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Eight-plus months after passing the century mark, Nellie Terronez Munos of Silvis — the oldest surviving resident of Hero Street — passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in […]

A community of only a block and a half in Silvis, Illinois continues to honor their own.

On Friday, May 26, at 11:30 a.m., there will be a special wreath-laying ceremony at the Hero Street Monument and Hero Street Memorial Park, Silvis. Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil is the Consul General of Mexico in Chicago and will visit Hero Street for the ceremony. This is the first time a Consul General of Mexico […]

Nellie Muños is a true heroine. The oldest surviving resident of Hero Street in Silvis (whose brother-in-law was one of the eight acclaimed heroes), the kind, giving and good-hearted lady will turn 100 on Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 5. They’re expecting over 300 people (from all over the U.S.) at her birthday party Friday […]

Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.

Since World War II, the families of this short street have watched at least 130 sons and daughters leave for military service, most of them voluntarily.

Mexican American families came here to work on the railroad. No other similar street in the U.S. has had more veterans from WWII and the Korean War.

Hero Street is a block and a half long. Since World War II, the families of this short street have watched at least 130 sons and daughters leave for military

Joe Terronez fought for the memorial to honor eight young men from the neighborhood who lost their lives in World War II.