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Interior of Kaufman's Deli in Skokie, IL Kaufman's , or Kaufman's Deli is a delicatessen in Skokie, Illinois in the United States. The deli opened in the 1960s as a hub for holocaust survivors, and is one of the Chicago area 's oldest operating Jewish delis .
Skokie, Illinois, United States: Coordinates: Address: 4905 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, IL 60077: Opening date: 1956; 69 years ago () Previous names: Old Orchard Shopping Center (1956–2002) Westfield Shoppingtown Old Orchard (2002–2005) Developer: Philip Morris Klutznick
The Skokie Shops were built in the mid-1920s, as part of a partnership between the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. Both the CRT and the CNS&M were partially controlled by businessman Samuel Insull, who led the consolidation of the entire Chicago "L" system in the early 1920s, and who also invested in utilities and property development ...
Skokie (/ ˈ s k oʊ k i /; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 67,824. [3] Skokie lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'. [4]
On January 17, 2014, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the Taverna du Liban, a heavily fortified restaurant in Kabul popular with foreign nationals, including diplomats, humanitarian aid workers and journalists; two gunmen then entered the building and began "shooting indiscriminately." [1] 21 people were slain. [2]
On 20 March 2014, Taliban militants carried out a mass shooting in the restaurant of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The shooting, which took place in a hotel popular with foreigners and wealthy Afghans, killed nine civilians, including five foreigners. The attack was a shock to many as it took place in a heavily fortified area ...
Michael Jordan's Restaurant was a multi-level restaurant and sports bar located at 500 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Named after Michael Jordan, a basketball player with the Chicago Bulls, the restaurant was once one of the most popular tourist spots in Chicago. It operated from 1993 until 1999, closing ...
As Kabul's principal fortress, Bala Hissar was the stage for several pivotal events in both the First (1838–1842) and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1878–1880). The British envoy to Kabul, Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari was murdered inside the fort in September 1879 triggering a general uprising and the second phase of the Second Anglo ...