October 25 - 31, 2021 Vol. 29 No. 42
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Arts & (Home) Entertainment
We are replacing our usual calendar with virtual events and recommendations from StreetWise vendors, readers and staff to keep you entertained at home!
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The SportsWise team reflects on the 2021 season of the Chicago White Sox.
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Cover Story: Chicago Cemeteries
This year's Halloween cover story visits three of Chicago's most historic cemeteries: Graceland and Rosehill on the North Side and Oak Woods on the South Side. Vendor A. Allen finds that 19th and early 20th century monuments provide contemporary lessons about love and life, while vendors Lee A. Holmes and Paula Green discover quirks of history.
The Playground ON THE COVER: The tomb of Dexter Graves, featuring the "Eternal Silence" sculpture by Loredo Taft at Graceland Cemetery (Garrett Mills photo). THIS PAGE: The Harris tomb in Rosehill Cemetery was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome (Suzanne Hanney photo).
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ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of things to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Queer History!
Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement Through May 2022, The Illinois Holocaust Museum will feature the “Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement” exhibit, open to the public. This exhibit documents LGBTQIA milestones from the 1940s gay activist groups through modern pop culture. In the 1960s, it was common for the police to raid and arrest people at gay bars. In 1969, the police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York, and arrested and roughed up the bartenders and people in the bar. This raid led to the Stonewall Uprising, which consisted of six days of protesting police brutality against the LGBTQ community. Stonewall is seen as the protest that started the modern gay rights movement. Rise Up will feature photographs and posters from Harvey Milk’s political campaign, a rainbow flag signed by the creator, Gilbert Baker, and larger-than-life photographs of Chicago-area Pride and protest events by StreetWise contributor Kathleen Hinkel. In total there will be 85 items on display. Ticket prices vary and can be purchased at ilholocaustmuseum.org.
Family Fun!
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Wicker Park Bucktown Trick or Treat The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is hosting a socially-distanced trick-or-treating event on October 31 from 1-5 p.m. This event will take place at The Bucktown Green, 1714 N. Hoyne Ave. (behind Bucktown-Wicker Park Library); 25 local businesses from Wicker Park and dozens of other businesses will be passing out candy. There will also be a Halloween-themed selfie wall where you can take pictures to spice up your Instagram feed! This event will follow health and safety guidelines, which means masks are required for everyone; 20 families will be admitted every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $5 per family of 5 and can be purchased at wickerparkbucktown.com.
End Trafficking!
Masquerade Ball Fundraiser The Blue Freedom Project is hosting its annual Masquerade Ball fundraiser on October 29 from 7-10 p.m. This fundraiser will take place at the Loft on Lake, 1366 W. Lake St. The goal is to raise awareness and money for an end to human trafficking. The Blue Freedom project helps provide education about human trafficking and helps survivors transition into new lives. There will be food, drinks, music, and local vendors selling their products. All the proceeds will go toward the Blue Freedom Project’s new Career Development Program for survivors of human trafficking. General admission tickets cost $50 and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.
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A Family-Focused Halloween!
Pumpkin Party at Gallagher Way The annual Gallagher Way Pumpkin Party is back on October 28 from 3:30-7 p.m., 3635 N. Clark St. This is an afternoon filled with fun, such as face painting, balloon animals, arts and crafts, lawn games, and much more! Live music will be playing, courtesy of the Old Town School of Folk Music. Fannie May will have candy stations filled with chocolate, baked goods, and candies. The event will be broken into 2 sessions, 3:30-5:30 p.m., and 5:30-7 p.m. There will also be a showing of the movie “Hotel Transylvania,” and free pumpkins to take home! Costumes are not required but are highly encouraged. Free to the public, no registration required.
A Moment of Rest!
Sundial Meditation The Pilsen Art Community House, 1637 W. 18th St., is hosting a Sundial Meditation space for queer Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) on October 29 from 6-8 p.m. This event will include yoga, guided meditation, breathing exercises, and various stretches, all taught by Eli Ryn Brown. There will also be an optional Q&A after the yoga and meditation, along with snacks and drinks. Pilsen Art House asks that everyone bring a mat if they can because mats are limited. Masks are also required, regardless of vaccination status. This is a pay-what-you-can class. Registration is required at eventbrite.com.
