Carmelito Llapitan

Carmelito Llapitan, was one of the founders of the Filipino National Council of Chicago (FNCC) in 1953. It quickly became the cultural heritage center and a place for social advocacy and public policy. It was involved in the landmark legislation including the Civil Rights Act (1964) and Illinois Human Rights Act (1979). Since 1997 the organization has been called the Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago (FACGC).

In 1974, he was among the Chicago Filipino community leaders who purchased the current building, which is now the Rizal Center, from the Swedish-American Orphei Singing Group.

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Honorary Carmelito Llapitan CT

1300 West Irving park Road at North Wayne Street

 

Approved:

Neighborhood: Graceland West/Lakeview

near
Rizal Center
1322 W. Irving Park Road

Rededicated March 31, 2019

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Source

https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/fahschicago/187/8g8gz77/

https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/fahschicago/187/nk37m3g/

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/451.html

http://www.viatimes.net/oct2020issue/?p=91

https://rizalcenter.org/about/who-we-are/

https://www.facebook.com/rizal.center/photos/a.1494976717383633/2624587554422538/?type=3&paipv=0&eav=AfaYZtMiGmvm3KURCszlxoFd_NpZKQQ6W2iEmBE-z66dN3csBtCoO5R0baKOuopjOmg&_rdr

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/browse/bioL.html.

WOOGMS

The Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society (Woogms) has been hosting a neighborhood parade every Memorial Day and Labor Day since 1963. It continues to be hosted by local residents and features the Jesse White Tumblers and Drum Corps. Everyone participates in the parade by walking seven blocks with flags, family, kids, pets, bikes, and scooters.

The tagline of the parade is “Everyone marches, nobody watches!”
…except for the 2020 Memorial Day Woogms Parade, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, when “nobody marched, everyone watched.”

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Honorary Woogms alley

North Pine Grove Avenue between West Oakdale Avenue and West Wellington Avenue

 

Approved:

Ward: 44

Neighborhood: Lakeview

near
The starting point of the Woogms Parade

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Source

https://www.facebook.com/Woogms

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cSD4IyhIk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://youtu.be/cfM0Yk8JcKw?si=pucgFV-PeXLstoCe

https://www.youtube.com/live/ME0JwesEIuo?si=4RKln5mOtdf5FZeJ

Honorary Chicago Guidebook, Second Edition, Michigan Avenue and Beyond

Steven Strauss

Steven Roy Strauss was the owner of the popular Wrigleyville bar, Sluggers World Class Sports Bar & Grill for more than 35 years. At age 27, Steven opened his first Lake View bar called Double Inn. He later opened Cheeks, one of the first LGBTQ bars in the area. He grew up in the business, his father had owned Symphony Liquors on Chicago Avenue.

Sluggers is now owned and operated by Steven’s sons. Additional Sluggers locations are in Orland Park, Vernon Hills, and Denver, Colorado.

Steven grew up in the Peterson Park neighborhood of Chicago.

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Honorary Steven Strauss Way

North Clark Street from North Addison Street to West Eddy Street

 

Approved: 2022

Ward: 44
Alderman: Tunney
Neighborhood: Wrigleyville

b. May 16, 1945
d. January 28, 2022 Age 76.

Sluggers Bar
3540 N. Clark Street

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Source
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3404042/chicago-loses-a-legend-rip-steve-strauss-the-man-behind-sluggers

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/steven-strauss-owner-of-iconic-wrigleyville-bar-sluggers-dies-at-76/2741661/

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