The Archdiocese added this ledger stone, including his coat of arms, to his gravesite in 2016.
of interment choices in a picturesque outdoor setting."

(Submitted on July 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Cardinal George's FindAGrave.com Page. (Submitted on October 2, 2025, by Luke Toussaint of Glenview, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 13, 2025

4. All Saints Cemetery Marker

All Saints Cemetery Marker next to the cemetery entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 13, 2025

5. All Saints Cemetery Marker next to the cemetery entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.