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After the release of a self-titled debut album in April 1969, the band shortened its name to simply Chicago after receiving a threat of legal action from the Chicago Transit Authority. [1] The group's lineup remained stable for over ten years and released a series commercially and critically successful albums.
WTBC-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, with a music format focused on a "gold" format of contemporary hit radio music from between 1990 and 2015. The station is currently owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, [5] Its studios are located at One Prudential Plaza, with transmitter facilities atop the John Hancock Center ...
The Checkerboard Lounge was a blues club on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, established in 1972 at 423 E. 43rd St. by L.C. Thurman and Buddy Guy. [1] [2] In 1985, Guy left the partnership and later established Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood.
WSNS-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the local outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo.It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC outlet WMAQ-TV (channel 5).
Operation Silver Shovel was a major United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into political corruption in Chicago during the 1990s. By the end of the probe illegal activities from labor union corruption to drug trafficking, organized crime activity and elected city officials on the take were unearthed, and corruption convictions were handed out to 18 individuals.
John Kezdy is the older brother of bassist Pierre Kezdy who passed away in 2020 and was best known for playing in Strike Under, Bloodsport, Naked Raygun and Pegboy Pierre Kezdy. The Effigies can be seen in You Weren’t There , a 2007 film about the Chicago punk scene from 1977 through 1984.
John Graves Shedd (July 20, 1850 – October 22, 1926) was the second president, and chairman of the board, ... One of Chicago's major philanthropists, ...
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority , a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.