Pitcher / Manager
White Sox (1923-46)
Sox all-time leader in wins (260)
Led AL in wins in 1925 (21) and 1927 (22), and ERA in 1942 (2.10)
Managed White Sox from 1946-48
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1955
No. Retired: . . . — — Map (db m307639) HM
In memory of Leslie F. Orear (1911-2014), co-founder and first president of the Illinois Labor History Society (1969-2005).
Les walked through this gate along with thousands of stockyard workers. He helped to secure their rights through . . . — — Map (db m244161) HM
On the cold Chicago morning of Thursday, December 22, 1910, the night watchman of the Morris & Co. meatpacking company discovered heavy black smoke billowing from Beef Plant #7, located at 44th Street and Loomis Street. The watchman pulled the . . . — — Map (db m254891) HM
The Union Stock Yard and Transit Company, Chicago's legendary livestock market and slaughterhouse, opened at this site on Christmas Day, 1865. Here, 320 acres of swampland lying between Pershing Avenue, Halsted Street, 47th Street, and Ashland . . . — — Map (db m244189) HM
At one time sprawling over 475 acres, the Union Stock Yard thrived for more than a century, then closed entirely. This rugged gate, erected in 1875, survives as one of the few visual reminders of Chicago's past supremacy in the livestock and . . . — — Map (db m244150) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) of the 1930s "changed land and lives forever." The CCC completed construction projects across the country, including many of the Forest Preserves' earliest picnic shelters, bridges and flood control structures. . . . — — Map (db m304279) HM
Loop Trail
Get your daily dose of exercise and fresh air on the one-mile paved loop trail.
Pavilion
Book your next event at the historic pavilion. Constructed in the 1930s as a warming pavilion for winter sports, it now features . . . — — Map (db m304301) HM
Dedicated by the Gold Star Mothers
1914 ★ 1918
In loving memory of our sons who gave their lives in the World War.
It is the grateful privilege of posterity to honor the nation's heroic dead
"Greater love hath no man than . . . — — Map (db m304247) WM
Thousands of plants and animalsincluding over 100 threatened and endangered speciesdepend on the natural areas in the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
This vast system of protected land exists due to the hard work of determined individuals . . . — — Map (db m304304) HM
You're standing on some the highest land in Chicago. This was once the tip of an island in ancient Lake Chicago. Look carefully at the mapyou'll see the shoreline of Lake Michigan today. Standing in this spot 14,000 years ago, you would have been . . . — — Map (db m304288) HM
On this site stood the home of Thomas Morgan, father of the Morgan for whom Morgan Park was named. The present house includes in its walls boulders from the old sheepcote of the original farm.
Erected by Chicago's Charter Jubilee . . . — — Map (db m248799) HM
This is a rare surviving example of a nineteenth-century commuter railroad station in Chicago, one of six in a landmark district stretching from 91st to 115th streets. Stations such as these helped promote the development of many of the city's, . . . — — Map (db m248805) HM
This building represents an important period of experimentation in the career of one of the world's best-known architects. Its horizontal massing, broad porch, and decorative treatment prefigure Wright's later work, demonstrating the evolving form . . . — — Map (db m248804) HM
Andrew Rube Foster dominated the Negro leagues as a pitcher, manager, owner and league organizer. His professional career began at age 18, pitching for New Yorks Cuban X-Giants. He won four games
in the 1903 Colored Championship of the World. . . . — — Map (db m235191) HM
Pitcher
White Sox (1949-61)
Started three All-Star games
Led AL in strikeouts in 1953 (186), ERA in 1955 (1.97) and wins in 1957 (20)
Seven-time All-Star
Most victories by a Sox left-hander (186)
Inspired by the vast, untouched prairies
Long before Bridgeport looked the way it does now, Native Americans walked the area trails formed by the large, migrating herds of bison that made pathways through the oceans of tall-grass prairies and . . . — — Map (db m244240) HM
[Panel 1:]
Welcome
Origins
Welcome to the place where water connections transformed Chicago from a tiny trading post into a national crossroads. The Illinois and Michigan Canal began here, and so does Chicagos story.
