The Honorable John W. Rogers, '48: Honored with Street Naming

The City of Chicago will be naming a section of 57th Street between Stony Island and Cornell Drive after the late John W. Rogers Sr.

Rogers, who was a Hyde Park resident, was one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. He flew 120 successful combat missions over Europe during World War II. In 2007, He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, which is congress’ highest civilian honor. In the 1940s Rogers was one of very few African American students to attend the University of Chicago law school. After graduation, he started a private legal practice and a law firm then went on to have a long career as a juvenile court judge.

The street naming ceremony for “Honorary John W. Rogers Sr. Drive” will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 5 at the intersection of 57th Street and Stony Island Avenue.