New Sign Designations
Complete list of honorary street sign designations in Chicago since 2014
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Honorary Signs Dedicated in Chicago
New This Year
Alphabetical List
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ANDRES M. VASQUEZ LASSO
Annie Mae Patterson
Benjamin H. Marshall
COLEMAN BROTHERS
Colleen J. Flood
DAVID “BOOGIE” GONZALEZ
DEMETRIOS “JIMMY” PIRPIRIS
Darryl Robinson
Dennis Downes
DONDA WEST
Drew Price
Dwight H. Perkins
EDNA M. PEARCE
ELISE MALARY
ERIC S. HERNANDEZ
Frank Lopez
FERNANDO DELEON
HARRY J. FISHMAN
HELEN BARAN
James B. Lemons
James W. Southward Sr.
JAMES “JIMBO” SVEC
JIMMIE EARL STOREY
Johnny L. Tyus 'The Hat Man'
KEITH O. TATE MEMORIAL
LARRY (LAWRENCE) THURM
Leo Louchios
Leticia 'Lety' Cortez-Ramos
LYDIA EUDORA ASHBURNE
Manuela 'Manuelita' Garcia
Mark S. Allen
Mary Ann Smith
MIGUEL “NENE” PADILLA, JR
NICHOLAS RAMIREZ, JR
OSSIE GOFF Ballew
Petra 'Ma" Villanueva Gaitan
Rich Pfeiffer
RICHARD HUNT
RICHARD P. HALJEAN
ROBERT AND EUGENIE BRANDT
Ronald “Topper” Topczewski
ROSE FAY THOMAS
Samuel Jimenez
SAMUEL JULIAN LAY
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
Steve Albini
THOR O. SODERBERG
TOM “PAPA HOPS” HOPKINS
VERLEAN PERKINS
William Friedkin
WILLIAM J. KRESS
Winnie Ryan
YOLANDA TRAVIS MACK
= previously approved sign
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GraphS of New Honorary Streets in Chicago Totals by Month and Year
New Honorary Signs in Chicago by month
New Honorary Sign Designations - Years 2012-2023
* Indicates sign was originally approved in a previous year
** Note: in 2015 the Ward boundaries changed mid-year and may impact the reporting of ward totals. In 2017 the rules changed and limits increased to the number of new sign designations.
Source: City of Chicago data, Honorary Chicago research and analysis
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