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Historical Markers and War Memorials on Chicago’s West Side
| 1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — American Elm (Memorial to George Washington) — |
| Near West Jackson Boulevard 0.3 miles east of Austin Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — American Plum; Wild Plum — Prunus americana — Native to North America — |
| On West Fulton Avenue west of North Mayfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Austin VFW Post 2955 War Memorial — |
| On West West End Avenue at North Austin Boulevard, in the median on West West End Avenue. | |||
| 4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Chieftan Statue — |
| On Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50) at West Chicago Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cicero Avenue. | |||
| 5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Columbus Park — |
| On Golf Drive 0.2 miles south of Jackson Boulevard. | |||
| 6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Columbus Park — |
| On Central Avenue at Gladys Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue. | |||
| 7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Cornelian Cherry — Cornus mas — Native to Europe and Asia — |
| On North Mayfield Avenue near West Fulton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — F.R. Schock Houses — Chicago Landmark District — |
| On West Race Avenue at Menard Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Race Avenue. | |||
| 9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Galewood Community War Memorial — |
| On North Mobile Avenue at West Wabansia Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Mobile Avenue. | |||
| 10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Hitchcock House — Architect unknown; 1871 — Chicago Landmark |
| On West Ohio Street at North Waller Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Ohio Street. Reported missing. | |||
| 11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Jens Jensen — |
| Near Golf Drive 0.2 miles south of Jackson Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Joseph Jacob Walser House — Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect; 1903 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On North Central Avenue 0.1 miles north of West Madison Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Marie Schock House — Frederick R. Schock, architect; 1888 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On West Race Avenue at North Menard Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Race Avenue. | |||
| 14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Mulberry: Illinois Everbearing — Morus alba x rubra — Native to North America — |
| On North Mayfield Avenue at West Fulton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Mayfield Avenue. | |||
| 15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Quince — Cydonia oblonga — Native to Western Asia — |
| On West Fulton Avenue near North Mayfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Reverend Jesse Taylor — |
| On Fulton Street west of Waller Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Serviceberry; Juneberry — Amelanchier arborea — Native to North America — |
| On West Fulton Avenue west of North Mayfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Shrine of Our Lady of Fréchou — |
| On North Central Avenue north of West Race Avenue. | |||
| 19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Tart Cherry: Juliette — Prunus cerasus — Native to Europe and southwest Asia — |
| On North Mayfield Avenue north of West Fulton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Tart Cherry: Romeo — Prunus cerasus — Native to Europe and southwest Asia — |
| On North Mayfield Avenue north of West Fulton Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — The Austin Neighborhood Renaissance — |
| On West Chicago Avenue at North Mayfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Chicago Avenue. | |||
| 22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — The Reverend Doctor Shelvin Jerome Hall — May 3, 1916-May 21, 2007 — |
| On Laramie Avenue at Jackson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Laramie Avenue. | |||
| 23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Third Unitarian Church — Erected 1937 — Architects: Schweikher & Elting; addition 1956 by William B. Fyfe — |
| On Mayfield Avenue north of Fulton Street, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Behold Thy Mother — |
| On West Jackson Boulevard at South Albany Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Jackson Boulevard. | |||
| 25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On North Central Park Avenue north of Lake Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On Central Park Avenue at Lake Street on Central Park Avenue. | |||
| 27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — The Boulevard System — |
| On Lake Street near Central Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Waller Apartments — Frank Lloyd Wright, architect; 1895 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On West Walnut Street east of North Francisco Avenue, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — What's in the Garden? — |
| On West Fulton Boulevard east of Central Park Avenue. | |||
| 30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Who is Wangari Maathi? — Wangari Maathai Natural Garden at The Al Raby School for Community & Environment — |
| On West Fulton Boulevard east of Central Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — A Historical Vision Realized — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Shakespeare Street east of Newland Avenue, on the right. | |||
| 32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — Habitat Types — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| Near Shakespeare Avenue north of New England Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — Native Plants Reduce Flooding — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Shakespeare Avenue north of New England Avenue, on the right. | |||
| 34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — Rutherford Sayre Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On West Palmer Street. | |||
| 35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — Rutherford Sayre Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Oak Park Avenue north of Shakespeare Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — Rutherford Sayre Nature Garden and Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Shakespeare Avenue near New England Avenue, on the right. | |||
| 37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Galewood — The Miracle House — Belli & Belli Architects and Engineers, Inc.; 1954 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On West Armitage Avenue east of North Nordica Avenue, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — 132nd Infantry Monument — 2nd Ill. — |
| On South Hamlin Boulevard north of West Washington Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — City Garden — |
| Near Lake Street west of Central Park Avenue, on the right. | |||
| 40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Corn: The Heart of Many Cultures / El maíz: el corazón de muchas culturas — |
| On North Central Park Avenue north of Lake Street. | |||
| 41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Finley Peter Dunne — Chicago Tribute — |
| On West Warren Boulevard east of North Kedzie Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On South Hamlin Boulevard at West Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on South Hamlin Boulevard. | |||
| 43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On North Hamlin Avenue south of West Lake Street, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On West Congress Parkway at Independence Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Congress Parkway. | |||
| 45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On South Central Park Boulevard at West Jackson Boulevard on South Central Park Boulevard. | |||
| 46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On West Madison Street at Homan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Madison Street. | |||
| 47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On South Central Park Boulevard near Madison Street, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park — |
| On West Lake Street west of North Homan Avenue, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Conservatory Water Lily Collection — |