Water . . . — — Map (db m257619) HM
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 2000
Batted .269 with 376 Home Runs and 1,330 RBI over 24 Seasons
11-Time All-Star, 1972-74, 1976-78, 1980-82, 1985, 1991
Uniform No. 72 Retired, 1997
Member of the White Sox Team of the Century, 2000 . . . — — Map (db m248534) HM
Catcher
White Sox (1981-93)
Ranks fourth in club history in home runs (214)
Ranks second in MLB for games caught (2,226)
351 career home runs (2nd most by a catcher)
11-time All-Star
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000
. . . — — Map (db m307485) HM
Highly Regarded Civic Figure, Philanthropist and Sportsman
Player and Manager
Founder of the Chicago White Sox, 1900
Co-founder of the American League, 1901
Builder of Comiskey Park, 1910
American League Champions, 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919 . . . — — Map (db m248553) HM
This magnificent ball park was built all union under an historic project labor agreement and stands in tribute to the vision and unprecedented cooperation of those who crafted the agreement and to the many tradesmen and tradeswomen whose skill . . . — — Map (db m235429) HM
Designated Hitter/First Baseman
White Sox (1990-2005)
American League MVP in 1993 and 1994
Five-Time All-Star
Led the AL with a .347 average in 1997
Ranks first in White Sox history in home runs (448) doubles . . . — — Map (db m235435) HM
Uniform No. 35 Retired, 2010
Two-Time American League Most Valuable Player, 1993-94
Five-Time American League All-Star, 1993-97
Four-Time American League Silver Slugger Winner, 1991-94, 2000
Member of White Sox Team of the Century, 2000 . . . — — Map (db m248373) HM
First Baseman / Designated Hitter
White Sox (1990-2005)
1993 & 1994 American League Most Valuable Player
Ranks first in club history in home runs (448), extra-base hits (906), doubles (447), walks (1,466), runs (1,327), RBI (1,465), . . . — — Map (db m307645) HM
Designated Hitter / Right Fielder
White Sox (1980-89, '96-97, '00-01)
Appeared in 1,670 games
Ranks third in club history in home runs (221) and fourth in RBI (981)
Six-time All-Star
Hit 20 home runs seven times . . . — — Map (db m235403) HM
Designated Hitter / Right Fielder
White Sox (1980-89, '96-97, '00-01)
Appeared in 1,670 games
Ranks third in club history in home runs (221) and fourth in RBI (981)
Six-time All-Star
Hit 20 home runs seven times (1982-87, '96) . . . — — Map (db m307644) HM
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 2019
Uniform No. 3 Retired, 1989
First Overall Pick of the 1977 Amateur Draft
Six Time All-Star, 1985-87, 1989, 1991, 1999
American League Silver Slugger Winner, 1989
Led the American League in Slugging . . . — — Map (db m248554) HM
Historic WWII Victory Garden rededicated to the memory of those from our community who valiantly gave the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our Nation — — Map (db m257561) WM
Historic WWII Victory Garden rededicated to the memory of those from our community who valiantly gave the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our Nation
Eric Lill, United States Army, KIA Iraq Larry Strom, United States Army, KIA Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m257564) WM
Historic WWII Victory Garden rededicated to the memory of those from our community who valiantly gave the supreme sacrifice in the defense of our Nation
Eric Lill, United States Army, KIA Iraq Larry Strom, United States Army, KIA Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m257565) WM
Frank Thomas
>>6'5" height
Nicknamed the Big Hurt for his power at the plate 521 career homer runs.
Luis Aparicio
>>5'9" height
Ranks second in White Sox history in stolen bases (318) and won nine Gold Gloves.
Mark . . . — — Map (db m307482) HM
Second Baseman
Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956)
Broke MLB color barrier in 1947
1947 Rookie of the Year
1949 Most Valuable Player
Six-time All-Star
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1962
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 1997
Uniform No. 2 Retired, 1976
American League Most Valuable Player, 1959
12-Time All-Star, 1951-61, 1963
Three-Time Gold Glove Winner, 1957, 1959-60
Member of the White Sox Team of the Century, 2000 . . . — — Map (db m248550) HM
In memory of Seaman 1st Class James E. Humbert
Born April 13, 1924 - Killed in action January 10, 1945
Aboard the U.S.S. Le Ray Wilson D.E. 414, Lingayen Attack Force Philippines
When the ship, on which he was the gunner of a twenty . . . — — Map (db m257605) HM WM
On June 4, 2008, Chicago White Sox slugger Jim Thome became the first player ever to hit a baseball onto the Fan Deck of U.S. Cellular Field as the Sox beat the Kansas City Royals. He duplicated the tape-measure feat on September 30, 2008 as the . . . — — Map (db m248327) HM
In Memory of
Lt. Joseph T. (Jay)
McKeon Jr. Park
U.S. Marine Corps
Born December 13, 1943
Killed in action:
Vietnam: May 18th, 1967 — — Map (db m235385) WM
Shortstop
White Sox (1956-62, '68-70)
AL Rookie of the Year in 1956
Led AL in stolen bases 9 consecutive years
Led all shortstops in fielding 8 straight seasons
10-time All-Star
Nine-time Gold Glove winner
. . . — — Map (db m235414) HM
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984
Uniform No. 11 Retired, 1984
10-Time All-Star, 1958-64, 1970-72
Nine-Time Gold Glove Winner, 1958-62, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970
American League Rookie of the Year, 1956
Led the American League in . . . — — Map (db m248551) HM
Shortstop
White Sox (1956-62, '68-70)
