Editing Cicero, Illinois (section)

==Arts and culture==
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[[File:St. Mary of Częstochowa - Cicero from east 2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[St. Mary of Częstochowa (Cicero, Illinois)|St. Mary of Częstochowa]]]]
*[[St. Mary of Czestochowa in Cicero|St. Mary of Czestochowa]], a [[Neo-Gothic]] church built in the [[Polish Cathedral style]] along with the sculpture of [[Christ the King]] by famed sculptor Professor [[Czesław Dźwigaj]], who also cast the monumental [[bronze]] doors at [[Basilica of St. Hyacinth|St. Hyacinth's Basilica]] in Chicago. The church's other claim to fame is as the site of [[Al Capone]]'s sister Mafalda's wedding in 1930.
*[[J. Sterling Morton High School East|J. Sterling Morton High School, East Campus]], also known as Morton East High School, was built in 1894. The original school was destroyed by fire in 1924, and the current building was constructed. Located at 2423 S. Austin Blvd, Morton East serves residents of Cicero.
*[[Chodl Auditorium]], located inside Morton East High School, was built in 1924 (completed 1927) to replace the 1,200-seat auditorium which was destroyed by fire. The auditorium was originally a dual-purpose room, serving as a gymnasium for students, and was originally built for this purpose. In 1967 the school stopped using the auditorium as a gymnasium. Chodl Auditorium is among the largest non-commercial [[proscenium]] theatres in the Chicago Metropolitan Area and is listed with the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
*[[Hawthorne Works]] Tower, one of the original towers of the enormous [[Western Electric]] manufacturing plant that once stood east of Cicero Avenue, is still located behind the Hawthorne Works Shopping Center near the corner of Cermak Road (22nd Street) and Cicero Avenue.
*[[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]].

On the south side of Cicero, there were two racetracks. [[Hawthorne Race Course]], located in Cicero and [[Stickney, Illinois|Stickney]], is a [[horse racing]] track still in operation.  Just north of it was [[Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park]], which was formerly Sportsman's Park Racetrack (for horse racing) for many years.  This Sportsman's Park facility is now closed, acquired by the Town of Cicero, and has since been demolished. Facilities of the [[Wirtz Corporation|Wirtz Beverage Group]] have been built on the west half and a [[Walmart]] built on the east half.