Honorary street names approved for two longtime Elginites
Don Sleeman of Elgin bows his head during the invocation during the Elgin Veterans Day ceremony in 2019. The Elgin City Council approved renaming a portion of Chester Avenue in his honor. Rick West | Staff Photographer/November, 2019 COURTESY OF CHRIS HOLLINGSPastor Willie L. Tate of Progressive Baptist Church will see a portion of Ann Street, between Dundee Avenue and Center Street near the church, designated as Pastor Willie L. Tate Street.
Don Sleeman of Elgin American Legion Post 57 plays taps on the bugle during Elgin s September 11th remembrance event in 2017. The Elgin City Council approved renaming a portion of Chester Avenue in his honor.
Progressive Baptist Church’s longtime pastor Rev. Willie L. Tate and Korean War veteran Sgt. First Class Donald J. Sleeman, nicknamed “Mr. Elgin Post 57,” are the latest recipients of an Elgin honorary street designation.