AL Rookie of the Year in 1956
Led AL in stolen bases 9 consecutive years
Led all shortstops in fielding 8 straight seasons
10-time All-Star
Nine-time Gold Glove winner
Inducted into . . . — — Map (db m307638) HM
Shortstop
White Sox (1930-50)
Sox all-time leader in games (2,422)
Ranks third in club history in RBI (110), at-bats (8,856) and hits (2,749)
Seven-time All-Star
AL batting crown in 1936 and 1943
Inducted into . . . — — Map (db m236484) HM
Shortstop
White Sox (1930-50)
Sox all-time leader in games (2,422), at-bats (8,856) and hits (2,749)
Ranks third in club history in RBI (1,116)
Seven-time All-Star
AL batting crown in 1936 and 1943
Inducted into Hall of . . . — — Map (db m307640) HM
Pitcher
White Sox (2000-11)
Four-time American League All-Star
Three-time AL Gold Glove Winner
2005 World Series Champion
No-hitter - 4/18/07 | Perfect Game - 7/23/09
Ranks 4th in club history in SO (1,396) . . . — — Map (db m293865) HM
Uniform No. 56 - Retired, 2017
Member of the 2005 World Series Champion White Sox
Threw the 18th Perfect Game in MLB History on July 23, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Rays
Pitched a No-Hitter on April 18, 2007, against the Texas Rangers . . . — — Map (db m301434) HM
Pitcher
White Sox (2000-11)
Four-time American League All-Star
Three-time AL Gold Glove Winner
2005 World Series Champion
No-hitter - 4/18/07 | Perfect Game - 7/23/09
Ranks 4th in club history in SO (1,396) and starts (365) . . . — — Map (db m307520) HM
Outfielder/Infielder
White Sox (1951-57, '60-61, '64, '76, '80)
1951 Rookie of the Year, The Sporting News
Batted .300 or higher eight times
Led AL in stolen bases four times, triples twice, doubles and hits once
. . . — — Map (db m307641) HM
Outfielder / Infielder
1951 Rookie of the Year, The Sporting News
White Sox (1951-57, '60-61, '64, '76, '80)
Batted .300 or higher 10 times
Led AL in stolen bases four times triples twice, doubles and hits once . . . — — Map (db m235411) HM
During her legendary 40-year career as the organist for the Chicago White Sox, Nancy Faust entertained White Sox and baseball fans at more than 3,000 games and events. She was credited as the first sports organist to incorporate popular and rock . . . — — Map (db m301254) HM
Second Baseman
White Sox (1950-63)
1959 AL Most Valuable Player
Led AL in hits in 1952, '54, '57 and '58
Played in 798 consecutive games
Three-time Gold Glove winner
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1997
. . . — — Map (db m235396) HM
Second Baseman
White Sox (1950-63)
1959 AL Most Valuable Player
Led AL in hits in 1952, '54, '57 and '58
Three-time Gold Glove winner
Played in 798 consecutive games
12-time All-Star
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1997 . . . — — Map (db m307643) HM
The "Outfield Shower" at Rate Field is an iconic piece of White Sox history. Originally, installed in the outfield stands at Old Comiskey Park during the 1976 season, the shower remains a fan-favorite tradition on hot summer days or nights at the . . . — — Map (db m301436) HM
First Baseman
White Sox (1999-2014)
Six-Time All-Star
2005 World Series Champion and ALCS MVP
One of 37 players in MLB history to record 400 doubles and 400 home run
White Sox Captain from 2006-14
Ranks first . . . — — Map (db m235415) HM
Uniform No. 14 Retired, 2015
Member of the 2005 World Series Champion White Sox
Earned ALCS Most Valuable Player Honors, 2005
Became the First Player in World Series History to Hit a Grand Slam in the Seventh Inning or Later that Turned a . . . — — Map (db m248415) HM
First Baseman
White Sox (1999-2014)
White Sox Captain (2006-2014)
Six-time All-Star
2005 World Series Champion and ALCS MVP
White Sox leader with 4,010 total bases
White Sox single-season leader in 20-HR seasons (12)
AL . . . — — Map (db m307527) HM
Pope Leo XIV, known then as Father Bob Prevost, cheered on the White Sox during Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. He grew up in the Chicagoland area and was elected as the first U.S.-born pontiff on May 8, 2025. — — Map (db m301109) HM
Played in Five Decades with the White Sox (1951-57, 1960-61, 1964, 1976, 1980), Indians, Cardinals and Senators
Batted .298 with 186 Home Runs, 1,203 BI and 205 Stolen Bases
Triumphed Over Language and Racial Barriers
First Black Player in . . . — — Map (db m248485) HM
Pitcher / Manager
White Sox (1923-46)
Led AL in wins in 1925 (21) and 1927 (2)
Sox all-time leader in wins (26) and ERA in 1942 (2.10)
Managed White Sox from 1946-48
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1955
Dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces past, present and future
"This land will remain free only as long as it is the home of
the brave"
"In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, good will" . . . — — Map (db m257601) WM
Uniform No. 19 Retired, 1987
Seven-Time All-Star, 1953, 1955-59, 1961
Started Three All-Star Games, 1953, 1955-56
The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year, 1956-57
Led the American League in ERA, 1955
Led the American League . . . — — Map (db m248549) HM
The Vienna Beef "hot dog stand," as we know it today, began as a street cart that hot dog vendors used throughout the Great Depression. While spending was scarce, business was booming for these forward-thinking entrepreneurs who offered a . . . — — Map (db m312088) HM
[Tablet at the center:]
"I am the resurrection and the life"
In solemn memory of F.H.M. Post 500 Catholic War Veterans, honors its heroic comrades of Five Holy Martyrs Parish, who died for God, country, and home in World War II.
