Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

Historical marker location:

1205 Cabrini, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on West Cabrini Street just west of Racine Ave., on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2011

July 15, 1850-December 22, 1917.

Illinois was part of the French colonial empire, and the city of Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, was one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in North America. At its peak, around 1250 CE, Cahokia had a population of around 20,000 people.