News and Updates
Walter “Slim” Coleman: City-Wide Memorial May 30
A special Sunday service dedicated to Rev. Coleman will be held on April 21, 11:00 a.m., at Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen Ave., Chicago. There will be a city-wide memorial honoring Rev. Coleman on May 30. More details to come.
Illinois Chapter Sponsors Marker at Assassination Site
Sacred Spaces: Help us reach our goal of placing historical markers at significant sites of the Black Panther Party in Chicago.
Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Park
Franklin Park, 4320 W. 15th Street, is near several significant sites in North Lawndale, the most prominent Black Panther Party area.
Dedicate Chicago Park to Black Panther Party
Historical Preservation Society Requests Park 574 be Named “People’s Park”
A Few Notes on the Rainbow Coalition and Chicago’s Near North Side
It’s important to remember that besides the West and South Sides, a substantial community was on the Near North Side. Besides Cabrini-Green, which housed 15,000 people, African Americans then lived modestly (often in tenements) around Cleveland & Larrabee Streets, Old Town Gardens.
Help us Commemorate the Black Panther Party in Illinois
Historical Markers Fund
Help us raise the remaining funds before March 1st.
This is Black History: Help us Honor the Black Panther Party
We are commemorating, documenting, and preserving the history of the Black Panther Party in Illinois. This is Black History. Join the Historical Preservation Society to be a part of this movement. Your $25 membership fee will go to our Historical Markers Fund.
Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation Sponsors First Historical Marker
The first marker will be placed at the Illinois Chapter’s headquarters location at 2350 W. Madison in Chicago.
Landmarking Update – Church of the Epiphany is Posted for Public Comment
More good news! Starting today, December 26, 2023, the National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of the Black Panther Party’s history in relation to the Church of the Epiphany.
This is the first property to be added to the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party’s Thematic Listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party Documentation Approved by National Park Service
Chicago (December 22, 2023)–This morning, an email announcement from the National Park Service listed its approval for a Thematic Listing for the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Illinois Historic Sites Council Approves Black Panther Party Landmark Nominations
Springfield, IL, (October 27, 2023)–The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council (IHSAC) unanimously approved the nomination to landmark the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (ILBPP). This vote completes state requirements, and the multiple property document is now headed to the National Park Service (NPS).