Address: 5800 N. Ravenswood Avenue; entrance also at the intersection of Western and Bryn Mawr Avenues; small section north of Peterson Avenue to Granville. Founded 1859; approximately 350 acres. Largest nonsectarian cemetery in the Chicago area. Ravenswood entrance gate by W.W. Boyington (designed the Chicago Water Tower). A private cemetery, the owners' photographic policy prohibits photographs that show names on memorials.
Address: 5255 North Pulaski Road. Established 1877 by Bohemians protesting the refusal of Catholic cemeteries to bury one of their own, due to a claim that she had not made confession before death. About 175 acres. To get there: Take the Foster Avenue bus directly west to Pulaski Road; walk north 1/2 block to entrance.
Address: 301 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. Established 1859, this Catholic cemetery sits on the border between Chicago and Evanston. Gate designed by James Egan. About 92 acres, with more than 217,000 burials. To get there: take the Red Line train north to Howard Avenue; take the purple line train north to South Blvd. stop, cross street east and walk south.
Address: S. Cottage Grove Ave. & E. 67th Street, with entrance at 1035 E. 67th. Established in 1853, one of the city's oldest cemeteries. Approx 183 acres with around 200,000 burials, Oak Woods is the final resting place for many of Chicago's famous and infamous.
