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Monument in Pamplona Runners surround the bulls on Estafeta Street. A running of the bulls (Spanish: encierro, from the verb encerrar, 'to corral, to enclose'; Occitan: abrivado, literally 'haste, momentum'; Catalan: bous al carrer 'bulls in the street', or correbous 'bull-runner') is an event that involves running in front of a small group of bulls, typically six [1] but sometimes ten or more ...
The Chicago Humanities Festival is a non-profit organization which hosts an annual series of lectures, concerts, and films in Chicago, Illinois, United States. There are two seasons each year, including a spring festival from April through May, and a longer fall festival from September through November. [ 1 ]
The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program is a $4.6 billion program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of freight, commuter and intercity passenger rail and to reduce highway delay in the Chicago region. The Program consists of 70 projects, which includes constructing grade separations, flyovers ...
As Chicago area natives, the Texas couple flew back to the city with their family for the weekend, but a solid wall of people blocking the parade viewing area made them give up after holding their ...
Chicago Department of Human Resource float in the 1973 parade. Photo by John H. White. Barack Obama float for 2004 U.S. Senate race in the 2004 parade. Miss Black Illinois in the 2004 parade. U.S. Navy band marches in the 2008 parade. Anti-violence group for a Chicago high school in the 2008 parade. Hillcrest High School marching band in the ...
The tradition of posters for Chicago Transit Authority buses, Chicago "L" trains and stations and field houses continued even after WPA relief funding ended. [10] In 1977, the Grant Park Concerts Society evolved to coordinate all fund-raising for the Festival. It coordinated both general marketing and the membership program.
144 years ago, the Great Fire of Chicago took over the city, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
The bird deaths on Chicago's shores also prompted the Milwaukee County Zoo to close its aviary "out of an abundance of caution." In an announcement, the zoo said the closure would last "for the ...