Arendt, . . . — — Map (db m263299) WM
To honor and perpetuate the memory of these men who died in World War II that our country might remain the land of the free and the home of the brave
Bernard Bonderski Walter V. Budziszewski Timothy P. Clarke Edward Czernek Donald J. . . . — — Map (db m258503) WM
This site celebrates those who lived in and fought for the Ida B. Wells public housing community. Opened in 1941, the public housing on this site was the first to house Black families and was named for Ida B. Wells because of community insistence. . . . — — Map (db m312355) HM
Ida Bell Wells was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Orphaned at 16, she became a teacher to support her five younger siblings. She later moved to Memphis where she became a pioneering data Journalist, newspaper . . . — — Map (db m235179) HM
"Sculpture is not a self-declaration but a voice of and for my people over all, a rich fabric; under all, the dynamism of the African American people."
- Richard Hunt
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Richard Hunt (1935-2023) was one . . . — — Map (db m312358) HM
Built 1923
Remodeled 1943
Remodeled 1992 by Elder Zedie Hill
"For they perceived that this work was of God."
Nehemiah 6:16
Pastors
Bishop Wm. Roberts 1916-1954
Elder E.J. Duncan 1954-1955
Bishop I.L. Roberts 1955-1989
Elder . . . — — Map (db m312350) HM
This church building was the location, in early September 1955, of the open-casket visitation and funeral for Emmett Till, an African-American teenager from Chicago who was murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. His brutal, . . . — — Map (db m312330) HM
Entrepreneurs in Historic Canaryville
The primary catalyst for the establishment of Canaryville was the opening of the Union Stock Yards and the organization of the Union Stock Yard & Transit Company in 1865. Two young entrepreneurs arrived . . . — — Map (db m244233) HM
Built during a period of economic prosperity in the 1920s, the former Marquette Park State Bank represents the "golden age" of bank architecture. It is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture, with its monumental limestone columns and . . . — — Map (db m277605) HM
Lithuanian Roman Catholic Charities Founding Father and First Treasurer
1914-1918
This monument was a gift from the school children taught by the Sisters of St. Casimir — — Map (db m314330) HM
[Lithuanian text on the base:]
A.A.
Kun. Antanas Staniukynas
Gimė geguio 4, 1865
Mirė gruodio 15, 1918 M.
Jis mirė, bet jo darbai gyvena
R.I.P.
v. Kazimiero seserų vienuolijos steigėjas
[English . . . — — Map (db m314315) HM
300 years ago, Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet explored these regions. The Indian trails, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi, Illinois, and the Chicago Rivers then became known and led to our great heritage.
We thank God for these natural . . . — — Map (db m258388) HM
This tablet and adjacent elm tree stand here as a memorial to those from this community who served in the World War
1914 1918 — — Map (db m285429) WM
[Text on the right pillar:]
On Friday, August 5, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 other people marched into Marquette Park, confronting bigotry, demanding equal housing opportunities and challenging the neighborhood and the City of . . . — — Map (db m285435) HM
Spiritual director and educator of the Sisters of St. Casimir. Buried at St. Casimir Cemetery, Chicago, IL
He died, but his works live on. — — Map (db m314329) HM
Canonized October 1, 2000 by St. Pope John Paul II
Declared "Our Universal Sister"
Dedicated June 3, 2018 by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich — — Map (db m285484) HM
Marquette Park is of great significance to America's Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) came to Chicago in 1965 at the invitation of the Chicago Freedom Movement, a coalition of 44 organizations devoted to reforming . . . — — Map (db m285442) HM
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