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I-GO was a Chicago-based car sharing organization which is owned by Enterprise Holdings. It was established in 2002 by the Center for Neighborhood Technology as an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization working in the fields of urban livability and sustainability.
The City of Chicago was incorporated on Saturday, March 4, 1837, [31] and for several decades was the world's fastest-growing city. [32] As the site of the Chicago Portage, [33] the city became an important transportation hub between the eastern and western United States.
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area.Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S. Michigan Ave., as well as 2246-3453 S. Indiana Ave., and 2211-47 S. Wabash Ave. [2] The district was built between 1905 and 1936 by a number ...
CHICAGO — The City of Chicago is suing Hyundai and Kia, alleging the South Korean automakers failed to include “industry-standard” engine immobilizers in many models between 2011 and 2022 ...
The Hired Truck Program was a scandal-plagued program in the city of Chicago that involved hiring private trucks to do city work. It was overhauled in 2004 (and phased out beginning in 2005) after an investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that some participating companies were being paid for doing little or no work, had mob connections, or were tied to city employees.
It was sold by a historic dealership in McPherson and decades later restored by the McPherson College Auto Restoration Department. A 1908 model is on display at the Technical Museum of Vadim Zadorozhny in Arkhangelskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia. A 1908 "Model 10" is on display at the National Truck and Auto Museum in Auburn, Indiana.
The event regularly saw political, television, and radio personalities of Chicago present the trophies, such as Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1955. [6] Its proceeds benefited the widows and orphans of deceased park policemen and a general insurance fund for all park policemen. [40] [50] The event was organized by the Chicago Auto Racing Association ...
On July 10, 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald announced a race to be held in the city, prizes totaling $5,000 (approximately $183,100 in 2023). The promotion was an attempt to foster the growth of the young auto industry in the United States and to boost newspaper sales.