A Beloved Film!
'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Showing at Gallagher Way A free screening of the film "The Nightmare Before Christmas" will take place at Gallagher Way, 3635 N. Clark St., on October 27 from 6-10 p.m. The film is about Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town, who accidentally stumbles upon Christmas Town and decides to create his own version of Christmas. This movie is rated PG, so all ages are welcome. You can bring your own food to enjoy a picnic with friends and family. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought to the field, but can be purchased at the event. This is an outdoor movie screening, so remember to dress appropriately! No tickets or registration necessary for this screening.
Halloween Extravaganza!
Arts in the Dark Parade For the 7th year, LUMA8 is hosting the Arts in the Dark parade on October 30 from 6-8 p.m. The parade will take place on State Street between Lake and Van Buren and will showcase the fine arts community and local artists’ work. There will be exquisite parade floats, puppet shows, music and live performances. LUMA8 is partnering with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, with title sponsorship from Blommer Chocolate Company and major sponsor, the Chicago Loop Alliance. This is a family-friendly event that is free to the public.
World Premieres!
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians’ 55th Anniversary Concert The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians’ (AACM) 55th anniversary concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 30 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St. This free, in-person concert will feature worldpremieres of commissioned works by three internationally renowned artists: New Renaissance Artist The Honorable Elizabeth A. Baker, Grammy® nominated pianist and composer Adegoke Steve Colson, and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, who will join the AACM’s Great Black Music Ensemble by performing or conducting their works. The concert represents the culmination of a two-year partnership between the American Composers Forum (ACF) and the Chicago-based, internationally renowned AACM. Tickets are free with required reservations at tickets.uchicago.edu.
The Place to Be!
Northalsted Halloween Parade Northalsted’s 24th annual Halloween parade is back on October 31 at 6 p.m. The parade starts at Halsted and Aldine and ends at 3700 N. Halsted. This is the place to be on Halloween night because Redfin rates it the #3 place to go in the U.S. on Halloween. The Grand Marshals will be drag superstar Batty Davis and host of NBC’s “Chicago Today” Matthew Rodrigues. This parade has everything with live music from Catfight to costume contests with a $500 first-place prize. Costume categories include drag, scary, youth, creative, cosplay, and even group costumes. It is free to watch the parade, or participate in the costume contest, and enjoy the night with family and friends. For more information please visit northalsted.com.
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Vendors Russ Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat about the world of sports with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.
Russ: All right, folks. So, our White Sox fell a bit short, and I’m hurting, but I’m still with them. Patrick: As you should be. Donald: Yeah, they couldn’t solve the Houston Astros… but, then again, not many could in recent years. John: Personally, I never truly felt the White Sox would make an extended playoffs run. While they had the hitting and the excitement, they didn’t have the pitching. Also, they didn’t just have nagging injuries throughout the season, they had full-blown injuries that kept multiple players out for extended periods of time.
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Donald: Never good for a team’s rhythm. John: Outside of Lance Lynn, who went 11-6 this year with a very nice earned run average of 2.69, the team’s pitching had been hit-or-miss, and this despite Manager Tony La Russa at the helm of a team that needed to understand how to win. When a manager can show the players his championship rings, he shows them he’s a winner. Patrick: I like Lynn, but I think we should, at the very least, also mention pitchers
Carlos Rodon, Dylan Cease, and Liam Hendricks. Our pitchers have been a lil’bit inconsistent, but we’ll get better. As for La Russa, I love this cat. Whether here or leading Oakland, I’ve always dug him as a leader. Russ: I agree. This year, I believe La Russa helped guide this team as far as possible. Looking at how we lost to the Astros, I can’t imagine us having a real shot at the Boston Red Sox and whomever we would have run into at the World Series. Donald: I don’t know. A bounce here, an error there, and there’s no telling how far we could’ve gone. We were good this year. I mean, we were inconsistent, but we dominated the division and, I believe, were as good any of the playoffs teams. Patrick: Also, y’all, this is the first time the Sox have made
the playoffs in back-to-back years. And they go back to 1901. Russ: Wow. John: Now, y’all know I’m not the biggest Sox fan, but I will say that I’m a huge fan of Tim Anderson. That guy is phenomenal and, in my opinion, will get tons better. This year, he batted .309, which put him in rarefied White Sox air alongside Hall of Famer Luke Appling as the only other shortstop in White Sox history to hit at least .309 in three straight years. Patrick: That’s deep. I like him a lot, too. In addition to Anderson, I want to give it up to José Abreu. This year, he drove in 117 runs, giving him 100+ RBIs in six seasons. Only two other players in White Sox history have ever done that: Frank Thomas and Paul Konerko.
