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The Thirsty Whale, which opened in 1971, [citation needed] was a rock music club in River Grove, Illinois.It brought in acts like Blue Öyster Cult, Off Broadway, Molly Hatchet, Black Oak Arkansas, Extreme, Keith Reid with Bowser from Sha-Na-Na, Alice In Chains (opened for Extreme), Quiet Riot, Foghat, Johnny Winter, Mother Love Bone (who played their only Chicago show at the Whale), [citation ...
LaGrange Lock and Dam is a lock and dam complex on the Illinois River at Versailles, Illinois. The structure includes a 1,066 feet (325 m) dam and a 110 by 600 feet (34 by 183 m) lock. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the complex from 1936 to 1939; A.F. Griffin designed the lock and dam, while Paul Le Gromwell designed the control station.
La Grange (/ l ə ˈ ɡ r eɪ n dʒ / lə GRAYNJ; often spelled LaGrange) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [6] It is a suburb of Chicago . The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.
The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico ...
The La Grange Village Historic District is a national historic district encompassing a large section of the village of La Grange, Illinois. The district includes over 1000 buildings, most of which are residences.
Along the original Illinois Waterway, Starved Rock Lock and Dam is the southernmost facility. [1] The lock and dam are located along the Illinois River near the north central Illinois village of Utica. [1] The lock and dam is at river mile 231 just upstream from Plum Island. [2] [3] The facility is presently operated by the U.S. Army Corps of ...
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La Grange Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, about 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Chicago. According to the 2020 census , the population was 13,475. [ 3 ]