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Chicago is a major world convention destination. The city's main convention center is McCormick Place. With its four interconnected buildings, it is the largest convention center in the nation and third-largest in the world. [219] Chicago also ranks third in the U.S. (behind Las Vegas and Orlando) in number of conventions hosted annually. [220]
Believed to be the first coupon ever, this ticket for a free glass of Coca-Cola was first distributed in 1888 to help promote the drink. By 1913, the company had redeemed 8.5 million tickets. [6] Coca-Cola's 1888-issued "free glass of" is the earliest documented coupon. [6] [7] Coupons were mailed to potential customers and placed in magazines ...
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As a result of his investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of 17 February 2025, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$149.6 billion, making him the seventh richest individual in the world. [3] Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Lochtegate is the colloquial name of the scandal involving United States swim team members Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger during the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
On October 27, 2009, Thomas S. Ricketts officially took over 95% ownership of the Cubs and Wrigley Field, and 20% ownership of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. The Tribune retained 5% ownership. [ 127 ] Ricketts, however, has expressed no interest in selling the naming rights to the park, preferring that it retain the name it has used since 1926.
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) [12] is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side , near the shore of Lake Michigan about 7 miles (11 km) from the Loop .
The education of an urban minority: Catholics in Chicago, 1833-1965 (Oxford UP, 1977) online; Shanabruch, Charles. Chicago's Catholics: The Evolution of an American Identity. (1981). 296 pp. Spear, Allan. Black Chicago: The Making of a Negro Ghetto, 1890–1920 (1967), Tuttle, William M., Jr. Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919. (1970 ...