Russ: Listen, in the first two playoff games against Houston, we didn’t get a single extra-base hit. I don’t care whatever else a team has, if it can’t get one extra-base hit in two games, that’s horrible. Donald: I get that there’re things we need to improve upon to get to the next level, but let’s remember what our Sox did this year. They not only clinched the Central Division for the first time since 2008, they became, this year, the first Major League team to clinch its division. They finished the regular season with 93 wins—third most of any team this year. And, as mentioned earlier, this was the first time the Sox made the playoffs in consecutive years. Russ: Well, there you go. In 2022, let’s do it again, White Sox! Any comments or suggestions? Email pedwards@streetwise.org
THE ART OF PIZZA ON STATE STREET by Rivka Benjamin
Steven Riggs has been a vendor with StreetWise for over 10 years now. As a big fan of cheese ‘n’ sausage pizza, Steven often eats at the ‘Art of Pizza’ pizza shop. It's near his location on State Street. Steven first thought when trying their pizza was “Oh My G-d”. He was shocked at how tasty the pizza was, especially for the price. During all of his visits he has tried the cheese slice, pepperoni slice, and of course, the cheese 'n' sausage slice. Although there is more variety on their menu, Steven likes to stick to the pizza when stopping in for lunch. His mom, however, tried the sub sandwich when they went together. She really liked it, and even saved the leftovers for dinner.
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What really impressed him was the kindness of the people there, the cashier and the owners. Steven always notices Danny and the other owners offer ice water to people who are homeless on hot days, and sometimes a slice of pizza. THE ART OF PIZZA ON STATE STREET Steven recalls one very hot and humid summer day recently. He was working really hard, sellLocation: ing as many magazines as he could at his loca727 S. State St. tion. He stopped into the pizza store to catch his breath since he was feeling faint. Danny, Price Range: whom Steven calls "one of the nicest guys," Under $10 / per person asked if he was okay and offered some water. “Ice water and a slice of pizza would be nice,” Hours: Steven responded. Danny didn’t flinch, and Sunday - Thursday brought him what he asked for, like a regular 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. customer. He was warm, inviting, and friendly. Steven said he felt quite humbled in that moFriday & Saturday ment, and began to tear up. 11 a.m. - midnight In general, he said the atmosphere is extremely clean, friendly and inviting. There are always conversations going on between multiple tables, no matter how far they are from each other. The customers speak about current events, how tasty the pizza is, and Steven often speaks about StreetWise. Sometimes, people will buy magazines form him on the spot when they hear about it (although that isn’t his goal). “Overall, it was GREAT!! I would highly recommend this place for the food, people, and atmosphere. If you’re ever in Chicago, stop by. Trust me, it’ll be a memorable experience. If you’re out of town, you will be back for this!” The Art of Pizza on State Street: Steven Riggs with employee; interior; a slice of stuffed crust.
