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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Chicago, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Cook County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Cook County, IL (2148) DuPage County, IL (420) Kane County, IL (145) Lake County, IL (129) McHenry County, IL (43) Will County, IL (198) Lake County, IN (125) Porter County, IN (113) Berrien County, MI (107)  CookCounty(2148) Cook County (2148)  DuPageCounty(420) DuPage County (420)  KaneCounty(145) Kane County (145)  LakeCounty(129) Lake County (129)  McHenryCounty(43) McHenry County (43)  WillCounty(198) Will County (198)  LakeCountyIndiana(125) Lake County (125)  PorterCounty(113) Porter County (113)  BerrienCountyMichigan(107) Berrien County (107)
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1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Ridge — 9/11 Memorial —
4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Elsdon — 9/11 Memorial —
5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Greater Grand Crossing — 9/11 Memorial —
6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — The 19th Amendment — Votes for Women —
7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Loop — 20th Century Healthcare: St. Luke's Hospital —
8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 35 East Wacker Drive Building — Giaver & Dinkelberg, architect; 1926-27 — Chicago Landmark —
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9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — 35th Anniversary of Chicago-Osaka Sister City Relationship —
10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — 42nd Precinct/Town Hall Police Station — Unknown architect; 1907 — Chicago Landmark —
11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — 49 East Cedar Street — C. 1909 —
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Garfield Park — 132nd Infantry Monument — 2nd Ill. —
13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — 227 East Walton Place Apartment Building — Chicago Landmark —
14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 300 West Adams Street Office Building — Jens J. Jensen, Architect; 1927 — Chicago Landmark —
15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 333 North Michigan Building — Holabird & Root, Architect — 1928 —
16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 333 North Michigan Building — Holabird & Root, architect; 1928 — Chicago Landmark —
17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — 860-880 Lake Shore Drive — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect; 1949-51 — Chicago Landmark —
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18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Building — Erected: 1951 — Architect: L. Mies van der Rohe —
19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Building — Erected: 1951 — Architect: L. Mies van der Rohe —
20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 910 South Michigan — Built 1911 — Architect: Marshall and Fox —
21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ukrainian Village — 1036 North Hoyne Avenue —
22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town — 1830 N. Lincoln Ave. —
23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Ridge — 1877 Keystone from City Hall Building —
24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town Triangle — 1908-1914 N. Clark St. —
25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Loop — 1936 South Michigan: Second Presbyterian Church —
26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Pulaski Park — The 1992 River West Gas Fires —
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27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Navy Pier — 2021 Save the People's Pier Campaign —
28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — 25,000th Convenience Store —
29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 09.11.2001 —
30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Aaron Montgomery Ward — Businessman, philanthropist, preservationist (1843-1913) — Chicago Tribute —
31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Aaron Montgomery Ward Gardens — In Grant Park — “Forever Open, Clear and Free” —
32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Abandoned Shoreline of Lake Michigan —
33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Abe Saperstein — Basketball promoter (1902-1966) — Chicago Tribute — Reported unreadable
34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Side — About the Sculpture —
35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — Abraham Lincoln —
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36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Abraham Lincoln Monument — Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor; Stanford White, architect — 1887 —
37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples' Land and Territory —
38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Golden Gate — Activists in the Anti-Slavery Movement —
39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ada S. McKinley — 1868-1952 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Edgewater — Adolf Schmidt House — George W. Maher, architect; 1916-17 — Chicago Landmark —
41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grand Boulevard — Adrinka Symbols —
42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Al Benson — "The Swingmaster"; 1908-1978 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alan Mathison Turing — The Legacy Walk —
44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Old Town — Albert and Lucy Parsons — Labor activists — Chicago Tribute —
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45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — Albert F. Madlener House — Richard E. Schmidt, architect; Hugh Garden, designer; 1902 — Chicago Landmark —
46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Schiller Woods — Alexander Robinson — (Chee Chee Pin Quay) —
47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool —
48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool —
49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool — Alfred Caldwell, landscape architect — 1936-38 —
50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — Alison Saar, b. 1956 — Torch Song, 2026 — Cast bronze with patina —
51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Chinatown — All As One Mural —
52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Shore — Allan Miller House — John Van Bergen, architect; 1916 — Chicago Landmark —
53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Uptown — Allan Pinkerton — Graceland Cemetery, Chicago IL —
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54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Allerton Hotel — Chicago Landmark —
55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Alta Vista Terrace —
56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Alta Vista Terrace — 1900-1904 — Chicago Landmark —
57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lower West Side — Alvaro Obregon — (1880 - 1928) —
58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alvin Ailey — The Legacy Walk —
59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — American Book Company Building — Nelson Max Dunning, architect — 1912 —
60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — American Elm (Memorial to George Washington) —
61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — American Plum; Wild Plum — Prunus americana — Native to North America —
62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — American Veterans for Equal Rights Military Memorial —
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63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — Andersonville —
64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Andersonville — Andersonville School —
65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bridgeport — Andrew "Rube" Foster — Baseball player and owner (1879-1930) — Chicago Tribute —
66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — Ann Dunham —
67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Annoyance Theatre —
68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Chicago Lawn — Antanas Staniukynas —
69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Anthony Overton — 1865-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lower West Side — Aquiles Serdan — (1877 - 1910) —
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Pullman — The Arcade —
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72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Pullman — Arcade Park & The Pullman Stables —
73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — Archbishop Quigley Seminary —
74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Arlington-Deming — Chicago Landmark District —
75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Arlington-Deming — Chicago Landmark District —
76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Arlington-Deming — Chicago Landmark District —
77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Armitage-Halsted — Chicago Landmark District — Reported unreadable
78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Armour Flats — Federal and 33rd streets — Est: 1881 —
79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bronzeville — Arthur Mitchell — 1883-1968 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North — Arts of Life —
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81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near North Side — Assumption School — Frederick Foltz, architect; 1899 — Chicago Landmark —
82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Auditorium Building — Adler and Sullivan, architects — 1889 —
83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Auditorium Building — Erected: 1889; Architects: Adler & Sullivan —
84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Audre Lorde — The Legacy Walk —
85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — August Dewes House — Adolph Cudell and Arthur Hercz, architects; 1894-96 — Chicago Landmark —
86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Augustus Garrett —
87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — The Austin Neighborhood Renaissance —
88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Austin — Austin VFW Post 2955 War Memorial —
89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias — The Legacy Walk — Reported permanently removed
90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — Balbo Monument —
91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Barbara Jordan — The Legacy Walk —
92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Gold Coast — "Barmaids Ordinance" —
93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Bataan- Corregidor Memorial Bridge —
94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, River North — Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge —
95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, West Loop — Batcolumn — Claes Oldenburg, 1977 — (painted steel, 6' x 101') —
96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Battery A Chicago Light Artillery — 1861 — 1865 — Rosehill Cemetery —
97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Near South Side — Battle of Fort Dearborn — August 15, 1812 —
98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Bayard Rustin — The Legacy Walk —
99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, South Loop — Beginnings 1812-1871 —
100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, East Garfield Park — Behold Thy Mother —

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