Historic Sites in Chicago, IL

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Joanne H. Alter was elected Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and serve...

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Known as "The Guardian Angel of Chicago's Gay Community," and a staunch defender of immigrant rights, Pearl...

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This Italianate-style brick house was built in 1876 as a home for Junot Whitehouse, the superintendent of t...

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The Second City has established itself as a Chicago landmark and a national treasure offering the best in C...

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Winner of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the Pritzker Military Library features a ...

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At West 63rd Street & South Pulaski Road is a statue of a Native American atop a former cigar store. Some m...

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The master of Modern architecture and one of the greatest architects of the 20th Century, Ludwig Mies van d...

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Ben Hecht was a flamboyant figure in Chicago's literary renaissance. As a writer and producer of plays and ...

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Social activism has characterized this congregation since its founding in 1851 by abolitionists. The innova...

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William Nowaczewski House (2410 Kedzie Boulevard) is one of several grand mansions lining Kedzie Boulevard ...

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Slaymaker Fine Art Gallery is bringing a little bit of Florence to Central Lakeview. Ryan Katz, who is an a...

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Founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Thomas built it into a respected musical institution wi...

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This tablet is erected in recognition of the outstanding services to the city of Chicago given by DeWitt Clinton Creg...

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A crossroads in the development of Oekology (Ecology) at the turn of the century. Named for Dr. Frank Spooner Churchi...

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Kelly is the second oldest Chicago Public Library branch, rededicated in 1989.

The Honorable Joanne H. Alter