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Visiting Chicago Cemeteries by Suzanne Hanney
Three of Chicago’s oldest cemeteries are lessons in history, and also, surprisingly, in life. “There’s a lot of money here -- and a lot of love,” StreetWise Vendor A. Allen said when he visited Rosehill on the northwest side for the first time. “Most people just have their hand out when you die nowadays, but these people actually mourned their loved ones.” (Please see related story, page 13.) StreetWise Vendors Lee A. Holmes and Paula Green, meanwhile, pondered how the largest concentration of Confederate soldiers outside the South – people who fought against freedom for slaves – could rest peacefully at Oak Woods Cemetery on the South Side, close to Civil Rights icons such as Ida B. Wells Barnett, the Staples Singers and Mayor Harold Washington. (Please see related story, page 11.) Rosehill, Oak Woods, and Graceland in Lakeview are all “garden,” or “rural,” cemeteries dating from roughly the same period in the mid-19th century. Chicago’s City Cemetery, just outside what was then the city limits at North Avenue and the lakefront, was jumbled and crowded -but more than that, a threat to the drinking water supply, civic leaders realized. The last burials at the City Cemetery were in 1866. Disinterments began after Rosehill opened in 1859, followed by the development of Lincoln Park, according to the Hidden Truths website. The English architect Sir Christopher Wren had advocated enclosed burial grounds on the outskirts of towns “decently planted and with yew trees,” as early as 1711, according to Graceland Cemetery material by Jake Coolidge and Joe Collier. Garden cemeteries took hold in the United States as civic institutions rather than religious ones; they became like parks, with statuary commissioned by wealthy families. After Graceland was established in 1861, visitors took the train from North Water Street to spend the day there. Roundtrip fare was 10 cents.
Graceland’s wide roads and open spaces still attract inline skaters, hikers and bicyclists. The Morton Arboretum has certified its collection of 2000 trees as an arboretum and trustees manage removal and planting, with an emphasis on adding color. Besides Japanese Yew, you’ll find 100 varieties, from the Cockspur Hawthorn native to Chicago, to European birch and beech, Norway spruce, Manchurian and Chinese Lilac, and various dogwood, cedar, oak, spirea, viburnum and elm trees. Located at Irving Park Road and Clark Street, Graceland’s 120 acres extend north to Montrose Avenue and east to the CTA Red Line. A visit there connects the dots of Chicago family trees, almost as if you were visiting their homes. “The difference is that Graceland is older money and Rosehill is second wave,” said Al Walavich, a cemetery historian for over 30 years and a founder of the Uptown Historical Society. “Graceland has Marshall Field and the people you would associate with early Chicago and bringing the 1893 World’s Fair to Chicago. With Rosehill, it’s a somewhat later contingent.” Oak Woods, meanwhile, has a reputation as a major Black cemetery, although it was originally segregated. John Kinzie and Dexter Graves are some of the oldest settlers at Graceland. Kinzie was the third owner of Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable’s home on the Chicago River, at what is now the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue. The city’s first permanent nonindigenous resident, Kinzie was born in 1763, died in 1828, and was buried at the Fort Dearborn cemetery, the City Cemetery, and then Graceland. Kinzie Street is named for him. Graves, born in 1793, came to Chicago in 1831 with a contingent from Ohio. A hotel owner, he was listed among 500 Chicagoans on the census prior to incorporation. He died in 1845 and in 1909, his son commissioned Loredo Taft to create “Eternal Silence,” an 8-foot bronze sculpture set against black granite (pictured on the cover).
THIS PAGE: One of the oldest graves in Graceland Cemetery belongs to John Kinzie. OPPOSITE PAGE: Graceland Cemetery photos: CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Potter Palmer's family monument; the tomb of William Kimball and his wife in a similar Grecian style; Daniel Burnham's tombstone; and the Schoenhofens' Egyptian-inspired tomb. Photos by Suzanne Hanney.
Predictably, the status section of Graceland centers on its Lake Willowmere. Daniel Burnham, architect of the World’s Fair and the 1909 Plan of Chicago, is on an island in the middle of the lake. The Potter Palmers have a Grecian temple on its west side, with her parents, the Honores, a French Gothic tomb across the road. A little farther down is the William Goodman family, namesake of the Goodman Theatre; and at the intersection of Lake and Main Avenues, the William Kimballs, Martin Ryersons Sr., George Pullmans and Peter Schoenhofens. “It’s all about location, location, location; you’re by the lake, you have the water feature,” Walavich said. “You lived large and you died large. You’re keeping up with the other families. You’re showing your status with the monuments, especially the section around the lake. The area around the lake developed in the 1880s and 1890s; the names we know are from that era and they’re all competing with each other.”
