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St. Francis of Assisi
Original church destroyed in Chicago Fire. Closed in 1994; reopened; saved by protest of Latino community in 1996.
W. Lexington Street and South Clinton Street
W. Lexington Street and South Clinton Street
St. Hedwig
In order to service Polish families who lived more than a mile away from St. Stanislaus Kostka, the main polish church at the time, St. Hedwig Parish was first created starting 1887. The Polish population was growing quite rapidly at the time, and…
St. Ita
St. Ita parish was founded on June 25, 1900 by 53 Irish Catholic families in Edgewater. Reverend John H. Crowe was appointed by Archbishop Patrick A. Freehan to be the first pastor of this parish. The first mass was celebrated on July 1 of that year…