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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cook County, 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 (216) DuPage County, IL (22) Kane County, IL (38) Lake County, IL (61) McHenry County, IL (36) Will County, IL (103) Lake County, IN (11) Porter County, IN (21) Berrien County, MI (70)  CookCounty(216) Cook County (216)  DuPageCounty(22) DuPage County (22)  KaneCounty(38) Kane County (38)  LakeCounty(61) Lake County (61)  McHenryCounty(36) McHenry County (36)  WillCounty(103) Will County (103)  LakeCountyIndiana(11) Lake County (11)  PorterCounty(21) Porter County (21)  BerrienCountyMichigan(70) Berrien County (70)
Adjacent to Cook County, Illinois
    DuPage County (22)
    Kane County (38)
    Lake County (61)
    McHenry County (36)
    Will County (103)
    Lake County, Indiana (11)
    Porter County, Indiana (21)
    Berrien County, Michigan (70)
 
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1Illinois (Cook County), Arlington Heights — 116 W. Euclid
On West Euclid Avenue at Dunton on West Euclid Avenue.
2Illinois (Cook County), Arlington Heights — 609 N. Dunton
On North Dunton Avenue at Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Dunton Avenue.
3Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — A Road Well Traveled — The Ogden Avenue Corridor
On Ogden Avenue at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Ogden Avenue.
4Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — Arthur J. Dunham Centennial Home
On Wisconsin Avenue south of 31st Street, on the left when traveling south.
5Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — Automobile Love Affair — A Traveling Showroom
On Ogden Avenue at Clarence Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ogden Avenue.
6Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — Berwyn, Illinois — Welcome to Route 66 Illinois
On Ogden Avenue west of South Lombard Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
7Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — Cruising the Strip — Route 66 on Ogden Avenue
On Ogden Avenue at Wenonah Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ogden Avenue.
8Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — Eating on the Run — Fast Food on Ogden Avenue
On Ogden Avenue at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Ogden Avenue.
9Illinois (Cook County), Berwyn — World War I Memorial
On 34th Street at Ogden Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 34th Street.
10Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — “Hubbard’s Folly”
On West Wacker Drive at North LaSalle Street on West Wacker Drive.
11Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — “Rites of Spring” — Milton Horn (1906-1995) — Sculptor —
Near North Cannon Drive 0.5 miles south of West Fullerton Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
12Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — (Former) Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank — William Gibbons Uffendell, architect — 1924 —
On North Lincoln Boulevard near North Marshfield Avenue.
13Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 1877 Keystone from City Hall Building
Near West Lunt Avenue east of North Rockwell Street, on the left when traveling east.
14Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 333 North Michigan Building — Holabird & Root, Architect — 1928 —
Near North Michigan Avenue.
15Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 910 South Michigan — Built 1911 — Architect: Marshall and Fox —
On South Michigan Avenue at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
16Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Aaron Montgomery Ward Gardens — In Grant Park — “Forever Open, Clear and Free” —
On South Michigan Avenue at East 11th Street on South Michigan Avenue.
17Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Abandoned Shoreline of Lake Michigan
Near North Stockton Drive 0.2 miles north of West Lasalle Drive, on the right when traveling north.
18Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Abraham Lincoln Monument — Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor; Stanford White, architect — 1887 —
Near West LaSalle Drive 0.1 miles east of North Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling east.
19Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Alexander Robinson
Near East River Road 0.1 miles north of West Lawerence Avenue.
20Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Near North Cannon Drive 0.1 miles south of West Fullerton Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
21Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool — Alfred Caldwell, landscape architect — 1936-38 —
On West Fullerton Parkway at North Cannon Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Fullerton Parkway.
22Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
On West Fullerton Parkway at North Cannon Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Fullerton Parkway.
23Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Allan Pinkerton — Graceland Cemetery, Chicago IL
On Center Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
24Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — American Book Company Building — Nelson Max Dunning, architect — 1912 —
On East Cermak Avenue at South Calumet Avenue on East Cermak Avenue.
25Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Auditorium Building — Adler and Sullivan, architects — 1889 —
On South Michigan Avenue at East Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
26Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Augustus Garrett
On Washington Street at N. Clark Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street.
27Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Bataan- Corregidor Memorial Bridge
On North State Street at East Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north on North State Street.
28Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Battery A Chicago Light Artillery — 1861 — 1865 — Rosehill Cemetery —
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
29Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Battle of Fort Dearborn — August 15, 1812
On Calumet Ave at 18th Street, on the right on Calumet Ave.
30Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Blackstone Hotel — Marshall & Fox, architects — 1910 —
On East Balboa Avenue near South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
31Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Brooks Building — Chicago Landmark
On U.S. 66 at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 66.
32Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Camp Douglas
On South Martin Luther King Drive at East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.
33Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Carbide and Carbon Building — Burnham Brothers Inc., architect — 1929 —
On East Wacker Place at North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Wacker Place.
34Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Catherine and Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable — Fur traders and farmers — Chicago Tribute —
On North Michigan Avenue when traveling north.
35Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Catholic Cemetery — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now —
On North Avenue at North Dearborn Street, on the right when traveling west on North Avenue.
36Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Central Station Fragments
Near South Michigan Ave.
37Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Charles N. Loucks House — Clarence H. Tabor, architect 1889 — Chicago Landmark —
Near Keeler Avenue.
38Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Charles R. Walgreen Sr.
On Halsted Street 0 miles north of Adams Street, on the right.
39Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse — Foster & Granger, architects — 1909-1911 —
On North Clinton Street north of West Lake Street, on the left when traveling south.
40Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Chicago Board of Trade Battery — July 1862 — July 1865 — Rosehill Cemetery —
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
41Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Chicago Remembers
Near Chicago Riverwalk.
42Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Chicago River
On North Michigan Avenue at East Wacker Drive on North Michigan Avenue.
43Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Chicago Water Tower — 1869 – 1969
On North Michigan Avenue near East Chicago Avenue.
44Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Churchill Corner
On N. State Parkway at Goethe Street on N. State Parkway.
45Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — City Cemetery — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now —
Near North Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
46Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Claude Seymour Reebie — Oct. 5, 1922 • March 25, 1951 — In Memory Of —
On Lake Avenue at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
47Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Co. B. 1st Reg. Ill. L't Artillery. — Rosehill Cemetery
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
48Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Columbia Yacht Club — Founded 1892
On North Lake Shore Drive.
49Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Confederate Mound Monument
Near 67th St. 0.2 miles east of Cottage Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
50Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Continental and Commercial Bank Building — D.H. Burnham & Co. ; Graham, Anderson Probst & White, architects — 1914 —
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
51Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Couch Tomb — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now —
On West La Salle Street at North Stockton Street, on the right when traveling east on West La Salle Street.
52Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Couch Tomb
On West LaSalle Drive at North Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling east on West LaSalle Drive.
53Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Crane Company Building — Built 1913
Near 9th Street at South Michigan Avenue.
54Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Dearborn Street — Chicago Cultural Walk
On South Dearborn Street north of West Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
55Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — DeWitt Clinton Cregier
On North Michigan Avenue at East Chicago Avenue on North Michigan Avenue.
56Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Douglas Plaza — Site of Civil War Camp Douglas — 1861-65 —
On South Martin Luther King Drive 0.2 miles south of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
57Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Earl Seymour Wharton Reebie — Dec. 13, 1918 • June 26, 1944 — In Memory Of —
On Lake Avenue at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
58Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 2 — Early Prominent Residents of Old Town (#2)
On Wells Street.
59Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Edison Park World War I Memorial
Near N Avondale Ave at North Oliphant Avenue.
60Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Emil Bach House — Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect — 1915 —
On North Sheridan Road at West Jarvis Avenue, on the right on North Sheridan Road.
61Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Eternal Flame Memorial
On North Dearborn Street north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
62Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Fairbanks Morse & Company Building
Near South Wabash Avenue at 9th Street.
63Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Firefighters Memorial
64Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — First Jewish House of Worship
On South Clark Street at West Jackson Blvd (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling north on South Clark Street.
65Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — First Post Office
Near West Wacker Drive at West Lake Street.
66Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Florsheim Shoe Company Building — Alfred S. Alschuler, architect • 1924-26 — Chicago Landmark —
On Belmont Avenue at Pulaski Road, on the left when traveling west on Belmont Avenue.
67Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Former Site of the “Zum Deutschen Eck” Restaurant
On North Southport Avenue at West Oakdale Avenue on North Southport Avenue.
68Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Fort Dearborn
On East Wacker Drive at North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive.
69Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Frances E. Willard — Sept. 28 1839 • Feb. 17 1898
70Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Gauler Twin Houses — Walter Burley Griffin, Architect — 1906 —
On North Magnolia Avenue north of West Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
71Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — George B. Armstrong — Rosehill Cemetery
On North Ravenswood Avenue near West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
72Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — George Pullman — Industrialist 1831-1897 — Chicago Tribute —
Near South Prairie Avenue at East 18th Street.
73Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — George S. Bangs — Died November 17, 1877
74Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Getty Tomb — Adler and Sullivan, architects • 1890 — Chicago Landmark —
On Lake Avenue at Evergreen Avenue, in the median on Lake Avenue.
75Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Grant Park — Buckingham Fountain — Architect: Bennett, Parsons and Frost • Engineer: Jacques Lambert • Sculptor: Marcel Franηois Layau —
On South Columbia Drive at East Congress Parkway on South Columbia Drive.
76Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Graves Family Monument
On Evergreen Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
77Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Great World War — 1917 – 1918
On North Michigan Avenue at East Chicago Avenue on North Michigan Avenue.
78Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Green Bay Road
On North Michigan Avenue.
79Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Harold Washington — 1924-1987 — Mayor Of The C1ty Of Chicago —
Near State Street.
80Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Henry B. Clarke House — 1836
81Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Henry Gerber House — 1885 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Crilly Court south of West Saint Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
82Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now
On North Clark Street at West Wisconsin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street.
83Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Hotel Somerset
Near South Wabash Avenue at Roosevelt Road.
84Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Hotel St. Benedict Flats — James J. Egan, architect — 1882-83 —
On East Chicago Avenue at North Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Chicago Avenue.
85Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Illinois & Michigan Canal — National Heritage Corridor
On North Streeter Drive at East Illinois Street, on the left when traveling south on North Streeter Drive.
86Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Indian Boundary Park — 1916
Near West Lunt Avenue west of North Western Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
87Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Indian Boundary Village
Near West Lunt Avenue east of North Rockwell Street, on the left when traveling east.
88Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Jack Brickhouse — Hall of Fame Broadcaster — 1917-1998 —
On North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
89Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Jane Addams' Hull House
On South Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
90Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 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.
91Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Jean Baptiste Beaubien
On North Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on North Michigan Avenue.
92Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable — 1745-1818 — Founder of Chicago —
93Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — John A. "Jack" Johnson — 1878 - 1946
Near Main Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
94Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — John A. Logan
Near South Michigan Avenue.
95Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — John J. Glessner House — Henry Hobson Richardson, Architect — 1887 —
On South Prairie Avenue at East 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Prairie Avenue.
96Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — John Peter Altgeld — Citizen, Volunteer Soldier, Lawyer, Judge, Orator — Governor of Illinois —
On Woodlawn Avenue south of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
97Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Joseph R. Scott — Col. 19th Regt. Ill. Volunteer Infantry — February 2 1838 - July 8 1863 —
On Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
98Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Juvenile Court of Cook County Building — Huehl + Schmid, Architects
Near South Halsted Street south of West Polk Street, on the right when traveling south.
99Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Kennison Boulder Monument
Near North Clark Street at West Wisconsin Street, on the right when traveling north.
100Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Kwanusila
On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.

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