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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 (830) DuPage County, IL (43) Kane County, IL (52) Lake County, IL (67) McHenry County, IL (38) Will County, IL (142) Lake County, IN (71) Porter County, IN (36) Berrien County, MI (82)  CookCounty(830) Cook County (830)  DuPageCounty(43) DuPage County (43)  KaneCounty(52) Kane County (52)  LakeCounty(67) Lake County (67)  McHenryCounty(38) McHenry County (38)  WillCounty(142) Will County (142)  LakeCountyIndiana(71) Lake County (71)  PorterCounty(36) Porter County (36)  BerrienCountyMichigan(82) Berrien County (82)
Chicago is the county seat for Cook County
Adjacent to Cook County, Illinois
      DuPage County (43)  
      Kane County (52)  
      Lake County (67)  
      McHenry County (38)  
      Will County (142)  
      Lake County, Indiana (71)  
      Porter County, Indiana (36)  
      Berrien County, Michigan (82)  
 
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201 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Jane Addams — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
202 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Josephine Baker — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
203 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Keith Haring — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
204 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Lincoln Park
On West Diversey Parkway.
205 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Lorraine Hansberry — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of West Addison Street, on the right when traveling north.
206 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Marsha P. Johnson — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
207 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Oscar Wilde — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of West Waveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
208 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Pauli Murray — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
209 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Pearl M. Hart — Chicago Tribute —
On North Pine Grove Avenue south of West Surf Street, on the left when traveling south.
210 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
211 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Reinaldo Arenas — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of Buckingham Street, on the right when traveling north.
212 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Ruth Ellis — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
213 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sgt. Leonard Matlovich — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
214 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Stonewall — The Legacy Project —
On North Halsted Street north of West Newport Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
215 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sylvester — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
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216 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sylvia Rivera
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
217 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Annoyance Theatre
On West Belmont Avenue west of North Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
218 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Harlem Renaissance — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street north of West Melrose Street, on the right when traveling north.
219 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Legacy of Matthew Shepard — A Brief History of Hate Crimes Legislation — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
220 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Pink Triangle — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
221 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Two Spirit — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
222 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Vito Russo — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of Webster Street, on the left when traveling south.
223 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Walt Whitman — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
224 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Wrigley Field
On West Addison Street.
225 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Wrigley Field
On North Clark Street at West Addison Street, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street.
226 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Abe Saperstein — Basketball promoter (1902-1966) — Chicago Tribute
On North Hermitage Avenue, 0.2 miles north of West Grace Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
227 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Calaboose
On West Byron Street at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling east on West Byron Street.
228 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — First Telephone System
On Leland Avenue east of Clark Street, on the left when traveling east.
229 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Harry Caray — “Let me hear ya… a one… a two… a three…”
On Sheffield Avenue at Waveland Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Sheffield Avenue.
230 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — “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.
231 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Abandoned Shoreline of Lake Michigan
Near North Stockton Drive, 0.2 miles north of West Lasalle Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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232 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — 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.
233 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Near North Cannon Drive, 0.1 miles south of West Fullerton Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
234 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — 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.
235 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
On West Fullerton Parkway at North Cannon Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Fullerton Parkway.
236 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Community — Chicago es Comunidad
Near West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64).
237 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Community — Chicago es Comunidad
On North Boulevard.
238 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Connected — Chicago estα Conectado
On North Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
239 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Curious — Chicago es Curioso
On West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64) east of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
240 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Natural — Chicago es Natural
Near North Boulevard.
241 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Resilient — Chicago es Resistente
On North Clark Street near West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64), on the right when traveling north.
242 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Zhegagoynak
On West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64).
243 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — 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.
244 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Couch Tomb — Hidden Truths
On West La Salle Street at North Stockton Street, on the right when traveling east on West La Salle Street.
245 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Couch Tomb
On West LaSalle Drive at North Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling east on West LaSalle Drive.
246 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Elks Memorial Headquarters Building — Chicago Landmark —
On North Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
247 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Fountain Girl — George E. Wade, sculptor
Near West La Salle Drive.
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248 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — 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.
249 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Kennison Boulder Monument
Near North Clark Street at West Wisconsin Street, on the right when traveling north.
250 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Landmark Landings
Near North Stockton Drive, 0.1 miles south of West Dickens Drive.
251 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lαszlσ Moholy-Nagy — Chicago Tribute —
On North Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
252 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lincoln Park Transitions — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now
Reported missing.
253 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lion House, Lincoln Park Zoo — Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1912 —
Near N. Stockton Drive at W. Webster Avenue.
