John Peter Altgeld

Historical marker location:

4001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on Woodlawn Avenue south of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Citizen, Volunteer Soldier, Lawyer, Judge, Orator. Governor of Illinois.

The Chicago River was famously dyed green for the first time in 1962 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The tradition has continued every year since then, and now the river is dyed green for the holiday using an eco-friendly vegetable dye.