Finding Dr. Joseph Corbin’s gravesite is now easier at Forest Home Cemetery.

There is a new sign in Section F with an arrow pointing the way. The Historical Society of Forest Park had the sign made to help people find this National Historic Place and learn more about Dr. Corbin.
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Thanks to Forest Home Cemetery for installing the sign and for being a great partner in helping keep this history easy to find and connect with.

Isaac from Buttons of the Left framed his May Day talk around the powerful words of Haymarket martyr August Spies, who, when sentenced to death, declared: “It is a subterranean fire. You cannot put it out. The ground is on fire upon which you stand.” Using pinback buttons from different eras, Isaac showed how that “subterranean fire” has continued to burn through generations of working class struggle. Though movements are often suppressed, the message carried in these small objects shows they are never extinguished.


His talk traced the 140 years since the Haymarket Affair, highlighting how the fight for workers’ rights resurfaces again and again in new forms. Through the imagery and slogans on the buttons, Isaac connected past struggles to the present, showing that the spirit of resistance and organizing remains constant even as the times change.


Buttons of the Left is an archive and educational project focused on the materials used to educate, agitate, and organize for progressive change. The project collects and preserves buttons as important artifacts of working class history, while also sharing the context and meaning behind each item. Through exhibits and presentations, Isaac brings these objects to life, helping students, workers, and the public better understand the movements that shaped them and the ones still unfolding today.

On May Day 2026, community members gathered to honor Paul Price as the recipient of the Mark Rogovin: Working Class Heroes Award. Local residents of Forest Park, along with Paul’s family and many of his fellow workers from the Laborers Union, came together to celebrate his achievements and the legacy of Mark Rogovin. Mark lived in Forest Park for 50 years and was deeply dedicated to the Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument, labor history, and anti war activism. This annual award is given in his name to honor those who continue that work.

Paul Price’s career reflects decades of labor organizing and advocacy. He began organizing workers at a grocery store in Utah and was later fired and blacklisted after leading a union drive at a mouse pad factory. He went on to help pass a living wage ordinance in Bloomington, Indiana, and played a key role in a campaign that helped janitors across three Midwestern cities nearly double their wages and secure family health insurance after four years. He also helped residential construction workers in the Southwest recover $500,000 in stolen wages.

Today, Paul works with the Laborers Union in Chicago, defending construction workers from predatory developers and contractors. His work reflects the spirit of the award and the legacy it was created to honor.