Potter Palmer (1826-1902) built the Palmer House hotel, helped layout Lake Shore Drive, incorporate the Board of Trade and plan the World’s Fair. His wife, Bertha, headed the Fair’s Board of Lady Managers, developed a large collection of French Impressionist paintings later acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago – and doubled the $8 million she inherited upon Potter’s death. Bertha hired the firm of McKim, Mead & White of New York City to design the family monument. The widowed Mrs. Kimball hired the same firm to design a mourning angel surrounded by Grecian columns. Ryerson Sr.’s (1818-1887) and Schoenhofen’s tombs incorporate Egyptian motifs, which went in and out of fashion since Napoleon in the early 1800s, Walavich said. “Who did the best job of burying their dead?” he said of the Egyptian style’s popularity.
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Ryerson had made his money in lumber and then real estate, and his son Martin A. (1856-1932) followed him in lumber after several years of practicing law. He was also a founder of the Field Museum and University of Chicago and a trustee of the Art Institute. For their tomb, Louis H. Sullivan combined a pyramid with a rectangular mastaba in stark black granite. Sullivan (1856-1924) himself died penniless but the architectural community contributed to a headstone featuring his profile and customary scrollwork, located just behind the Kimballs. Schoenhofen, (1827-1893) whose brewery building on 18th Street is on the National Register of Historic Places, appeared to hedge his bet spiritually. His pyramid tomb features an austere-faced sphinx -- and a very Victorian mourning angel. Pullman (1831-1897) was known for his railroad sleeping car factory and the 1894 strike in which he refused to negotiate with the union. He died three years after that strike and there was still enough bitterness that his tomb was built of reinforced concrete so that it could not be vandalized. A Corinthian column stands on top. Adjoining plots are of the Lowdens and the Millers, his daughter’s and granddaughter’s respective families. Frank Lowden was governor of Illinois from 1917 to 1921. Around the corner, on still-pricey real estate on the other side of the lake, is Ernie Banks (1931-2015), first baseman and shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 to 1971. A Hall of Famer in his first year of eligibility, he was two-time National League MVP, and hit 519 home runs in his career with the Cubs. A fielder’s mitt and ball atop his tombstone are sometimes joined by a real ball from visitors. Fans also leave notes at the tombstone. A statue of Inez Clarke, who died just before her 7th birthday in 1880, receives similar attention,
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Harold Washington's tomb; Judge Cornelius Toole's headstone; and the Confederate Mound. BELOW: Vendor Paula Green poses with Olympian Jesse Owens' tombstone. Photos by Lee A. Holmes and Paula Green.
ndors Lee & Paula visit Oak Woods by Lee A. Holmes
Mayor Harold Washington’s mausoleum is engraved with the saying, “Remember me as one who tried to be fair,” while an accompanying marker reads, “He loved Chicago.” Harold Lee Washington was Chicago’s first African American mayor. I like to think we have some things in common. My first name is Lee and his middle name is Lee. We were both born in April; my birthday is April 11 and his April 15. One of the things I loved about Mayor Washington was that he was a fair man and opened the doors of City Hall to everyone who lived in Chicago, providing you first went through the chain of command to resolve your issue. Three other mayors are also buried at Oak Woods. There’s also the father of gospel music, Thomas Dorsey, who wrote the song, “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” after his wife and baby died in childbirth; John and Eunice Johnson of Johnson Publishing; columnist Vernon Jarrett; and Nancy Green, the model for the first “Aunt Jemima,” and who recently received a headstone, thanks to the Bronzeville Historical Society. (StreetWise Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2020) I don’t know a lot about history, which is why my partner, Paula Green, and I, took this assignment to visit Oak Woods, at 1035 E. 67th St., where the first burials were in 1860. We were stumbling over gravestones, looking for three Negro League