Raul R. Montes, Sr.
Linda Zabors
Raul Montes was a civic leader and activist in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. He was the Superintendent of the 22nd Ward for Streets and Sanitation from 1990 until he retired in 2010. Raul established block clubs which improved the homes and made the neighborhood safer for children and the elderly. Previously, Raul worked for the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Chicago Department of Human Services. City Council Member, “Chuy” Garcia, appointed Raul a Democratic Precinct Captain for the 6th Precinct. “Chuy” later became US Rep Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.
He came to the US from Chihuahua, Mexico in 1965 and worked at Marshall Field’s department store on State Street as a busboy. By 1967 he worked at Western Electric, where he met his wife. They raised their three children in the Little Village neighborhood.
Honorary Raul R. Montes, Sr. Way
South Kolin between 26th Street and 27th Street
Approved: 2021
Ward: 22
Alderman: Rodriguez
Neighborhood: Little Village
b. August 9, 1948. Chihuahua, Mexico
d. Age 72. COVID-19