| On Lake Street west of Central Park Avenue. | |||
| 50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Fieldhouse — |
| On North Central Park Avenue 0.1 miles north of West Washington Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Fieldhouse — Michaelsen & Rognstad, architects; 1928 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On North Central Park Avenue 0.1 miles south of West Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| Near North Central Park Avenue 0.2 miles north of West Washington Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Schraeder Drive west of North Central Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On North McCrea Drive north of West Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Garfield Park Natural Area — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Central Park Avenue north of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — George Halas — Chicago Tribute — |
| On West Washington Boulevard at North Kostner Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Boulevard. | |||
| 57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Habitats: Home for Wildlife — Chicago Park District Natural Areas — |
| On Central Park Avenue 0.1 miles north of Washington Boulevard, on the right. | |||
| 58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Habitats: Home for Wildlife — |
| On Schraeder Drive 0.1 miles west of Central Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Norman Cornwall Memorial — |
| On South Central Park Boulevard at Jackson Boulevard on South Central Park Boulevard. | |||
| 60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Okra: A Plant with a Powerful Story / Okra: una planta con una historia poderosa — |
| Near North Central Park Avenue north of Lake Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Talking Tree Project — |
| On Washington Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Hamlin Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — Talking Tree Project — |
| On Central Park Avenue 0.1 miles north of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — The Boulevard System — |
| On West Congress Parkway at South Independence Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Congress Parkway. | |||
| 64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Greektown — Walgreens 3000th Drugstore — Grand Opening - May 11, 2000 — |
| On South Halsted Street south of West Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Heart of Chicago — James Marquette — |
| On Damen Avenue 0.5 miles north of Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Heart of Chicago — Marquette and Jolliet Memorial |
| Near Damen Avenue (known previously as Robey Street) 0.4 miles north of Stevenson Expressway (Interstate 55), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed. | |||
| 67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Humboldt Park — A green place for people and wildlife — |
| Near North Humboldt Boulevard 0.3 miles north of Division Street. | |||
| 68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Humboldt Park — A green place for people and wildlife — |
| On Sacramento Avenue 0.3 miles north of Division Street. | |||
| 69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Humboldt Park — |
| On Humboldt Boulevard near North Avenue when traveling south. | |||
| 70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Humboldt Park — |
| On North Sacramento Avenue at West Augusta Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Sacramento Avenue. | |||
| 71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Jens Jensen — Landscape architect (1860-1951) — Chicago Tribute — |
| On North Sacramento Avenue 0 miles south of West Division Street, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — L. Frank Baum — Writer (1856-1919) — Chicago Tribute — |
| On North Humboldt Boulevard at West Wabansia Avenue, on the right on North Humboldt Boulevard. | |||
| 73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — Leif Erikson — |
| On Humboldt Drive 0.3 miles south of North Avenue ( Route 64), on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — The Boulevard System — |
| On North Avenue near Humboldt Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Humboldt Park — The Boulevard System — |
| On North Sacramento Avenue at West Augusta Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Sacramento Avenue. | |||
| 76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois Medical District — Operation Iraqi Freedom — |
| On South Damen Avenue north of West Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois Medical District — Route 66 Landmark / Punto de Referencia de la Ruta 66 — Tri-Taylor — Local Neighborhood Impact / Impacto en el Vecindario Local — |
| On West Ogden Avenue at South Damen Avenue on West Ogden Avenue. | |||
| 78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois Medical District — Samuel Guthrie, M.D. — |
| On West Congress Parkway at South Wood Street, on the right when traveling east on West Congress Parkway. | |||
| 79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Deverra Beverly's Quilt — Dorothy Burge, Chicago, IL, 2024 — |
| On West Taylor Street east of South Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Still Here: Zhegagoynak, A Monument and Memorial — Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe, 2024) — |
| On West Taylor Street east of South Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Benedict Kabakow — It gave him an aura of importance and busyness / Le daba un aura de importancia y ocupación — Sunny Fischer — |
| On Ada Street north of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Deverra Beverly — That was the most precious thing in her life / Lo más preciado en su vida — Mary Baldwin — |
| On Taylor Street near Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Florence Giovangelo Scala — Community Activist — 1918-2007 — |
| On West Taylor Street at South Miller Street, on the right when traveling west on West Taylor Street. | |||
| 84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — James "Jimmy" Stefanovic — 1901-1976 — Founder of Jim's Original — |
| On South Union Avenue south of West James M. Rochford Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams Homes — |
| On West Taylor Street east of South Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams Homes Garden — |
| On Ada Street north of Taylor Streeet, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams' Hull House — |
| On South Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams' Hull-House and Dining Hall — Settlement active from 1889 to 1963 — |
| On South Halsted Street at West Polk Street, on the right when traveling south on South Halsted Street. | |||
| 89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Joseph Lovings — 1878-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project — |
| On West Taylor Street east of South Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Juvenile Court of Cook County Building — Huehl + Schmid, Architects — |
| Near South Halsted Street south of West Polk Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Maxwell Street — Evolution of a Neighborhood — |
| On West Maxwell Street at Halsted, on the left when traveling east on West Maxwell Street. | |||
| 92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Paul Muni — Actor 1895-1967 — |
| Near West Roosevelt Road. | |||
| 93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini — July 15, 1850-December 22, 1917 — |
| On West Cabrini Street just west of Racine Ave., on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — The Demolition of the Jane Addams Homes — |
| On Taylor Street near Ada Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — The Maxwell Street Market — |
| On South Union Avenue south of West James M. Rochford Street, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — War Memorial — |
| On West Lexington Street east of South Loomis Street, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — Carlos Salinas de Gortari — |
| On 26th Street east of Troy Street, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — La Villita Natural Area — |
| On 31st Street near Albany Avenue. | |||
| 99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — Little Village Arch — Adrián Lozano, Architect; 1990 — Chicago Landmark — |
| On 26th Street east of Troy Street, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza — |
| On 26th Street east of Kostner Avenue, on the right when traveling east. | |||
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