Harold A. Bezazian Way

Harold Arsene Bezazian was born and raised in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood to Armenian immigrant parents. He was a journalist for the Chicago Times and publicity manager for the Chicago Auto Club. Following the attach on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the military to fight in WWII. He died, while leading a rescue mission in the Philippines.

The Harold Bezazian Branch of the Chicago Public Library was dedicated in 1957 as a memorial from his father.

Alumni
Senn High School
Oberlin College
Columbia University, Journalism

Veteran: Army, WWII, europe, Philippines. Purple Heart, Bronze Star

---

Honorary Lt. Harold A. Bezazian Way

1226 West Ainslie

 

Approved: 2018

Ward: 46
Alderman: Cappleman
Neighborhood: Uptown

b. Chicago
d: March 11, 1945. Age 33. WWII Philippines

Near
Harold Bezazian Branch, Chicago Public Library
1226 West Ainsley

---

Source

Columbia

Uptown Update

Patch

Clifton Lewis Way

Clifton Lewis was an officer with the 15th District Tactical Team. He was killed during a robbery at a convenience store where he was working security detail. Four days earlier he and his girlfriend got engaged. Clifton Lewis lived and worked in the Austin neighborhood.

---

Honorary Clifton P. Lewis Av

West Augusta Boulevard, between North Lorel Avenue and North Latrobe Avenue

 

Approved: Septamber 2018

Ward: 37
Alderman: Mitts
Neighborhood: Austin

d. December 29, 2011. Age 41. Chicago

---

Source

Tribune

Jadwiga Kaczynska Way

Jadwiga Kaczynska was a prominent literary scholar at the National Academy of Sciences in Poland. She was a nurse during WWII and the Geman occupation of Poland. After the war she was a member of the Polish Teachers Union and involved in the Solidarity movement. Her son, Lech Kaczynki, became the fourth President of the Republic of Poland, and appointed his twin, Jarosław, as Prime Minister. Lech and his wife died in plane crash in Russia.

Alumni
University of Warsaw

---

Honorary Jadwiga Kaczynska Way

West Belmont Avenue, from North Milwaukee Avenue to North Pulaski Road

 

Approved: 2018

Ward: 30
Alderman: Reboyras
Neighborhood: Polish Village

b. December 31, 1926. Starachowice, Poland
d. January 17, 2013. Warsaw, Poland

---

Source

Chuck Renslow Way

Chuck Renslow was an icon in the LGBTQ community and a activist. He opened some of Chicago’s first openly gay businesses; he is known worldwide as the founder of International Mr. Leather competition and the Leather Archives and Museum. In the 1960s he opened one of the first leather bars in the world and published GayLife magazine. He is featured in the Chicago Boystown LGBTQ Hall of Fame and also in New York.

Alumni
Lane Technical High School

Born in Chicago, grew up in Logan Square

---

Honorary Chuck Renslow Way

Northeast corner of North Clark Street and West Ainslie Avenue and the Southeast corner of North Clark Street and West Winnemac Avenue

 

Approved: May 2018

Ward:: 47
Alderman: Pawar
Neighborhood: Uptown

b. August 26, 1929. Chicago
d. June 29, 2017. Age 87

Near
The former site of Man’s Country - Bath House
5015 N. Clark Street

Dedicated: May 19, 2018
40th anniversary of IML competition

---

Source

Wikipedia

Reverend Malachi Baker Way

Malachi G.Baker, Jr. was the second generation Pastor of the New Hope Christian Missionary Baptist Church. When Malachi became Emeritus-Pastor, his son, Earnest A. Baker, Sr. became the Senior Pastor.

---

Honorary Rev. Malachi G. Baker, Jr. Way

East. 95th St. Between South Dobson Avenue and South University Avenue

 

Approved: July 2018

Ward: 8
Alderman: Harris
Neighborhood: Calumet Heights

Near
New Hope Christian Missionary Baptist Church
1033 E. 95th Avenue

---

Source

Facebook

Michael Isaac Green Way

Michael Green was the owner of the Village Tap, and an early venue dedicated to craft beer. Since 1990, the Village Tap and Mike were a cornerstone of the Roscoe Village neighborhood.

Join on us in honoring Mike Green as the City of Chicago renames Hoyne Ave at Roscoe St to Honorary Michael Isaac Green Way on October 12.https://t.co/PesqkshvHI#chicago #GoneButNeverForgotten #honor #cityofchicgo @BlockClubCHI @chicagotribune @eaterchicago @chicagobars pic.twitter.com/GdcpMQRQR0

— The Village Tap (@VillageTap) September 22, 2018

---

Honorary Michael Isaac Green Way

West Roscoe Street, between North Hoyne Avenue and North Damen Avenue

 

Approved: 2018

Ward: 32
Alderman: Waguespack
Neighborhood: Roscoe Village

b. November 16, 1959
d. October 10, 2017. Age 57

Dedicated: October 12, 2018

Near
Village Tap
2055 W. Roscoe

---

Source

Block Club

Tribune

DNAInfo

Major Gary Hughes

Gary G. Hughes was a Chicago Police Officer for 19 years, and a Major in the U.S. Army active duty and reserves since the age of 20.

