From Reilly Reports --

New Du Sable Monument Unveiled!

On Saturday October 17th, a statue honoring Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, the first non-native settler and the founder of Chicago, was erected on Michigan Avenue just north of the Michigan Avenue Bridge.* Alderman Reilly was pleased to participate in the ceremony after working many months with the Departments of Cultural Affairs and Transportation conducting reviews and issuing approvals.

This monument was graciously donated to the City of Chicago by Mr. Lesley Benodin, Mr. Harry Fouche, and Ms. Aliette Marcelin.

Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable established the first settlement on the north branch of the Chicago River in 1773, at the current site of the Tribune Tower. He lived there with his wife and close to one hundred other Potawatomi. The settlement grew rapidly, and was soon distinguished for having racial, ethnic and cultural harmony and mutual respect among its diverse inhabitants.

The settlement founded by Du Sable was incorporated in 1833 as the Town of Chicago, and reincorporated as the City of Chicago in 1837. Du Sable was declared the Founder of Chicago on October 26th, 1968 by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago.

Alderman Reilly introduced a resolution to rename the Michigan Avenue Bridge the "Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable Bridge" in honor of the city's founder. Click here to read the full resolution.
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