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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cook County

 
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 (889) DuPage County, IL (50) Kane County, IL (52) Lake County, IL (67) McHenry County, IL (38) Will County, IL (142) Lake County, IN (72) Porter County, IN (36) Berrien County, MI (82)  CookCounty(889) Cook County (889)  DuPageCounty(50) DuPage County (50)  KaneCounty(52) Kane County (52)  LakeCounty(67) Lake County (67)  McHenryCounty(38) McHenry County (38)  WillCounty(142) Will County (142)  LakeCountyIndiana(72) Lake County (72)  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 (50)  
      Kane County (52)  
      Lake County (67)  
      McHenry County (38)  
      Will County (142)  
      Lake County, Indiana (72)  
      Porter County, Indiana (36)  
      Berrien County, Michigan (82)  
 
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201 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — "Original Professors’ Row"
On South Greenwood Avenue at East 53rd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Greenwood Avenue.
202 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Enrico and Laura Fermi
On South Woodlawn Avenue south of East 55th Street, on the right when traveling north.
203 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Greenwood Row Houses — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Greenwood Avenue at East 53rd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Greenwood Avenue.
204 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Masaryk Memorial Monument — 1850 - 1937
On Midway Plaisance, in the median.
205 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Museum of Science and Industry — Charles B. Atwood, architect; 1891-93 — Chicago Landmark —
Near 57th Drive near DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41).
206 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — Obama Kissing Rock
On East 53rd Street at South Dorchester Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East 53rd Street.
207 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Hyde Park — 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.
208 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — The Norway Building
On Science Drive at South Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling north on Science Drive.
209 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jefferson Park — Jefferson Park War Memorial
On North Milwaukee Avenue at West Higgins Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Milwaukee Avenue.
210 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jefferson Park — The Henry Esdohr House
On North Long Avenue south of Higgins Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
211 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville
Near South Greenwood Avenue near East 46th Street.
212 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Julius Rosenwald — Chicago Tribute —
On South Ellis Avenue at East 49th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ellis Avenue.
213 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Kenwood — Landmark District —
On South Ellis Avenue at East 49th Street on South Ellis Avenue.
214 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Kenwood United Church of Christ — Chicago Landmark —
On South Greenwood Avenue near East 46th Street, on the right when traveling south.
215 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — Louis Henry Sullivan — Chicago Tribute —
On South Lake Park Avenue at East 46th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lake Park Avenue.
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216 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Kenwood — McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters" — Chicago Tribute —
On South Lake Park Avenue.
217 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — (Former) Marshfield Trust and Savings Bank — William Gibbons Uffendell, architect — 1924 —
On North Lincoln Boulevard near North Marshfield Avenue.
218 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Former Site of the “Zum Deutschen Eck” Restaurant
On North Southport Avenue at West Oakdale Avenue on North Southport Avenue.
219 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Kwanusila
On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
220 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Lake View High School
On North Ashland Road at West Irving Park Road on North Ashland Road.
221 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View — Waveland Clock Tower
Near North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
222 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
223 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alan Mathison Turing — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of West Buckingham Place.
224 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Alvin Ailey — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
225 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — American Veterans for Equal Rights Military Memorial
On North Halsted Street at West Addison Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Halsted Street.
226 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Audre Lorde — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
227 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Barbara Jordan — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of West Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
228 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Bayard Rustin — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
229 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Billy Strayhorn — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street north of Roscoe Street, on the right when traveling north.
230 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Brewster Apartments — Chicago Landmark —
On North Pine Grove Avenue at West Diversey Parkway, on the right when traveling south on North Pine Grove Avenue.
231 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Cole Porter — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
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232 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — David Kato Kisule — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
233 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
234 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Sally K. Ride — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
235 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dr. Tom Waddell — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
236 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Dra. Antonia Pantoja — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
237 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Ernie Banks, "Mr. Cub"
On North Clark Street north of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling south.
238 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Fr. Mychal Judge — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street south of West Addison Street, on the left when traveling north.
239 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Frank Kameny — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
240 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Freddie Mercury — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street south of Aldine, on the left when traveling north.
241 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Frida Kahlo — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
242 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Harvey Milk — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
243 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — James Baldwin — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
244 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Jane Addams — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
245 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Josephine Baker — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
246 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Keith Haring — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
247 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Lincoln Park
On West Diversey Parkway.
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248 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.
249 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.
250 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.
251 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Pauli Murray — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
252 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.
253 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
254 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.
255 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Ruth Ellis — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
256 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sgt. Leonard Matlovich — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
257 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.
258 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sylvester — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the left when traveling north.
259 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sylvia Rivera
On North Halsted Street south of Waveland Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
260 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.
261 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.
262 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.
263 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — The Pink Triangle — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
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264 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Two Spirit — The Legacy Walk
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
265 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.
266 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Walt Whitman — The Legacy Walk —
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south.
267 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Wrigley Field
On West Addison Street.
268 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.
269 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.
270 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — Calaboose
On West Byron Street at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling east on West Byron Street.
271 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lakeview — First Telephone System
On Leland Avenue east of Clark Street, on the left when traveling east.
272 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.
273 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.
274 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.
275 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.
276 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.
277 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.
278 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.
279 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Community — Chicago es Comunidad
Near West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64).
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280 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Community — Chicago es Comunidad
On North Boulevard.
281 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Connected — Chicago estα Conectado
On North Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
282 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.
283 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Natural — Chicago es Natural
Near North Boulevard.
284 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.
285 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Chicago is Zhegagoynak
On West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64).
286 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.
287 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.
288 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.
289 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Elks Memorial Headquarters Building — Chicago Landmark —
On North Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
290 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Fountain Girl — George E. Wade, sculptor
Near West La Salle Drive.
291 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.
292 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Kennison Boulder Monument
Near North Clark Street at West Wisconsin Street, on the right when traveling north.
293 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Landmark Landings
Near North Stockton Drive, 0.1 miles south of West Dickens Drive.
294 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lαszlσ Moholy-Nagy — Chicago Tribute —
On North Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
295 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lincoln Park Transitions — Hidden Truths — The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park, Then and Now
Reported missing.
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296 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Lion House, Lincoln Park Zoo — Perkins, Fellows & Hamilton, architects — 1912 —
Near N. Stockton Drive at W. Webster Avenue.
297 Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park — Melamerson Athletic Field — About Dorothy Melamerson...
298 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.
299 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.
300 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.

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