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Chicago, IL, 60654
312-380-9883
Chicago's honorary brown street signs, days, and commemorative honors; the who, what, where, when and why. Honorary Chicago guide book, maps, biographies, history, trivia, tours, and gifts.
Filtering by Tag: Mexico
3725-3759 West 71st Street
Ward: 23
Alderman: Silvana Tabares
Neighborhood: Chicago Lawn
b. April 8, 1973 in Acapetlahuaya, Guerrero, Mexico
Source
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Jesus ‘Chuy’ Negrete was a famous Mexican-American folk singer and guitarist who also played harmonica. He was a member of the Chicano Youth Movement in the 1960s and the Farm Labor Movement.
He taught Mexican history and culture from youth to the university level, including in the Chicago Public Schools, University of Illinois at Chicago, Roosevelt University, and Robert Morris University.
Chuy founded “Teatro de Barrio” in South Chicago.
He was born in Mexico and came to Texas with his parents who were migrant farm workers. From the age of 7, he lived in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Studs Terkel called him "the Chicano Woody Guthrie."
Alum:
Chicago Vocational High School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago State University
https://www.chuynegrete.com
Ward: 10
Alderman: Garza
Neighborhood: South Chicago
near his childhood home 9125 S. Houston
b. San Luis Potosi, Mexico
d. Age 72
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Olga Quiroga was a popular teacher of immigrant students in Chicago Public Schools for more than 30 years. She was known for her kind heart and generous spirit. She loved teaching; her students were like family to her. Olga taught third and fifth graders at Funston Elementary School.
Olga was born in Mexico, when she came to the United States she worked cleaning houses and earned her GED; she went on to get her Bachelor and teaching degrees.
She was taken to the hospital on September 11 and died on October 1. Due to the severity and early stage of the outbreak of COVID-19, her family had no contact with her from the time she entered the hospital until the day she died. Olga was among the first Chicago Public School teachers to die from COVID-19.
Chicago State University
Ward: 35
Alderman: Ramirez-Rosa
Neighborhood: Hermosa
Near Funston Elementary School
b. September 30. Tamaulipas, Mexico
d. October 1, 2020. Age 58. Chicago