Elks Memorial Headquarters Building

Historical marker location:

2750 North Lakeview Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

( Memorial is on North Lakeview Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Chicago Landmark.

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.