baseball players and the inventor of Cracker Jack, Louis Rueckheim, whose name I can’t pronounce. I love that candy and the baseball song, “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.” Ms. Green is saying, “I’m sorry, dead people” as we walk on the grass. We never found the baseball players and Rueckheim, but we found new people, like Judge Cornelius E. Toole, whose epitaph reads, “bigger than life and the law,” and who worked with the NAACP. We went to the Confederate Mound, where 4,200 Civil War soldiers who fought against our freedom are buried. How did that happen? The National Park Service website says they were Union prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, located at what is now 31st and Cottage Grove. They died of smallpox, poor sanitation and exposure to the elements. We are looking for the Staples Singers, because in a StreetWise cover story (StreetWise Jan. 8 - 14, 2018), we learned that they marched with Dr. King. On the way there, we found Jesse Owens’s red granite headstone with its Olympic rings on the shore of one of Oak Woods’s four lakes. Jesse Owens, oh my God, this made my heart pump a little more blood as I looked down at his tombstone and asked Ms. Green to research. She was surprised that he won four Olympic gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Games, that he picked cotton with his parents, who were sharecroppers and children of slaves themselves. Then she sat back and marveled at this man’s accomplishments. We ask what we can do to help our children become great. She talks with me about how Hitler felt when he had preached about Aryan superiority and then it was a Black man who won gold medals at the Olympics. She smiles and laughs, tickled at how Hitler would have looked, his reaction to this amazing athlete. We come to an agreement that although this is a one-time assignment, we will come back to research others at Oak Woods. Ms. Green says she will bring a chair and sit near the lake at Owens’ grave. – Paula Green contributing
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FROM LEFT: Ernie Banks's tombstone at Graceland Cemetery; the tombstone of Lulu Fellows, with gifts from visitors, at Rosehill Cemetery; the elaborate tribute to George Banks at Rosehill Cemetery. Photos by Suzanne Hanney.
with pennies from visitors pressed up against the glass enclosure atop her tomb. A legend about her is that she died after being struck by lightning, which leads to the ghost story that the statue disappears during thunderstorms because of her fear. At Rosehill, a similar statue of Lulu Fellows, who died at 16 in 1883 of typhoid fever, receives dollar bills, makeup, toys – even a rock ‘n roll Barbie doll. Other effigies in a glass case are those of Frances Pearce and her baby, to which A. Allen referred. Pearce came to Chicago at 17 and died two years later, in 1854, of tuberculosis. Her baby died two months afterward. The statue was carved in Rome in 1856 and the tomb moved from the City Cemetery to Rosehill. The largest cemetery in Chicago, at 350 acres, it was located in 1859 at 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave. The Victorians would have received comfort from these statues because they believed in memorializing their loved ones, celebrating what they worked for all their lives and visiting them, Walavich said. George Bangs, for example, designed the railway car that enabled mail to go from Chicago to New York in 24 hours, but he died in his early 50s. His tombstone depicts a railway car going into a tunnel and a tree chopped down in its prime – encircled with ivy that symbolizes the eternal soul. Similarly, Frances Willard led the 19th century temperance movement because she believed alcohol contributed to both poverty and domestic violence; she was also active in the women’s suffrage movement. Her tombstone bears the simple epitaph: “She made this world wider for women and more homelike for humanity.” Among Chicago’s 12 mayors buried at Rosehill is “Long John” Wentworth, (terms 1857-58 and 1860-61) who at 6 feet 6 inches and 300 pounds, believed bigger is better. His 72-foot granite obelisk is the largest in Illinois. Roswell B. Mason was mayor during the Chicago Fire and telegraphed neighboring cities: “Before morning, 100,000 people will be without food and water. Can you help us?” He also was an engineer who worked to reverse the Chicago River.
