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The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition (1995); essays by scholars covering important mayors before 1980; Green, Paul M., and Melvin G. Holli. Chicago, World War II (2003) excerpt and text search; short and heavily illustrated; Gustaitis, Joseph. Chicago's Greatest Year, 1893: The White City and the Birth of a Modern Metropolis (2013) online
The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River: A French rendering of the Miami-Illinois name shikaakwa, meaning wild leek. [10] [11] [12 ...
Chicago receives its first charter. [3] Rush Medical College is founded two days before the city was chartered. It is the first medical school in the state of Illinois which is still operating. The remaining 450 Potawatomi left Chicago. 1840 July 10, Chicago's first legally executed criminal, John Stone was hanged for rape and murder ...
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]
Jane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) [1] was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983.
CBS News Chicago uncovered that while the 2019 letter flagged the PIN swap and recommended an internal correction, that correction was never made, ultimately leading to her home being sold at a ...
James Christopher Lindsey, 42, allegedly killed 40-year-old Kristin Stevens after breaking into her Chuluota home around 1 a.m. when he learned she went on a date with another man, according to ...
The body of a woman found late last week near a 13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator in a water canal has been identified, Florida authorities say. ... Pinellas deputies and FWC shot and killed a 13 ...