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  2. Pierre Omidyar - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Pamela Kerr. Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7] [6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.

  3. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as MPEA or McPier, is a corporation that owns Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago. It also manages the city's collection of taxes for vehicles picking up passengers (including limousines , buses , airport shuttles , taxicabs and Uber / Lyft ) for O'Hare International Airport ...

  4. Navy Pier - Wikipedia

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    September 13, 1979. Designated CL. November 14, 1977. Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family ...

  5. eBay - Wikipedia

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    Footnotes / references [1] eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. ( / ˈiːbeɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that brokers customer to customer and retail sales through online marketplaces in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or ...

  6. Lake Shore Drive - Wikipedia

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    Route description The Chicago Half Marathon is an annual Chicago Marathon tune up that takes place along Lake Shore Drive on the South Side The southern portion of Lake Shore Drive begins at the intersection of Ewing Avenue (US 41), Harbor Avenue, and Mackinaw Avenue. Lake Shore Drive runs through the former South Works steel plant as a four-lane divided highway, effectively bypassing the ...

  7. Top 5 things to do on the Navy Pier in Chicago - AOL

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    The Navy Pier in Chicago offers more than a place to catch fish. Year-round fun for the entire family includes shows, attractions, rides, games and theaters. Construction began more than 90 years ...

  8. James R. Thompson Center - Wikipedia

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    The James R. Thompson Center (JRTC), originally the State of Illinois Center, is a postmodern -style civic building designed by architect Helmut Jahn, located at 100 W. Randolph Street in the Loop district of Chicago. Designed with a post-modernist rotunda, it was built to house offices of the Illinois state government in the most populated ...

  9. William J. Brodsky - Wikipedia

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    From 1997 to 2013, he was the chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. In July 2019, Brodsky was named chairman of Navy Pier Inc., a non-profit corporation that oversees the Navy Pier. In January 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Brodsky to serve as a director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.