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Other noteworthies are Charles G. Dawes, vice president under Calvin Coolidge, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and composer of a No 1 Big Band-era hit, “It’s All in the Game"; Norman Wade Harris, founder of Harris Bank, whose mausoleum is based on the Pantheon in Rome; merchants Richard Sears, Montgomery Ward, aquarium donor John Shedd; and Julius Rosenwald. The chairman of Sears Roebuck & Co., Rosenwald (18621932) was one of the richest men in Rosehill, but he has just a simple headstone. He donated $7 million to start the Museum of Science and Industry and the equivalent of $70 million in today’s dollars for 5,300 schools that educated African Americans in the South. Both Graceland and Rosehill have large German and Scandinavian populations, as well as Japanese. Rosehill, still used by 500 families annually, has always been open to people of all faiths and origins, Walavich said. Its newer waves are Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese immigrants. But the main difference between the two is that Graceland is strictly a family cemetery, whereas Rosehill encompasses more brotherhood plots: the Masonic ones A. Allen noted, or the Oddfellows or the typographical union. In some cases, men may have come to Chicago and never married as they became involved with their careers. They chose to be buried with the identities and the people who were important to them, Walavich said. He has noted some women buried next to their Mason husbands, which would be fitting if they were Eastern Star members, he said. Union soldiers of the Civil War, perhaps those who were transported to Chicago and later died of injuries, also have special sections. In 1993, a Sons of Union Veterans group replaced the worn headstones with new ones displaying the men’s names, ranks, and companies or battalions. The Illinois St. Andrew Society was founded in 1846 with the express purpose that “no deserving Scot should ever go hungry, or homeless, or without medical care, or be buried in a Potter’s Field.” One of the earliest landowners at Rosehill, the St. Andrew Society provided hundreds of dignified burials to “poor and friendless Scots.”
Vendor A. Allen visits Rosehill by A. Allen
Rosehill Cemetery, founded in 1859, is one of the oldest, and at 350 acres, the largest cemetery in Chicago. Chicago is a wonderful melting pot and so is Rosehill Cemetery. This cemetery is non-denominational and provides services for all traditions, cultures and religions to serve our diverse community. The gatehouse dates to 1864 and was designed by famous architect William Boyington, who also designed the Chicago Water Tower, one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Located far away from the burnt district of the Chicago Fire of 1871, the gatehouse survived. It is a beautiful entrance, as I found out when I visited there. I also found a lot of love in the cemetery, for Civil War soldiers whose tombstones were replaced in 1993 and among my Masonic brothers, AFAM: ancient free and accepted Masons.
TOP: The entrance to Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave. CENTER: A Masonic symbol on a tower; A grouping of Masonic graves around a tower. BOTTOM: The headstone of Frances Pearce, covered in glass for protection. Photos by A. Allen.
It seems like these brothers had so much love for each other that they chose to be buried together. There was a whole section dedicated to the different lodges. I felt truly good and proud to be a Mason because of the love and dedication I saw in the cemetery. Last, but not least, was the burial site of Frances Pearce and her baby. A statue atop the tomb depicts them lying next to each other, as if they are asleep. You could feel the love that was put into this tomb and many of the huge monuments in the cemetery. I never thought visiting a cemetery that has no kinfolks of mine could be so interesting, but it was, and I am glad I went. I learned a lot that I just wanted to share with StreetWise readers.
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Vendor Steven Riggs encourages getting the vaccine
I took the COVID-19 vaccination shot in June because my mom took the shot in the spring. I wanted to be able to visit her in the hospital, hold her hand and caress her hair if she caught the virus or otherwise became seriously ill. When the virus first appeared, a lot of family members could not visit their loved ones in the hospital. Even in nursing homes, they couldn’t visit their parents and grandparents because the elderly were the majority of the people dying from the virus. So as soon as my mom made the decision to get the shot, and the building that she stays in, the Senior Suites at 74th and Rockwell, made it so easy and so available to the seniors and elderly that live within the building, right after she took the shot I went down to the Jewel on Roosevelt and State and got my vaccine. So I am vaccinated and my mom is vaccinated.
