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The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
Taigen Dan Leighton (born 1950, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA) is a Sōtō priest and teacher, academic, [1] and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryū Suzuki and is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois.
The Naperville City Council established the Naperville Historic District in 1986. [ 3 ] In 2019, North Central College announced their plans to purchase and demolish the P. E. Kroehler mansion, owned by Little Friends, for the purpose of rezoning and redeveloping the property with new academic buildings. [ 4 ]
Naperville Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census , its population was 104,765 and it contained 41,338 housing units. [ 2 ]
Goethe Monument dedicated by the Germans of Chicago. Erected in 1913. German immigration decreased in the 20th century due to increases in the German economy and new restrictions on immigration. [5] In 1914, there were 191,168 people born in Germany living in Chicago; this was the peak number of German-born people in Chicago. [1]
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
Naperville (/ ˈ n eɪ p ər ˌ v ɪ l / NAY-pər-vil) is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located 28 miles (45 km) west of the city on the DuPage River. [6] [7] [8] As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,540, [9] making it the state's fourth-most populous city.
Westridge Court is a large shopping center in Naperville, Illinois, that opened in 1990. It features nearly 30 stores, including Buy Buy Baby, Petco, and Bed Bath and Beyond. Prior to the Linens N Things/Savers, Old Navy, and Marshalls, there was a Kmart located on property. Arby's, Chili's, and Portillo's were built in 1991.