Margaret Dunne Hartigan was a long time resident of the Rogers Park neighborhood and a very active civic leader. She held several board memberships in a wide range of community institutions supporting education, and the arts. This included: The Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Sacred Heart Schools, St. Ignatius College Prep, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University, Rosemont College, Georgetown University, The Rogers Park Community Council, The Chicago Community Trust Executive Committee, The Museum of Science and Industry, The Field Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, The Harris Theater, John F. Kennedy Center, The American Cancer Society, 49th Ward Democratic Party.

Honorary Margaret Hartigan Way

1000 through 1100 blocks of West Albion Avenue

Approved: September 2018

Ward: 49
Alderman: Moore
Neighborhood: Rogers Park

b. 1940. New York
d. June 28, 2003. Age 63

Near
Her former residence on Albion

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