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"On Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1932, the Veterans Memorial Building was dedicated in Santa Cruz, south of the main post office," writes Ross Eric Gibson. "Retired banker A.A. Morey, 89, (one of five surviving local veterans of the Civil War), never thought his eyes would behold this wonderful day."
As hip-hop turns 50, a homegrown neighborhood celebration provides a "family reunion" for generations who have kept it alive in Chicago.
The Eagle Monument — long a staple in front of the war memorial building at Riverview Park — was put in place at Veterans Memorial Park.
The monument’s move is among a host of plans the city’s Veterans Memorial Committee...