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1995 Chicago heat wave. The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. [1] Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who did not have air conditioning, or had air conditioning but could not afford to turn it on, and did not open windows or sleep outside ...
Derechos are also common during the summertime, the most notable being, the August 4, 2008 derecho, which produced five tornadoes across the Chicago area and killed one person. In a normal summer, temperatures exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on 23 days. Summer is both the rainiest and sunniest season in Chicago; [36] only the three months of June ...
Billboard. Hot 100 number ones of 1976. Barry Manilow scored his second #1 hit with "I Write the Songs" in 1976. Rod Stewart hit #1 for eight weeks in 1976 and 1977 with "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)". These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1976. That year, 15 acts earned their first number one songs, such as The Bay City ...
Michael Jordan’s nearly $14.9 million estate in one of Chicago’s suburbs may soon have a ... That number is closely ... Nike reported earlier this summer that the Jordan Brand notched nearly ...
The Summer 2012 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in modern North American history. It resulted in more than 82 heat-related deaths across the United States and Canada, [2][3] and an additional twenty-two people died in the resultant June 2012 North American derecho. This long-lived, straight-line wind and its ...
Visitor statistics. Chicago tourism recorded 55 million visitors in 2017. [3] In 2016, Chicago saw 54.1 million visitors; a 2.9% increase from 2015. [4] In 2015, it was estimated that 50.1 million visitors came to Chicago, which was a 4.5 percent increase from 2014. [5] From 2010 through 2014, the tourism and hospitality industries have added ...
Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (1994–present) Website. unitedcenter.com. The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named after its corporate sponsor ...
References. [3][4][5][6] The John Hancock Center is a 100- story, 1,128-foot [7] supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, the building was officially renamed 875 North Michigan Avenue in 2018. The skyscraper was designed by Peruvian-American chief designer Bruce Graham and Bangladeshi-American ...