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Blair Holt was a 16-year old high-school student who died while shielding a classmate from gunfire in 2007
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Blair Holt was a 16-year old high-school student who died while shielding a classmate from gunfire in 2007
Read MoreEsther Golar served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2006 until her death in 2015. Esther believed in strong communities and fiercely supported the rights of the elderly, families, and the struggling. She served on committees on a wide range of issues including; education, healthcare, and crime. She was the voice of the 6th District on the Southwest side of Chicago, and sometime she delivered her message on the House floor in song. Before her career in politics she was a community organizer and worked for the Community Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). She moved to Chicago from Mississippi as a child.
Ward: 20
Alderman: Cochran
Neighborhood: Englewood
b. 1944. Merigold, Mississippi
d. 2015. Age 71.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-state-rep-esther-golar-dies-met-0922-20150921-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Golar
This doctor and dancer couple was very involved in the community. Mildred in Rainbow Coalition/PUSH
Edward “Ted” Pedro Cruzat was a surgeon and lecturer at Northwestern University Medical School
Mildred “Millie” Cruzat danced on Broadway and at Carnegie Hall. She teaches dance.
Alumni - Edward
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Meharry Medical College. Nashville, Tennessee
Alumni - Mildred
American School of Ballet at Carnegie Hall
Ward: 4
Alderman: King
Neighborhood: Douglas
Edward
b. Alton, Illinois
d. February, 16 2000. Age 73. Chicago
Mildred
b. February 17, 1927. Detroit, Michigan
Joe Mantegna, Chicago born, Tony Award winning actor, philanthropist, and owner of the "Taste Chicago" restaurant in Burbank, CA
Read MoreIn 2016 Mother Teresa of Calcutta became Saint Teresa when sainted by the Pope at the Vatican.
Saint 'Mother' Teresa Way is an Honorary Chicago street with signs along Devon Avenue and at the corner of Devon and California.
Dr. Caesar Portes, MD - a leader in the early detection of cancer. His specialized medical clinic was located near the location of the honorary sign.
Read MoreArthur Bryan III was the long time owner of the Red Head Piano Bar. Surprise guest pianists included: Billy Joel, Seth MacFarlane, and Dennis Quaid.
Read MoreWhat a better way to celebrate veterans than to feature the honorary sign dedicated this year to Ukrainian American Veterans. The Chicago organization of the UAV Post 32 hosted the 69th UAV National Convention in Chicago this year.
RT @UkChicago Ukrainian American Veterans at the #MemorialDay Parade #Chicago
— Vasyl Pawlowsky (@uamuzik) May 25, 2015
video: pic.twitter.com/mYuQtfvTDy http://t.co/f5rr5LxnFV
The national Ukrainian American Veterans organization began in 1948 by veterans of WWI and WWII. It's membership includes honorably discharged American veterans of Ukrainian descent. In 1998 it launched the UAV Registration Project, which aims to collect the names of Ukrainian Americans who served in the US Armed Forces. Volume one contains more than 3,000 names and stories.
The many Ukrainian immigrants from the 1880s settled in the Chicago neighborhood which came to be known as Ukrainian Village.
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Honorary Chicago has made a similar goal. Since 2014 we have mapped the Chicago honorary street signs which are dedicated to veterans. This Veterans Day marks the 3rd anniversary of the Honorary Chicago Veterans Map, which is an ongoing effort.
Victor Cacciatore, Chicago-born businessman and local philanthropist. Honorary Victor J. Cacciatore, Sr. Way dedicated in 2016 in the South Loop neighborhood.
Read MoreHerb Kent 'The Cool Gent' had the longest career of any radio DJ in history. He lived to be 88 years old. His autobiography "The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives of Radio Legend Herb Kent." was published in 2009. His honorary street sign is located in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Read More100th Anniversary St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish
Read MoreSokoni Karanja means “A person from across the sea with knowledge” in Swahili. He founded the Centers for New Horizons in Chicago, a social service in the Bronzeville neighborhood to restore it as self-sufficient community with pride in its African and Black American history. He was inspired by Malcolm X, Julius Nyere, and the Black Metropolis of the 1920s. In the early 1970s he lived in and traveled around Tanzania building communities and schools. He was the Assistant Dean of Students at Brandeis University. He has been recognized as an expert in childhood and community development.
MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant
University of Chicago, Adlai Stevenson Fellow
Goldin Institute, Chicago Peace Fellow, Washington Park
Alumni:
Brandeis University, Urban Policy, PhD
University of Cincinnati, Master of Community Planning
Atlanta University, Master of Social Work
University of Denver, Master of Psychology
Washburn University
Ft. Scott Junior College
Topeka High School
Approved: October 2016
Ward: 3
Alderman: Dowell
Neighborhood: Bronzeville
b. 1940 Lathan Johnson. Topeka, Kansas
Honorary street sign for Dr. Sokoni T. Karanja founder-Centers for New Horizons social service agency in Bronzeville pic.twitter.com/G5ZT5kV04A
— Alderman Pat Dowell (@AldPatDowell3rd) October 31, 2016
Michelle Fire is the owner of Big Chicks lounge and gallery in the Uptown neighborhood, and Tweet, the breakfast place next door. When she started, the space was an old-man’s bar frequented by the residents of nearby subsidized housing. When the artwork, entirely of women, went up the LGBTQ clientele started showing up to drink, eat, and dance. Big Chicks earned the reputation of being a very welcoming and accepting place for everyone. In recent years it has made the list of best neighborhood bars, best gay, and best lesbian bars. In 2018 it was featured in Bon Appetite.
Ward: 48
Alderman: Osterman
Neighborhood: Uptown
YouTube playlist: Big Chicks. Honorary Chicago
Bernie Wong, founder of the Chinese American Service League, CASL. Honorary Bernarda "Bernie" Wong Way was dedicated in the Chinatown neighborhood in 2016.
Read MoreDaniel Capuano was a fireman who died in the line of duty.
Read MoreRichard Cotovsky was the founder and Artistic Director of the Mary-Arrchie Theater Company, established 1986, a Chicago storefront theater in the Uptown neighborhood.
Read MoreAlexander Esteban was three-year old who was killed by a drunk driver while walking with his 72-year old grandfather, who was also seriously injured.
Read MoreWalter Sojka established and ran the Walter L. Sojka Funeral Home in the Eckhart Park neighborhood for more than 60 years.
Read MoreJoseph Caldwell established Tailorite Cleaners which has been family owned and operated for more than 50 years.
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