254 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Melamerson Athletic Field — About Dorothy Melamerson...
255 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mid-North District — Chicago Landmark
On North Sedgwick Street at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling south on North Sedgwick Street.
256 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini — Chicago Tribute —
On North Lakeview Avenue at West St. James Place, on the right when traveling south on North Lakeview Avenue.
257 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — North Chicago Hospital Building — Chicago Landmark
On North Clark Street south of West Wrightwood Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
258 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Oz Park
On West Webster Street at North Larrabee Street on West Webster Street.
259 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Potter's Field — Hidden Truths
260 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — The Boulevard System
On North Sheridan Road at West Diversey Parkway, in the median on North Sheridan Road.
261 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — The Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail
On North Clark Street at La Salle Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street.
262 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — The Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail
On North Boulevard at Clark Street on North Boulevard.
263 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Battery A Chicago Light Artillery — 1861 — 1865 — Rosehill Cemetery —
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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264 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — 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.
265 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Co. B. 1st Reg. Ill. L't Artillery. — Rosehill Cemetery
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
266 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Firefighters Memorial
267 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Frances E. Willard — Sept. 28 1839 • Feb. 17 1898
268 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — George B. Armstrong — Rosehill Cemetery
On North Ravenswood Avenue near West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
269 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — George S. Bangs — Died November 17, 1877
270 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Reverend Georg L. Mulfinger
271 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — 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.
272 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Soldiers & Sailors Monument — Rosehill Cemetery
Near North Ravenswood Avenue at West Rosehill Drive, on the right when traveling south.
273 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom — Brevet Major General — United States Volunteers —
274 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Square — Union Civil War Soldiers
275 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little India — The Spirit of the Fighting Yank
On West Devon Avenue at North Fairfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Devon Avenue.
276 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Jane Addams' Hull House
On South Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
277 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — 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.
278 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Juvenile Court of Cook County Building — Huehl + Schmid, Architects
Near South Halsted Street south of West Polk Street, on the right when traveling south.
279 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Maxwell Street — Evolution of a Neighborhood
On West Maxwell Street at Halsted, on the left when traveling east on West Maxwell Street.
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280 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — Paul Muni — Actor 1895-1967
Near West Roosevelt Road.
281 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Italy — 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.
282 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza
On 26th Street east of Kostner Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
283 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — Rudy Lozano — Community Activist (1951-1983) — Chicago Tribute —
On 25th Street at Karlov Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 25th Street.
284 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Little Village — The Manuel Pιrez, Jr. Memorial Plaza — Private First Class Manuel Pιrez, Jr. — World War II —
On 26th Street east of Kostner Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
285 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square • Palmer Square
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Logan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
286 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square Boulevards — Chicago Landmark District
On West Cortland Street at North Humboldt Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Cortland Street.
287 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square Boulevards — Chicago Landmark District
On West Shakespeare Avenue at North Humboldt Avenue on West Shakespeare Avenue.
288 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square Boulevards — Chicago Landmark District
On West Armitage Avenue at North Humboldt Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on West Armitage Avenue.
289 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square Boulevards — Chicago Landmark District
On West Palmer Square at North Whipple Street on West Palmer Square.
290 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — Logan Square Boulevards — Chicago Landmark District
On West Palmer Street near North Humboldt Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
291 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Logan Square — The Boulevard System
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Logan Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
292 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Chicago Building — Holabird & Roche, architect; 1904-05 — Chicago Landmark —
On Madison Street at State Street, on the left when traveling west on Madison Street.
293 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Daley Center — C.F. Murphy Associates, architect, Pablo Picasso, sculptor; 1965, 1967 (Chicago Picasso) — Chicago Landmark —
Near Washington Street near North Clark Street.
294 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Fine Arts Building — Solon S. Beman, architect; 1885; converted to Fine Arts Building in 1898 — Chicago Landmark —
Near South Michigan Avenue north of East Ida B. Wells Drive, on the right when traveling south.
295 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District
On North Michigan Avenue north of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
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296 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Majestic Building and Theatre — Edmund R. Krause, architect; 1906 — Chicago Landmark —
On Monroe Street east of Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling east.
297 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Reliance Building — D. H. Burnham & Co., architects; 1890-95 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street at Washington Street on State Street.
298 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — State Street — Chicago Cultural Walk
On State Street south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
299 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Magnificent Mile — First Wheat Cargo
On Rush Street at North Water Street on Rush Street.
300 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Magnificent Mile — Green Bay Road
On North Michigan Avenue.

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