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  2. Joe Ritchie - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Ritchie. Joseph Ritchie (January 1, 1947 - February 22, 2022), better known as Joe Ritchie, was an options and commodities trader. In 1977, he founded Chicago Board Crushers, later renamed Chicago Research and Trading ( CRT) and served as the head of Fox River Partners at the time of his death. Ritchie had ten children and was married to ...

  3. Ripper Crew - Wikipedia

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    May 23, 1981 – October 6, 1982. Country. United States. State (s) Illinois. Date apprehended. October 20 - November 12, 1982. The Ripper Crew or the Chicago Rippers was an organized crime group of serial killers, cannibals, rapists, and necrophiles. The group was composed of Robin Gecht [1] and three associates: Edward Spreitzer, and brothers ...

  4. Chicago River - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) [1] that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). [2] Though not especially long, the river is notable because it is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chicago Portage is a link ...

  5. Geoffrey Baer - Wikipedia

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    Geoffrey Baer is an American television personality, actor and producer best known for hosting the 10 That Changed America series, the Chicago By Boat architecture series, and other television programs produced by WTTW in Chicago for Illinois PBS stations. [1][2] His programs offer an enhanced understanding of the history, culture, and people ...

  6. John Drury (television anchor) - Wikipedia

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    Children. 4. John Richard Drury (January 4, 1927 – November 25, 2007) was an American television news anchor from Chicago, Illinois. Drury is most known for serving as anchor on Chicago news broadcasts which included: WGN-TV from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1979 until 1984; WLS-TV from 1970 to 1979 and 1984 until his retirement in 2002.

  7. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    South Branch Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. (. 41°50′30″N 87°40′33″W  /  41.8416°N 87.6757°W  / 41.8416; -87.6757. ) The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the ...

  8. Chicago flood - Wikipedia

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    Chicago flood. Coordinates: 41°53′20″N 87°38′21″W. The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the ...

  9. Urban Rivers - Wikipedia

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    Chicago, IL. Executive Director. Nick Wesley. Website. https://www.urbanriv.org. Formerly called. The Naru Project. Urban Rivers is a nonprofit organization that aims at restoring the waterways in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The organization is focused on studying and reviving the city's river ecosystem and water health with floating wetlands.

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