Veteran: U..S Army, Major. Panama, Operation Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan

---

Honorary Gary Hughes Way

South Natchez Avenue, from West 61st Street to West 63rd Street

 

Approved: May 2018

Ward: 13
Alderman: Quinn
Neighborhood: Clearing

b. November 30, 1967
d. February 28, 2018. Age 50. Cancer

---

Source

Honor A Hero Project

Steve McNamee

Cadet Steven J. McNamee’s career began as a police officer in Hickory Hills, Illinois and for a railroad. He was training to become a firefighter at the Chicago Fire Academy when he died in a training accident, two weeks before his graduation.

On 11/24/93 CFD candidate Steven J. McNamee died in the performance of his duties. This afternoon, we honored his memory by dedicating the 10500 block of Central Park Avenue “Honorary FF Steve McNamee Way”. @CFDMedia @Chicago100Club @BevRevNews @BeverlyMtGPatch @repfranhurley35 pic.twitter.com/NhzDARJ99t

— Matthew J. O'Shea (@mattoshea19) September 9, 2018

---

Honorary FF Steve McNamee Way

10500 block of Central Park Avenue

 

Approved: 2018

Ward: 19
Alderman: O’Shea
Neighborhood: Mount Greenwood

d. November 23, 1993. Age 36. Chicago

---

Source

100 Club

Jeanne Uzdawinis Way

Jeanne Marie Uzdawinis was the co-owner of Cafe Selmarie in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. She and Birgit Kobayashi were neighbors on Giddings Street who started the European styled cafe in 1983. The Cafe began as a bakery featuring what became Jeanne’s famous hazelnut cheesecake. It has grown in size and popularity with Lincoln Square itself, and is now a full restaurant. Cafe Selmarie moved to the Lincoln Square Plaza in 1999 Cafe Selmarie celebrated 35 years in business in 2018.

Jeanne grew up in Indianapolis and came to Chicago to study dance at Columbia College.

Jeanne Uzdawinis, who ran Cafe Selmarie, the popular Lincoln Square eatery, dies at age 63 https://t.co/2kpRCerBqB pic.twitter.com/MBtsB8CdWT

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) October 13, 2017

Alumni
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Dance)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (Zoology)
Columbia College, Chicago (Dance)

---

Honorary Jeanne Uzdawinis Way

West Giddings Street cul-de-sac to the northwest corner of North Damen Avenue and West Giddings Street

 

Approved: July 2018

Ward: 47
Alderman: Pawar
Neighborhood: Ravenswood

d. October 8, 2017. Age 63
ovarian cancer

Near
Cafe Selmarie
4729 North Lincoln Avenue
on Lincoln Square Plaza

---

Source

Tribune

Block Club Chicago

Patch

Source

Henry L. Coleman, Sr. Way

Henry Coleman and his brother George started the Coleman Barbecue restaurant to bring real southern cooking to Chicago. In the beginning, Henry worked full-time at Brach’s Candy Company in addition to the restaurant. They grew the single location into 4 restaurants in Austin and Maywood, only two still remain. Henry’s children have kept the restaurant going.

---

Honorary Henry L. Coleman, Sr. Way

West Chicago Avenue from North Menard Avenue to North Waller Avenue

 

Approved: May 2018

Ward: 29
Alderman: Taliaferro
Neighborhood: Austin

b. October 30, 1943. Dermott, Arkansas
d. August 15, 2012. Age 68

Near
Coleman’s BBQ #2
5820 W. Chicago Avenue

---

Source

Gus and June Travlos Way

Costas (Gus) and Anastasia June Travlos were long time residents of the Edgewater neighborhood, they were also the co-founders of the Edgewater Development Company and worked to improve the lives of their neighbors and spearheaded the revitalization of Bryn Mawr as a Historic District. Gus was born in Greece, they moved to Edgewater in 1964.

---

Honorary Gus and June Travlos Way

1000 West Bryn Mawr Avenue between North Broadway and North Winthrop Avenue

 

Approved: June 2018

Ward: 48
Alderman: Osterman
Neighborhood: Edgewater

June
d. November 1, 2016. Age 91

Gus
d. 2005. Age 70

Near
Edgewater Development Corporation
1055 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue

---

Source

Source

Chicago Public Art Group

Charles J. Barango Way

Charles Barango was a 14-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who received several awards recognitions for his work and was a member of the 5th District tactical unit. He appeared in televisions dramas which were set and filmed in Chicago, including “Chicago Fire” and a technical consultant to “Chicago P.D.”

