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The committee then chose James Kelley to the Illinois House of Representatives to replace Simms. [4] In the 1982 general election, Simms lost to Joyce Holmberg. [5] Following his career in the Illinois General Assembly, Simms became a two-time delegate for Ronald Reagan, [6] and served as president of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association. [7]
A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.
The U.S. Navy veteran died Dec. 1 in hospice care at age 97, according to his obituary, and Lebanon, New Hampshire resident Kevin Dougherty, one of more than 200 attendees at the funeral.
In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [ 4 ] The Northern District itself was created by a statute passed on February 13, 1855, 10 Stat. 606 , which subdivided the District of Illinois into the ...
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery of the Archdiocese of Chicago, located in the village of Alsip, Illinois, in Worth Township, southwest of Chicago. It was the first cemetery in the archdiocese to open post World War 1, after Mt. Olivet cemetery began to run out of space.
Paris Hilton, left, and Nicole Richie in Los Angeles in November. The pair star in Peacock's reality TV special "Paris & Nicole: The Encore," premiering Thursday.
The median home sale price was $434,720 in October, up 5% compared to the same time last year, according to Redfin. At the same time, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate is still elevated ...
Ruth McCormick (née Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher.She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-large seat in Illinois in 1928.