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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Greater Chicago Region

 
By Sean P. Flynn, August 14, 2026
Elijah Muhammad Marker on the east side of King Drive
301 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Elijah Muhammad — 1897-1975 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
302 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ernest Griffin — 1912-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
303 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Temple — 1887-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —
On South State Street north of 37th Street, on the right when traveling north.
304 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Eugene Williams Memorial — Dedicated to All the Victims of the Race Riot That Began Near This Place —
On Fort Dearborn Drive just north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling north.
305 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Fannie Barrier Williams — 1855-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.
306 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton — 1885-1941 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
307 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ferdinand Lee Barnett — 1852-1936 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Drive at 32nd Street, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
308 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Florence B. Price — 1887-1953 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
Near South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
309 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Frank Gillespie — 1876-1925 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
310 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — George Johnson — 1927- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
Near South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
311 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Giles Avenue at 38th Street, on the right on South Giles Avenue.
312 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
On East 39th Street east of South Giles Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
313 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Calumet Avenue at East 38th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Calumet Avenue.
314 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Calumet Avenue south of 38th Street, on the right when traveling south.
315 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Giles-Calumet — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Calumet Avenue north of Pershing Road, on the right when traveling north.
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316 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Gwendolyn Brooks — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On East 35th Street at South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling west on East 35th Street.
317 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haki Madhubuti — 1942- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
318 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Harold Washington — 1922-1987 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles south of East 29th Street, in the median.
319 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Haymarket Police Memorial —
On 35th Street west of South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
320 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Hymes Taylor — 1881-1919 —
On East 35th Street at South State Street on East 35th Street.
321 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — Chicago Tribute —
On South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
322 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ida B. Wells-Barnett — 1862-1931 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 32nd Street, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
323 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jack L. Cooper — 1888-1970 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.
324 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Binga — 1865-1950 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive south of East 33rd Place.
325 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Jesse Owens — 1913-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
326 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John “Jack” Johnson — 1878-1946 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
327 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John H. Johnson — 1918- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of Eastgate Place, on the right when traveling south.
328 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Lee Williamson — "Sonny Boy"; 1914-1948 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
329 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Moutoussamy — 1922-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.
330 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Simpson — 1889-1919 — Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project —
On East 31st Street near South Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
331 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — John Walter Humphrey — 1898-1919 —
On East 35th Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling west.
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332 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Joseph Sanford — 1885-1919 —
On East 35th Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling west.
333 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Katherine Dunham — 1909- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
334 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lorraine Hansberry — 1930-1965 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.
335 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lou Rawls — 1935- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Street.
336 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong / Lil Hardin-Armstrong — 1900-1970 / 1902-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
337 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Lt. George Giles — c. 1895-1920 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.
338 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mahalia Jackson — 1912-1972 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
339 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Margaret Goss Burroughs — 1917- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South King Drive at East 31st Street, in the median on South King Drive.
340 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Marjorie Stewart Joyner — 1896-1994 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 25th Street, on the right when traveling south.
341 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Maudelle Bousefield — 1885-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
342 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Mjr. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. — 1935-1967 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.
343 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Monument to the Great Northern Migration — Alison Saar, Sculptor —
On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive at Eastgate Place, in the median on South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive.
344 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar DePriest — 1871-1951 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
345 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Oscar G. Brown, Sr. / Oscar Brown, Jr. — 1895-1990 / 1926- — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive near East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
346 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —
On South State Street near 33rd Street.
347 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Our Hometown: Chicago —
On South State Street near 33rd Street.
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348 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Overton Hygienic Building — Chicago Landmark —
On South State Street south of East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north.
349 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Paul Laurence Dunbar — June 27, 1872-February 9, 1906 —
On East 31st Street at South Prairie Avenue on East 31st Street.
350 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Pilgrim Baptist Church — Chicago Landmark —
Near South Indiana Avenue near East 33rd Boulevard.
351 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Ralph H. Metcalfe — 1910-1978 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Strett, on the right when traveling north.
352 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Reverend Mother York — 1923-1995 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
353 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Richard Wright — Chicago Tribute —
On South Indiana Avenue south of East 37th Street, on the right when traveling north.
354 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Richard Wright — 1908-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 35th Street.
