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Globetrotters-related markers in Northern Illinois

By Sean P. Flynn, May 24, 2025

Welcome to Hinckley Marker

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1 ► Illinois, DeKalb County, Hinckley — Welcome to Hinckley — Harlem Globetrotters —

Site of the first ever Harlem Globetrotters road game January 7th, 1927 — — Map (db m273552) HM

2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — Wendell Phillips High School — William Bryce Mundie, architect; 1904 — Chicago Landmark —

Named for a prominent 19th-century abolitionist, this Classical Revival-style school was Chicago's first predominantly African-American high school. It is noteworthy for its many distinguished alumni and faculty, including Chicago's first . . . — — Map (db m299662) HM

3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Douglas — The Savoy Big Five — Bronzeville Walk of Fame —

Basketball team became the Harlem Globetrotters in 1927 — — Map (db m308464) HM

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