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Chicago's Honorary Street Signs

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2024, Chicago Born, Famous, Art, Black, Veterans, Army, Lincoln Park
Richard Hunt
2024, Chicago Born, Famous, Art, Black, Veterans, Army, Lincoln Park
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2024, Chicago Born, Famous, Art, Black, Veterans, Army, Lincoln Park
Veterans, 2024, Chicago Born, Author, Writer, music, Famous, Hall of Fame, Army, Albany Park
Shel Silverstein
Veterans, 2024, Chicago Born, Author, Writer, music, Famous, Hall of Fame, Army, Albany Park
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Veterans, 2024, Chicago Born, Author, Writer, music, Famous, Hall of Fame, Army, Albany Park
2023, Clergy, Local Business, local business, Veterans, National Guard
Reverend C. B. Taylor
2023, Clergy, Local Business, local business, Veterans, National Guard
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2023, Clergy, Local Business, local business, Veterans, National Guard
2023
Ciro "Tony" Ortez
2023
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2023
2023, Community, Veterans, Women, Black, Chicago Born
Ernest & Gloria Jenkins
2023, Community, Veterans, Women, Black, Chicago Born
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2023, Community, Veterans, Women, Black, Chicago Born
2023, Community
Sam Bell
2023, Community
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2023, Community
2023, Chicago Born, Army, Veterans, Victim, Violence
Darius D'Arco Teague
2023, Chicago Born, Army, Veterans, Victim, Violence
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2023, Chicago Born, Army, Veterans, Victim, Violence
2023, Women, Community, Ward 48, 48 ward
Marge Britton
2023, Women, Community, Ward 48, 48 ward
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2023, Women, Community, Ward 48, 48 ward
2023, Pilsen, Military, Police, Cook County, Veterans, Army
Felipe "Phil" Ayala
2023, Pilsen, Military, Police, Cook County, Veterans, Army
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2023, Pilsen, Military, Police, Cook County, Veterans, Army
2023, Women, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
Sylvia "Toy" Knabjian
2023, Women, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
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2023, Women, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
2023, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
Mike 'The Hot Dog Man' Knabjian
2023, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
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2023, Food, Local Business, Bridgeport
Women, Victim, Violence, Education, 2023
Amanda Calo
Women, Victim, Violence, Education, 2023
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Women, Victim, Violence, Education, 2023
2022, Pilsen, Community
Avenida Fiesta del Sol
2022, Pilsen, Community
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2022, Pilsen, Community
2022, Clergy, COGIC, Restaurant, Food
Elder Roosevelt McCarthy, Jr.
2022, Clergy, COGIC, Restaurant, Food
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2022, Clergy, COGIC, Restaurant, Food
2022, Local Business, Englewood, Veterans, Air Force, Food, Firefighter
Donald L Seals, Sr.
2022, Local Business, Englewood, Veterans, Air Force, Food, Firefighter
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2022, Local Business, Englewood, Veterans, Air Force, Food, Firefighter
2022, Wicker Park, Latino, Latinx, Local Business, Ward 01
Gaspar Gomez
2022, Wicker Park, Latino, Latinx, Local Business, Ward 01
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2022, Wicker Park, Latino, Latinx, Local Business, Ward 01
2022, Ward 01, West Town, dance, Dance, Chicago Born, blm, Black, Latino, Latinx, Cabrini
Adolfo 'Shabba Doo' Quinones
2022, Ward 01, West Town, dance, Dance, Chicago Born, blm, Black, Latino, Latinx, Cabrini
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2022, Ward 01, West Town, dance, Dance, Chicago Born, blm, Black, Latino, Latinx, Cabrini
2022, Edgewater
Laurence Michalski
2022, Edgewater
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2022, Edgewater
2022, Garfield Ridge, Columbia College Chicago
Richard Techman
2022, Garfield Ridge, Columbia College Chicago
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2022, Garfield Ridge, Columbia College Chicago
2022, Women, Clergy, Ashburn
Gicele Wray-Lindley
2022, Women, Clergy, Ashburn
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2022, Women, Clergy, Ashburn
2022
Velma Lois Landry
2022
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2022
2022, Women, Activist, Community, Education, Labor, Latinx, Latino, Little Village
Lula Navarro
2022, Women, Activist, Community, Education, Labor, Latinx, Latino, Little Village
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2022, Women, Activist, Community, Education, Labor, Latinx, Latino, Little Village
2022, Police, CPD
Big Mike Hughes
2022, Police, CPD
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2022, Police, CPD
2022, Cancer
Matt Hooker
2022, Cancer
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2022, Cancer
2022, Local Business, Drink, Englewood
OC Sanders
2022, Local Business, Drink, Englewood
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2022, Local Business, Drink, Englewood
Black, Christianity, civil rights, blm, Activist
Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church
Black, Christianity, civil rights, blm, Activist
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Black, Christianity, civil rights, blm, Activist
2022, Education, Local Business, Black, Christianity, CPS
Charlie "Boot" Allen
2022, Education, Local Business, Black, Christianity, CPS
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2022, Education, Local Business, Black, Christianity, CPS
2022, Sports, Coach, Community, Black, blm
Ronald Everette McKee, Sr.
2022, Sports, Coach, Community, Black, blm
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2022, Sports, Coach, Community, Black, blm
2022, September
James (Jimmy) Cummings
2022, September
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2022, September
2022
Muddy Waters
2022
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2022

Map Data: Copyright 2017 Honorary Chicago; Copyright 2017 CartoDB, Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors.  
Source: City of Chicago data, Honorary Chicago analysis  
Note: marker indicates designated location not posted sign location.
Honorary Chicago junior map editors: E. Rivera, G. Kelly.  

 

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Who is Felix Willis? It's not the Tower. Please tell me. Free gift for proof of who. Van Buren St at Michigan Avenue
Dedication of Javier 'Javy' Baez Way in Chicago on April 11, 2017
Honorary Trump Plaza signs removed this week by order of the Chicago City Council.
He's back! A popular souvenir, note the remains of the previous sign below it.
Current site of 1871 Chicago fire
Ken Nordine Lane
Chakra Khan Way

Shared Stories

The photos in this section were submitted by Chicagoans who knew the person being honored.  If you would like to contribute a story or photo please send it to us at share@honorarychicago.com.  (TOS)

JOSEPH CALDWELL

JOSEPH CALDWELL WAY - DEDICATED IN 2011 AT 84TH STREET AND SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE

Established Tailorite Cleaners which has been family owned and operated for more than 50 years.

ALEXANDER ESTEBAN

ALEXANDER ESTEBAN WAY - AT WEST AUGUSTA AND NORTH NOBEL STREET

A three-year old killed by a drunk driver while walking with his 72-year old grandfather who was also seriously injured.

Chicago has more honorary street signs than any other city per capital.  How many?
We are working on the honorary street sign census and verified map information - estimated completion early 2016 .

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