355 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert Motts — 1861-1911 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
356 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert R. Taylor — 1899-1957 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south.
357 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert S. Abbott — 1870-1940 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
358 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Robert W. Roloson Houses — Frank Lloyd Wright, architect; 1894 — Chicago Landmark —
On Calumet Avenue 0.1 miles north of 33rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
359 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — S.B. Fuller — 1905-1980 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive 0.1 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
360 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — S.R. Crown Hall —
Near South State Street 0.1 miles north of 35th Street, on the right when traveling south.
361 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Sam Cooke — 1931-1964 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling north.
362 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Sidney A. Kent House — Burnham and Root, architects; 1883 — Chicago Landmark —
On South Michigan Avenue 0.1 miles north of 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
363 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — St. Claire Drake / Horace R. Clayton — 1911-1990 / 1903-1970 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 25th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
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364 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — State Street —
On South State Street at East 35th Street, on the right on South State Street.
365 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Sunset Cafe — Chicago Landmark —
On South Calumet Avenue at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Calumet Avenue.
366 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Supreme Life Building — Built 1921; remodeled 1950 — Chicago Landmark —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Martin Luther King Drive.
367 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The Boulevard System —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at East 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
368 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The History of the "Fighting Eighth" Infantry Regiment and the Giles Armory —
On South Giles Avenue south of 35th Street, on the right when traveling north.
369 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The Ida B. Wells Homes —
On East 37th Street at South King Drive, on the right when traveling east on East 37th Street.
370 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The Savoy Big Five — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On East 29th Street at South Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling west on East 29th Street.
371 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Theodore K. Lawless — 1892-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of 33rd Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
372 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Theresa Needham — 1912-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive north of East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
373 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Truman Gibson Sr. / Truman Gibson Jr. — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.
374 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Unity Hall — Chicago Landmark —
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
375 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Victory, World War I Black Soldiers’ Memorial —
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 35th Street, in the median on South Martin Luther King Drive.
376 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Vivian Harsh — 1890-1960 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South King Drive.
377 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Walter T. Bailey Giles — 1882-1941 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive south of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.
378 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Welcome to Bronzeville —
On South State Street at East 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on South State Street.
379 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Welcome to Bronzeville —
On South State Street at 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on South State Street.
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380 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Wendell Phillips High School — William Bryce Mundie, architect; 1904 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Pershing Road west of South Giles Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
381 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Willa Brown — 1906-1992 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive north of East 31st Street, on the right when traveling south.
382 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Willard Motley / Archibald Motley, Jr. — 1912-1965 / 1891-1981 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles north of East 29th Street, on the right when traveling south.
383 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — William J. Otterson — 1885-1919 —
On East 35th Street east of South State Street, on the right when traveling west.
384 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — William L. Dawson — 1886-1971 — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —
On South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at 33rd Boulevard, in the median on South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
385 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas (Bronzeville) — Stephen A. Douglas Memorial — Leonard W. Volk, designer and sculptor 1881 — Chicago Landmark —
Near East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
386 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 09.11.2001 —
On North Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) south of West Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the right when traveling south.
387 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
On West Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) 0.8 miles west of Harlem Avenue ( Route 43).
388 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — 9/11 Memorial —
On North Narragansett Avenue 0.1 miles west of West Berenice Road.
389 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Civil War Veterans —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
390 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Cook County Cemetery at Dunning — 1854 —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
391 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Cook County Poorhouse —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
392 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Henry Horner — 1878 – 1940 —
On North Narragansett Avenue 0.1 miles north of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.
393 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Orphaned and Abandoned Infants and Children —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
394 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Read-Dunning Cemetery No. 3 —
On Oak Park Avenue 0.2 miles north of West Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the left when traveling north.
395 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — The Cook County Insane Asylum —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
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396 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — The Sick and Infirm at Dunning —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
397 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Unidentified Victims of the 1871 Chicago Fire —
Near West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
398 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Unknown and Itinerant Poor of Cook County —
On West Belle Plaine Avenue near North Neenah Avenue.
399 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Veterans Memorial —
On Narragansett Avenue at Irving Park Road ( Route 19), on the right when traveling north on Narragansett Avenue.
400 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Dunning — Wright College Prairie Garden — Project Green Idea —
On Narragansett Avenue south of Montrose Avenue.

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