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|   FIRST - DuPage County Courthouse - Naperville, Illinois
in First of its Kind Plaque mounted on stone at the site of the first courthouse for DuPage county in Naperville's Central Park. posted by:  BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 02/16/2007 last visited: 05/28/2015 |
 view galleryS3.9 km | Site of first frame house in Dupage County - Naperville, IL in First of its Kind Marker near Centennial Park on Aurora Avenue. posted by:  adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/09/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryS3.9 km | FIRST Post Office in Naperville in First of its Kind Alexander Howard, the town's first postmaster, lived in this home, which also served as a post office, stagecoach stop and small mercantile business. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 05/11/2011 last visited: 03/22/2022 |
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| Site of World's First Parabolic Radio Telescope - Wheaton, IL in First of its Kind Built in 1937 by Grote Reber in his backyard, later disassembled and moved for posterity to Greenbank, WV. The backyard site is now a parking lot, and a historical marker was added in 1999 to commemorate this first. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 01/05/2014 last visited: 06/23/2015 |
 view galleryNE10.8 km | FIRST - Glen Ellyn Train in First of its Kind Galena and Chicago Union Railroad began train service Glen Ellyn in 1849. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 09/28/2008 last visited: 10/24/2014 |
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| FIRST -- World's First Nuclear Reactor - Burr Ridge, IL in First of its Kind Site of the first Nuclear Reactor posted by: ODragon location: Illinois date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 09/15/2018 |
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| Landing site for first round the world flight - Hines, IL in First of its Kind Formerly Maywood Airfield, now the site of Hines VA Hospital, received the six aviators at 1pm on 9/15/1924 after the leg from Dayton, OH of their historic flight. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/27/2009 last visited: 06/03/2011 |
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| First Home in Elgin - Elgin, IL in First of its Kind A plaque and boulder mark the location of the first home in Elgin, Illinois. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 03/16/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryS31.4 km | Joliet's First Stone Building - Joliet, IL in First of its Kind This marker is located in Joliet's Bicentennial Park. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 07/13/2011 last visited: 06/26/2011 |
 view galleryS31.5 km | First Stone Building in Joliet #2 - Joliet, IL in First of its Kind This is one of two nearby historical markers concerning Joliet's first stone house. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 08/10/2011 last visited: 06/12/2011 |
 view galleryS31.5 km | Joliet's First Log Cabin - Joliet, IL in First of its Kind This marker shares a boulder with another historical marker and is located near the Veterans Memorial in Joliet's Bicentennial Park. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 08/07/2011 last visited: 06/12/2011 |
 view galleryS31.7 km | FIRST - Will County Court House in First of its Kind Stone marker. posted by:  FallenFaery & Special Ed location: Illinois date approved: 10/25/2006 last visited: 06/12/2011 |
 view galleryE34.1 km | First USA Lithuania Transatlantic flight - Midway Airport - Chicago, IL, USA in First of its Kind Plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary of the first Transatlantic flight from Midway Airport to Lithuania by two pioneering pilots. The plaque is located between concourse 1 and concourse 2. posted by: NCDaywalker location: Illinois date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: 05/24/2018 |
 view galleryNE34.8 km | FIRST - McDonald's Restaurant - Des Plaines, IL in First of its Kind The first McDonald's Restaurant that Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's Corporation, built. posted by: KG1960 location: Illinois date approved: 10/08/2006 last visited: 08/18/2018 |
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| FIRST - Church for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Plano, IL in First of its Kind Upon a split with the Brigham Young and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Plano Stone Church was the first church for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryN42.8 km | First White Settlers in McHenry County in First of its Kind This marker commemorating the first white settlers of McHenry county Illinois is located at the corner of IL Rte 31 and Cary Road, in Algonquin, Illinois. posted by: NoLemon location: Illinois date approved: 04/20/2008 last visited: 05/18/2010 |
 view galleryE42.8 km | FIRST - Church in Chicago, IL in First of its Kind Oldest church in Chicago, IL was dedicated on Christmas Day 1856. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 09/10/2008 last visited: 05/08/2014 |
 view galleryE43.3 km | FIRST - Chinese-American Female Judge in Illinois in First of its Kind This is a statue of Laura Cha-Yu Liu, a prominent Chinese-American in Chicago with several firsts to her name. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 12/06/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryE44.1 km | FIRST Liquor License Issued After Prohibition - The Berghoff, Chicago, IL in First of its Kind Home of Chicago's liquor license #1! posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/06/2017 last visited: 10/24/2017 |
 view galleryE44.4 km | First Female Surgeon in Illinois - Chicago, IL in First of its Kind Mary Harris Thompson was the first woman surgeon in Illinois. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 07/08/2011 last visited: 11/09/2011 |
 view galleryE44.7 km | Chicago's "First Civilian" Born Here - Chicago, IL in First of its Kind This plaque is set adjacent to the Chicago River on Michigan Avenue. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 05/17/2012 last visited: 08/06/2014 |
 view galleryE44.9 km | FIRST --- Director of the Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago, IL in First of its Kind First Director= Cyrus B De Vry. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 01/19/2017 last visited: 06/15/2022 |
 view galleryE44.9 km | FIRST -- American Water Landmark - Chicago, IL in First of its Kind The historic water tower is located in downtown Chicago. posted by: bluesnote location: Illinois date approved: 01/13/2017 last visited: 12/29/2019 |
 view galleryE45.7 km | FIRST - Manmade Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction - Chicago, IL in First of its Kind The site of the first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction, on the campus of the University of Chicago. posted by: Shorelander location: Illinois date approved: 11/21/2006 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryE45.9 km | FIRST - Jewish Congregation in Chicago in First of its Kind KAM Isaiah Israel was the first Jewish congregation in Chicago, dating back to 1847. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/27/2019 last visited: never |
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