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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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101Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Lake View High School
On North Ashland Road at West Irving Park Road on North Ashland Road.
102Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Landmark Landings
Near North Stockton Drive 0.1 miles south of West Dickens Drive.
103Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Lincoln Park Transitions — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now —
Reported missing.
104Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Lion House, Lincoln Park Zoo — Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1912 —
Near N. Stockton Drive at W. Webster Avenue.
105Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Logan Square • Palmer Square
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Logan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
106Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Louis Henri Sullivan — 1856 • 1934
On Lake Avenue north of Main Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
107Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Louis Jolliet & Pθre Jacques Marquette
On North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
108Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Ludington Building — William Le Baron Jenney, architect — 1891 —
On South Wabash Avenue at East 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Wabash Avenue.
109Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Marshall Field and Company Building — Chicago Landmark
On North State Street, on the right when traveling north.
110Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Mary Bartelme, Illinois’ First Female Judge
On West Monroe Street at South Sangamon Street, on the right when traveling east on West Monroe Street.
111Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Maxwell Street — Evolution of a Neighborhood
On West Maxwell Street at Halsted, on the left when traveling east on West Maxwell Street.
112Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Melamerson Athletic Field — About Dorothy Melamerson...
113Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Milton L. Olive III Park
On East Ohio Street.
114Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Monument of the Millennium — Wastewater System
115Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Nicholaus Copernicus — Mikołai Kopernik - — 1473-1543 —
On East Solidarity Drive.
116Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Office and Studio of Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1917 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Michigan Avenue south of East Pearson Street, on the right when traveling south.
117Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Old Fort Dearborn
On North Michigan Avenue when traveling south.
118Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 3 — Old Town and The Great Fire (#3)
On Wells Street.
119Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Old Town Triangle — Chicago Landmark District
On Menomonee Street.
120Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 1 — Old Town’s Entrepreneur Spirit (#1)
On Wells Street.
121Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Old Treaty Elm
On Noth Kilbourn Avenue at North Rodgers Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Noth Kilbourn Avenue.
122Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Old Water Tower
On North Michigan Avenue at East Chicago Avenue on North Michigan Avenue.
123Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Oz Park
On West Webster Street at North Larrabee Street on West Webster Street.
124Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Palmer House Hotel — Holabird & Roche, architects — 1925-27 —
On East Monroe Street near South State Street, on the right when traveling east.
125Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Patterson-McCormick Mansion
On East Burton Place near Astor Street, on the right when traveling west.
126Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Paul Muni — Actor 1895-1967
Near West Roosevelt Road.
127Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Philip Rogers Home Site
On West Lunt Avenue west of North Campbell Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
128Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Potter's Field — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now —
129Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Q.S.M.V. Abegweit — “Queen of The Northumberland Strait” — Prince Edward Island Service —
On North Lake Shore Drive.
130Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Regeneration
On Michigan Avenue when traveling north.
131Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Rene Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle
On North Michigan Avenue near East Wacker Drive.
132Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Reverend Georg L. Mulfinger
133Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Rookery Building — Burnham and Root, architects — 1886 —
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the left when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
134Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Rosehill Cemetery Entrance — William W. Boyington, architect • 1864 — Chicago Landmark —
On Ravenswood Avenue at Rosehill Drive, on the left when traveling north on Ravenswood Avenue.
135Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Rowe Building
On South Dearborn Street at West Polk Street, on the left when traveling north on South Dearborn Street.
136Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini — July 15, 1850-December 22, 1917
On West Cabrini Street just west of Racine Ave., on the right when traveling west.
137Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Sauganash Veterans Memorial
On Peterson Avenue (U.S. 14) at Forest Glen Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Peterson Avenue.
138Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Second City — 50th Anniversary — December 2009 —
On North Wells Street.
139Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 8 — Second Presbyterian Church — James Renwick, Architect, 1874 — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
On South Michigan Avenue at East Cullerton Street on South Michigan Avenue.
140Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Senator William J. Connors — July 26, 1891 – June 24, 1961
On East Chestnut Street at Rush Street on East Chestnut Street.
141Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Shelter Building
Near East Grand Avenue 0.5 miles east of North Streeter Drive.
142Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Site of Fort Dearborn — 1803
On East Wacker Drive near North Michigan Avenue.
143Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Site of the First Self-sustaining Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction — December 2, 1942
On South Ellis Avenue north of East 57th Street, on the right when traveling north.
144Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Site of the Haymarket Tragedy
On North Desplaines Street at West Couch Place, on the left when traveling south on North Desplaines Street.
145Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam — Chicago Landmark
On North Wacker Drive south of West Lake Street.
146Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Soldiers & Sailors Monument — Rosehill Cemetery
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
147Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — South Water Street
On West Wacker Drive at North State Steet on West Wacker Drive.
148Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — St. Boniface Union Soldiers Monument — St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
On North Clark Street at West Ainslie Street, on the left when traveling south on North Clark Street.
149Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — St. Patrick's Church
On West Adams Street at Des Plaines Street, on the right when traveling north on West Adams Street.
150Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — State Street — Chicago Cultural Walk
On South State Street south of West Jackson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
151Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Stephen A. Douglas — The Chicago Years
Near East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
152Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 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.
153Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Stephen Arnold Douglas — 1813-1861
On East 35th Street at South Lake Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 35th Street.
154Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Terminal Building
Near East Grand Avenue 0.5 miles east of North Streeter Drive.
155Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Eastland Disaster
On West Wacker Drive at North LaSalle Street on West Wacker Drive.
156Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The 1992 River West Gas Fires
On North Willard Court at North Milwaukee Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Willard Court.
157Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — 77 — The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Chicago
On East Roosevelt Road west of South Columbus Road, on the right when traveling west.
158Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Boulevard System
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Logan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
159Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Chicago Board of Trade's Statues — Symbolizing Agriculture and Industry
On West Jackson Boulevard near South LaSalle Street, on the right when traveling east.
160Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Chicago Public Library Cultural Center — Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, architects — 1897 —
On East Washington Street at North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Washington Street.
161Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The DePaul Center — a Cornerstone of Chicago
On East Jackson Blvd. (U.S. 66) at South State Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jackson Blvd..
162Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Discoverers
On North Michigan Avenue at The River Esplanade on North Michigan Avenue.
163Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Donohue Building
On South Dearborn Street north of West Polk Street, on the right when traveling north.
164Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Honorable Joanne H. Alter
Near Chicago Riverwalk.
165Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Morton Building / Hotel Blake
Near South Dearborn Street.
166Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Nine Dragon Wall in Chicago’s Chinatown
On West Cermak Road at South Wentworth Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Cermak Road.
167Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Norway Building
On Science Drive at South Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling north on Science Drive.
168Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Pioneers
On North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
169Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Platt Luggage Building — Formerly the Ginn & Company Publishers Building — Howard Van Doren Shaw, architect —
On South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at South Calumet Avenue on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
170Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Sisters of Mercy
On Michigan Avenue.
171Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Spirit of the Fighting Yank
On West Devon Avenue at North Fairfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Devon Avenue.
172Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Standard Time System in the United States — Adopted on this Site – October 11, 1883
On West Jackson Boulevard at South LaSalle Street, on the left when traveling east on West Jackson Boulevard.
173Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — The Water Tower & Great Chicago Fire — Near North Area Map
On East Chicago Avenue at North Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Chicago Avenue.
174Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Third Church Building — On This Corner
On Washington at Clark Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington.
175Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom — Brevet Major General — United States Volunteers —
176Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Trail Blazer — Sleipner — First vessel direct from Europe destined for Chicago —
On North State Street, on the left when traveling north.
177Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Tribune Tower — Chicago Landmark
On North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
178Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church
On North Elston Avenue at North La Crosse Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Elston Avenue.
179Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Union Civil War Soldiers
180Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Victory, World War I Black Soldiers’ Memorial
On Dr. Martin Luther King Drive at East 35th Street, in the median on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
181Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Viet Nam Memorial — Chicago Remembers
Near North State Street at Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north.
182Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Visionary — Jane Addams
Near South Indiana Avenue.
183Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Wacker Drive
On West Wacker Drive at West Lake Street on West Wacker Drive.
184Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Washington Block — Frederick and Edward Baumann architects — 1873-74 —
On North Wells Street at Washington on North Wells Street.
185Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Waveland Clock Tower
Near North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
186Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — West Side Grounds — Home Field of the Chicago National League Ball Club from 1893 to 1915
On South Wood Street near West Taylor StreetThi when traveling south.
187Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Wheeler–Kohn House — Otis L. Wheelock, architect — 1870 —
On South Calumet Avenue south of East Cullerton Street, on the right when traveling south.
188Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Wooden Alley
On Wooden Alley at N. State Parkway on Wooden Alley.
189Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — WWI Memorial
On North Ashland Avenue at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling north on North Ashland Avenue.
190Illinois (Cook County), Chicago Heights — Site of Absolem Wells Cabin
Near Chicago Road/Dixie Highway 0.2 miles north of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30).
191Illinois (Cook County), Countryside — This was "Countryside" — Farms and Quarries
On Joliet Road west of South LaGrange Road (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling north.
192Illinois (Cook County), Des Plaines — First McDonald's Franchise
On Lee Street, on the right when traveling south.
193Illinois (Cook County), Elk Grove Village — Reverend J. Ward Morrison Boulevard
On Rev. Morrison Boulevard 0.1 miles east of W Elk Grove Village Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
194Illinois (Cook County), Evanston — Archange Ouilmette
On Sheridan Road at Central Street, on the right when traveling north on Sheridan Road.
195Illinois (Cook County), Evanston — Grosse Point Light Station
On Sheridan Road, on the right when traveling north.
196Illinois (Cook County), Evanston — Residence of Charles Gates Dawes
197Illinois (Cook County), Forest Park — Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument
On Desplaines Avenue.
198Illinois (Cook County), Forest View — Portage Creek Passage
Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 53) south of Forest View Terminal Drive.
199Illinois (Cook County), Forest View — The Chicago Portage
Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) south of Forest View Terminal Drive.
200Illinois (Cook County), Franklin Park — Burial Site of Josette Beaubien
On North River Road, on the right when traveling south.

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