The Haymarket Memorial

Here is yet another memorial about Chicago events. It's easy to come across many random ones, but this one is especially important. The Haymarket Memorial is a reminder of one of the most...

The Haymarket district was the city's produce market in the 19th century. An impromptu meeting was held to protest the treatment of workers, and when a huge contingent of policemen arrived (nearly...

Pretty informative sculpture, or atleast the many plaques are, though I suggest a trip to the Chicago History Museum for more details. Kind of crazy to think this used to be the heart of the...

Only four stars because this memorial should be a towering edifice to the event that took place here, and its important aftermath. A simple, small-scale sculpture does not nearly convey the...

This is a small memorial, but the incident it memorializes is one of the most significant in the history of Labor and Socialist movements, even leading to the observance of "May Day" as something...