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It was In Charleston, South Carolina, and the city’s Black residents had already reburied the Union soldiers who had died in a POW camp there. There, on May 1, 1865, three weeks after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, a parade of 10,000, led by 3,000 Black schoolchildren singing a Union marching song, commemorated the soldiers who had given their lives as “martyrs” for the cause of human freedom.

The city of Chicago in 2016, proclaimed that May 28 was Robert Williams Day in recognition of his work that solidified Chicago as a house music beacon. But by the time Chicago’s house music community got around to honoring Williams, it was 2020 and the city was in the midst of a pandemic. Finally on Friday, from 6 to 9 p.m., fellow house music lovers can come to 610 W. Root St. to sign the official proclamation. But even if you don’t know Williams, you might know this city’s famed dance club the Warehouse.

2309 N. Geneva Terrace, Chicago: $4,250,000 | Listed: March 12, 2021 This six-bedroom home has six full bathrooms, one half-bath, a 55-foot atrium, a wood-burning pizza oven and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar. This building was constructed in 1893 as an apartment complex, converted into a single-family home in 1990 and recently renovated. Stained glass that is original to the building is used in the primary bedroom and bath and the living and dining room windows. The kitchen is equipped with a 10-burner commercial range, new quartz counters and custom cabinets. The primary bedroom suite takes up an entire floor and includes a sitting area with an LED fireplace, two closets, a marble bathroom with a soaking tub, shower and double vanity and another room that can be used as an office or workout room. A large cedar closet, a new roof deck, and a 2½-car attached garage complete this home. Agent: Chloe Ifergan of Jameson Sotheby’s International, 312-636-4994 *Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options. To feature your luxury listing of $800,000 or more in Chicago Tribune’s Dream Homes, send listing information and high-res photos to ctc-realestate@chicagotribune.com. Join our Chicago Dream Homes Facebook group for more luxury listings and real estate news.

“It checks a lot of boxes for the city: expanding upon the Invest South/West program, focusing on the film industry and making Chicago a destination for creating content, and the mayor wanting to bring investment to the South Side of Chicago,” Dudley said. “For me and Jim, two Black men from the South Side of Chicago, we have the opportunity to come together to invest in our community and change the trajectory.”