Queen of All Saints Basilica

Its members petitioned the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal George Mundelein, who granted the request and appointed Father Francis A. Ryan to be pastor of the new parish dedicated to Queen of All Saints.

It was relocated to the northwest corner of Peterson and Knox Avenues and dedicated in June 1929 as Queen of All Saints Church.

The area filled with residential developments after World War II, and first attracted Irish and German immigrants and their descendants.

This display alludes to the theme of the universality of the Catholic Church by highlighting that although these shrines are particular to a certain country or culture, the Cult of the Virgin Mary bridges over all these barriers, bringing together the different ethnic groups living in Sauganash area of Forest Glen.

The original circa 1930s organ was replaced in 2006 due to its poor condition from age and an act of vandalism in the 1970s.

The Nave and Sanctuary