In 2016, Officer Barango was killed in a motorcycle accident the day before returning to active duty following surgery and treatment for a brain tumor.

Alumni:
Queen of All Saints School
Taft High School
Lewis University

---

Honorary Charles J. Barango Way

North Kercheval Avenue, between North Kingsdale Avenue and North Kerbs Avenue

 

Approved: September 2018

Ward: 39
Alderman: Laurino
Neighborhood: Sauganash

d. September 18, 2016. Age 49

---

Source

Tribune

Roslyn and Seymour Simon Circle

Seymour F. Simon was the Chief Justice on the Illinois Supreme Court, former Cook County Board President, and former Alderman of the 40th Ward. He became known for his dissenting opinions in court, and against Mayor and the party line. Roslyn started her own corporate gifts business after the death of her first husband. She is also a was a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette and competed in the Miss America Pagent as Miss Philadelphia.

Alumni (Seymour):
Roosevelt High School
Northwestern University
Northwestern Law

Veteran: Navy, WWII

---

Honorary Roslyn and Seymour Simon Circle

North Avenue Parkway at Sheridan Road

Approved:

Ward:
Alderman:
Neighborhood: Old Town/Gold Coast

Seymour
b. August 10, 1915. Chicago
d. September 2006. Age 91. Chicago

Roslyn
b. 2015
d. April 12, 2007. Age 91. Chicago

 

---

Source

Source

Powisle Dabrowskie Way

---

Honorary Powisle Dabrowskie Way

West Belmont avenue between Harlem Avenue and north Oconto

 

Approved: February 2017

Ward: 29
Alderman: Taliaferro
Neighborhood: Polish Village

---

Source

Monsignor Dolan Drive

---

Honorary Monsignor Dolan Way

6200 North Sauganash Avenue from West Lemont to West Keene

 

Approved: April 2017

Ward: 39
Alderman: Laurino
Neighborhood: Sauganash

Near
Queen of All Saints Basillica
6280 Sauganash

---

Source

Irv Kupcinet Bridge

Irv Kupcinet wrote a daily column for the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. “Kups Column” began in 1943 for the Chicago Daily Times, which became the Chicago Sun and then The Chicago Sun-Times in 1948. He interviewed celebrities in the newspaper and for his Saturday television show.

YouTube Honorary Chicago Playlist: Irv Kupcinet

---

Irv Kupcinet Bridge

Wabash Avenue Bridge

 

Approved: 1986

Ward:
Alderman:
Neighborhood: Loop

b. July 31, 1912
d. 2003. Age 91

Near
Site of former Sun-Times building (currently Trump Tower)

There is a statue of Irv Kupcinet on the upper river walk of Wacker Drive

---

Source

Janari Ricks Way

Janari Ricks was a 9-year old child who was the unintended victim of a shooting. The gunman fired into a group of adults and children in the Cabrini rowhouses.

---

Honorary Janari Ricks Way

Southwest corner of North Cleveland and West Division Streets

 

Approved: October 2020

Ward: 27
Alderman: Burnett
Neighborhood: Cabrini Green

d. July 31, 2020

Near
Cabrini Rowhouses

CFD Terrence Collins Way

Terrence Collins was a retired Battalion Chief in the Chicago Fire Department. He had a 37-year career as a firefighter. He was always willing be of service and to help someone in need. He was awarded the highest honor awarded by the City of Chicago, the Lambert Tree Medal in 1981 for saving the lives of two children from a fire.

Alumni
St. Gabriel’s Elementary School
Tilden High School

Veteran: Navy, airplane mechanic

Awards: Lambert Tree Medal from the City of Chicago

---

Honorary CFD Battalion Chief Terrence Collins Way

5700 South Nordica Avenue

 

Approved: October 2020

Ward: 23
Alderman: Tabares
Neighborhood: Garfield Ridge

Revised: November 2020

b. March 4, 1943
d. August 2, 2020. Age 77

---

Source

Martin and Theresa Campo

Martin Campo was the owner of the popular Italian restaurant, Mart Anthony.

---

Honorary Martin and Theresa Campo Way

Northeast corner of North Racine and West Hubbard Street

 

Approved: July 2018

Ward: 27
Alderman: Burnett
Neighborhood: West Town

Near
Mart Anthony Restaurant
1200 W. Hubbard

---

Source

Santa Fara di Cinisi

In 1934 Italian immigrants to Chicago started a social organization after the patron saint ot their town of origin, Cinisi, Italy. The Santa Fara society expanded to chapters in New York and Detroit.

---

Honorary Via Santa Fara di Cinisi

North Oleander Street, between W. Addison and W. Waveland

 

Approved: October 2020

Ward: 38
Alderman: Sposato
Neighborhood: Dunning

Near
Society Santa Fara di Cinisi
7524 W. Addison Street

---

Source

Facebook