Chicago South / Beverly neighborhood / Where Dreams Begin - by Marshall Svendsen

Where Dreams Begin - by Marshall Svendsen

 

Where Dream Begins  - by Marshall Svendsen

Installed: 2014

Location: King-Lockhart Park

10609 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643

Chicago South / Beverly neighborhood / First Responders Memorial

First Responders Memorial

Chicago First Responders Memorial

The Memorial features a beam of steel placed vertically with it's foundation featuring "Chicago", "New York" and "First Responders". The beam of steel is from the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the terrorist attack on Sep 11, 2001. 

Sculpture by Terrence Karpowitz

Tom Potter did the concrete work for the memorial

Unveiled : June 22, 2019

Location: Lockhart Park

10609 S. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643

The Memorial was created in honor of Herbie Johnson, a Chicago firefighter from Morgan Park, who assisted in the recovery efforts in New York after Sep 11.  Johnson, along with dozens of other Chicagoans traveled to New York City to help with the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack. The Fire Department of New York gifted the steel after Johnson died in the line of duty in 2012.

Chicago North / Lake Forest / American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

American Legion Memorial for McKinlock Post 264

Dedicated: 2023

Memorial to the fallen soldiers of Lake Forest

Designed by Gary Tillery

who also sculpted the white bronze eagle on the black granite.

Location: 801 N. McKinley Road, 

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Chicago Riverwalk / Chicago Submarine Memorial

 

Chicago Sumarine Memorial

U.S. Navy Submarine Memorial

Dedicated: May 18, 2019

Location: Chicago Riverwalk / 435 East Riverwalk Drive

The Memorial commemorates 28 submarines built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, that traveled through Chicago to the Pacific Ocean during the World War II

Not Forget Pearl Harbor - The design, construction and placement here, is a result of a challenge by a group of World War II submarine combat veterans to "Not Forget Pearl Harbor".

The Memorial is dedicated to all U.S. Navy Submariners, past, present and future, who defend our country.

Schaumburg - Illinois / Veterans Gateway Park

 

Veterans Gateway Park / Schaumburg, Illinois



Veterans Gateway Park

Built: 1997

Location: 4 S. Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193

The park is dedicated to all men and womenwho have selflessly served the country through armed forces. The park includes a 66-foot tall clock tower, flag poles, seating areas and gardens. The park also functions as a gateway to the Schaumburg Town Square.

Elgin - Illinois / Veterans Memorial Park

 Veterans Memorial Park / Elgin

Veterans Memorial Park

Installation: 2008

Location: 274 North Grove Street, Elgin, IL 60120

Just north of Gail Borden Public Library

The Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and freedom. This Memorial Park is an attempt to recognize all veterans with one central monument in their honor.

 

Chicago - Museum Campus / Tribute to Freedom and Water Wall

Tribute to Freedom

Tribute to Freedom

Installed: 2003

Relief -Sculptures by Anna Koh Varilla and Jeffrey Hanson Varilla

Location: North entrance to Soldier Field

 

 

Chicago West / Oak Park / Peace Triumphant - World War I Monument

 

Peace Triumphant 



Peace Triumphant - World War I Monument

Designed by local sculptor Gilbert Riswold

Dedicated: 1925

Location: Scoville Park in Oak Park

The monument includes three bronze statues representing the Army, Navy and Air Force, guarding the heroic female figure of Columbia, who serves as a symbol of liberty, social justice and equality.   The memorial includes names of 2,446 residents who served in World War I from Oak Park and River Forest.

Chicago - Navy Pier / USS Chicago Anchor

USS Chicago Amchor

USS Chicago Anchor

Location: Navy Pier - East end 

This 8 ton anchor is from the third warship named after the City of Chicago. 

This anchor is dedicated as a memorial to each ship named "Chicago" and to the thousands of men and women who served their nation in maritime service.

Chicago South - Bronzeville / Victory Monument (1927) - by Leonard Crunelle

Victory Monument

Victory Monument

Location: 35th Street and King Drive

Erected: 1927 by the people of the State of Illinois, 

represented in the 54th General Assembly 

Bronze sculptures: Leonard Crunelle

Architect: John A. Nyden

Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: September 9, 1998

The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places: April 30, 1986 

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Chicago - Museum Campus / Gold Star Families Memorial and Park

Gold Star Families Memorial Park

The Gold Star Families Memorial and Park

Location: Burnham Park, along Lake Michigan on the east side of Soldier Field. It is nearly five acres extending from McFetridge Drive on the North to Waldron Drive on the South.

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation ensured that the design of the park would be as exceptional as the men and women it honors.

Chicago Riverwalk / Chicago Remembers Memorial - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Chicago Remembers /Vietnam Veterns Memorial

Chicago Remembers Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

Chicago Remembers Memorial is dedicated to all evterans of the armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. It features the names of 2,936 Illinois veterans who died in the conflict.

Memorial was dedicated on Nov 11, 2005

and is a tribute to all veterans who served in the Vietnam War

Designed by: Ross Barney and Jankowski Architects

Location: Wacker Drive at Wabash,  Chicago, IL 60601

Chicago - Grant Park / General John Logan Memorial (1897) - by Auguste Saint-Gaudens

General John Logan Memorial

General John Logan Memorial 

Sculptor: August Saint-Gaudens (portrait) 

with the assistance of Alexander Phimster Proctor (horse)

Unveiled: 1897

Location: 337 East Randolph Street,

Grant Park (Michigan Avenue at 9th Street)

Saint-Gaudens sculpted the bronze figure of General Logan, and Alexander Phimister Proctor, an observer of American wilderness and sculptor who made enormous animal sculptures for the World’s Columbian Exposition, created Logan’s horse.

Chicago North / Rosehill Cemetery / Our Heroes: Civil War Monument - by Leonard Wells Volk

 

Our Heroes - Civil War Monument

Our Heros, Civil War Monument 

- by Leonard Wells Volk

1870

Location: Rosehill Cemetery

The 30-foot high monument is dedicated to Union soldiers who dies in the Civil War. The memorial consists of a square limestone shaft topped by a marble figure of a Union standard bearer holding his flag in the left hand and a bugle in the right. In front is the inscription, "Our Heroes".  The Four bronze plaques on the sides represent Union cavalry, infantry, artillary and naval units.

Chicago North / Rosehill Cemetery / Volunteer Firefighters Monument - by Leonard W. Volk

Volunterr Firefighters Monument 

 

Volunteer Firefighters Monument - by Leonard W. Volk

Erected in 1864 by the Firemens Benevolent Association

Rededicated October 7, 1979, Chicago Firefighters' Union

Location: Rosehill Cemetery

5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660.

A vigilant fireman stands atop a tall column, with a megaphone in his left hand. The base of the column is wrapped with coiled fire hose. The marble monument commemorates the 15 members of Chicago's volunteers fire brigate who are buried on the plot.. The granite marker at the base contains the names of all firefighters killed in the line of duty. Four old-style hydrants make up the corners of this memorial.

The funeral scene in the movie Backdraft. was filmed using a replica of this monument.