Mr. Speaker. commencing July 19. 1990. a Chicago Week-"Chicago Woche"-will be held In the town of Pinkafeld. Burgenland. Austria. This Chicago Week will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the emigration of Burgenlanders to Chicago. Burgenland is the easternmost Federal Province of Austria. The year 1980 marked the 90th anniversary of the first Austrian. John Wenzel. to leave then AustroHungarian Empire and travel to Chicago. During this 1980 Chicago Week celebration. a bronze plaque was mounted on the house of Wenzels birth in Grodnau. Burgenland. This ChicagoBurgenland plaque was designed by metal artist. Kurt Mager. of Des Plaines. IL. it was unveiled by John Wenzels grand daughter.
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