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I would advise everyone to get vaccinated so that you can visit your loved ones, so that you can stay healthy, and last but not least, so that you can keep other people around you who come into contact with you and interact with you, healthy. To my StreetWise customers, we need your support, and I believe that, during these times, the best way to get your support is to encourage you all to stay healthy. How are you going to support us if you’re sick, or if you’re in the hospital? We want you out and about going to restaurants, going to grocery stores, going to malls. Please do that safely: put your mask on when you go inside, and wear gloves or sanitize your hands and your children’s hands when you come outside. God bless you all, thank you for your support of StreetWise. StreetWise helps the unemployed to become self-employed – it’s not a hand out, but a hand up.
Streetwise 10/10/16 Crossword
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To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
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54 ___ your business 56 Fishermen 59 Getting closer all the time 60 On the lam 61 Tibet’s capital 62 Finished
8 Catcher’s need 37 Engine part 9 A Gershwin 38 Renaissance 10 Go to a painter restaurant 39 Life of Riley 13 Went boldly 41 Iodine source 14 Claw 42 After ant or 15 Labor leader’s man cry 43 Place for a 17 Gullible sorts comb Down 20 Roller coaster 44 Zingy taste feature 1 Vespid wasps 46 Flea market 2 Teen 23 Evergreen deal ornamental 49 Debauchees affliction shrub 3 Newcomer, 52 Half an island briefly 24 Harder to find in French 28 Cancels 4 Clumsy sort Polynesia? 5 Extreme 29 Russia’s Itar- 53 “What ___ is dishonor ___ news new?” agency 6 Self55 Scrooge’s cry government Romanov ruler 57 Oui’s opposite Copyright31 ©2016 PuzzleJunction.com 7 Loan shark’s 33 Lingo 58 Pantheon 35 Lyreflower interest rate member
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Crossword Across 1 Speed demon 6 Coffee additive 11 Nicaraguan capital 13 Illegal distribution 15 Eccentric 16 Luxurious 17 Spy’s org. 18 Cook in oil 20 Human beings 21 ___ Christian Andersen 23 Antibacterial 24 Diner’s card 25 Caper 27 Caffeine source 28 African gullies 29 Andrea Bocelli, for one 31 Loser 33 Thai river 35 Resistance unit 36 Driver’s aid 40 Brewer’s need 44 Antique shop item 45 Summer shade 47 French tourist destination 49 Chisholm Trail town 50 Spring bloomer 52 Challenge for a barber 53 Captain’s journal 54 Unwraps 56 Trial lawyer’s advice
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57 Slippery 59 Itch reliever 61 Discombobulates 62 Greek god who served Poseidon 63 Aire or Aare, e.g. 64 Gums Down 1 Beaming 2 Moderately slow tempo 3 Hack 4 “Holy cow!” 5 Decrees 6 Dried coconut meat 7 Optimistic
8 List abbr. 9 City on San Francisco Bay 10 Animal pigment 11 Coffee shop order 12 Alaskan native 13 Yellowstone roamer 14 Taxonomic group 19 “Not guilty,” e.g. 22 Sermon subject 24 Calendar abbr. 26 Complex unit 28 Fair sex 30 Computer capacity 32 Timid 34 Aborigines
36 Steamroll 37 Japanese paper folding art 38 Assist 39 Far from ruddy 41 Set one’s sights 42 Atom ___ 43 Flimsy 44 V.I.P. 46 Civil rights org. 48 Prophets 50 Old slot machine part 51 “The Nutcracker” lead 54 Angry reaction 55 Urban haze 58 Ford Explorer, e.g. 60 Bake sale org.
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INTERFAITH 35th ANNUAL MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE
FOR INDIGENT PERSONS
Held to commemorate the lives of our neighbors who were buried by the Office of the Cook County Medical Examiner
PLEASE COME AND JOIN A CELEBRATION OF LIFE! A reception and celebration follows the service.
“To live and die alone is a human tragedy, but not to be remembered and mourned after earthly life is an ugly blemish on human dignity.” W. Earl Lewis (1949-1999) Founder, The Interfaith Memorial Service for Indigent Persons
CHICAGO TEMPLE
Keynote Speaker
BETTY A. BOGG Connections for the Homeless
WEDNESDAY
O C T 27 7 , 202 21 NOON - 1:00 PM
First United Methodist Church 77 West Washington — Chicago
