Cermak Road, also known as 22nd Street, is a major east-west artery on Chicago's near south side and the city's western suburbs. It is named for Anton Cermak, the Czech immigrant who became mayor of Chicago and was assassinated in 1933. 22nd Street was chosen to honor Cermak because it passes through the neighborhoods of Pilsen and Lawndale, both at the time heavily Czech-American. The adjoining suburbs of Cicero and Berwyn were also home to a large Czech population during the first half of the 20th century.
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