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George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle [1] (pronounced "Ma-herl") (June 7, 1877 - March 10, 1951) was the founder of State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.Mecherle, a farmer who later became an insurance agent, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drivers as well.
Home mortgages are available countrywide over the phone or through agents. [9] In the 1950s, State Farm held a contest among the agents to come up with ideas to expand the State Farm business. Robert H. Kent, a State Farm agent in Chicago, came up with the idea of providing auto loans to existing policyholders.
In 1928, a number of Forty-Two Gang members were being held at the Illinois state boys' reformatory [1] in St. Charles, Illinois. One day, Major William J. Butler, commander of that facility, received the following threat from a gang member. "Unless you let our pals go, we'll come down there and kill everybody we see.
In 1934, an additional four floors and a penthouse were added. [2] Five years later, State Farm acquired the property directly to the north of the lot the Downtown Building was constructed on. [2] That property originally held the Odd Fellows lodge and, after acquisition, State Farm demolished the property's original structure. [2]
Joseph John Aiuppa (December 1, 1907 – February 22, 1997), also known as "Joey O'Brien" and "Joey Doves", was a Chicago mobster who became a leader of the Chicago Outfit from 1971 until his skimming conviction in 1986.
Murray Humphreys (born Llewellyn Morris Humphreys; April 20, 1899 [1] – November 23, 1965) (also known as The Camel or The Hump), was a Chicago mobster of Welsh descent who was the chief political fixer and labor racketeer, beginning with the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition.
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The best horses were trained and the rest were shipped to Rockford, Illinois to be slaughtered for dog food. [2]: p6 [6]: p5 In 1936, George Jayne began holding annual horse shows at his Sportsman's Riding Stables in Morton Grove, Illinois. [7]: part3 p5 The following year, the Elston Saddle Club held a show in Woodstock.