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THE JOLLIET-MARQUETTE EXPEDITION, 1673. pub;1927
WRITTEN BY A PRAGMATIC HOUSEWIFE, MRS. OWEN'S ILLINOIS COOK BOOK CAPTURES THE FRONTIER LIFE. OWEN'S CREED: “WHATEVER IS WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL.” pub:1871
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Museum of Science and Industry has been renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.
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The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago In a move that will forever etch the name of a visionary philanthropist into the annals ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Fortnightly Club of Chicago, for Women, was founded in 1873.
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The Fortnightly Club of Chicago is a venerable and esteemed private women's club, founded in the year 1873 by Kate Newell Doggett (1828...
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Monday, April 29, 2024
Carl Sandburg Village, 1355 N Sandburg Terrace, Chicago, Promoted Social Changes.
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The History of Carl Sandburg Village Carl Sandburg Village was built as an urban renewal project—intended to spur redevelopment of the dimi...
Friday, January 26, 2024
Merchandise Mart in Chicago, History and Little Known Facts.
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The Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, a colossal monolith on the Chicago River, boasts a rich history as grand as scale and as v...
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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Grant Park Stadium was renamed Soldier Field at the urging of Chicago’s Gold Star Mothers on November 11, 1925.
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Opened on October 9, 1924, Grant Park Stadium was designed by the architecture firm of Holabird & Roche. Neo-classical in style, the des...
Friday, November 3, 2023
The Newberry Library and Walter Loomis Newberry's History.
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Walter Loomis Newberry died on November 6, 1868, during a return trip from France for medical treatment. His bequest of $2.1 million ($46 mi...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The Legacy of Chicagoan David Kennison, Debunked.
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RECORDED HISTORY Most Chicagoans have likely never heard of David Kennison (aka Kinnison). And yet, when he died here in 1852, his funeral w...
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Friday, September 8, 2023
Emma C. Kennett was a female architect and real estate developer in Chicago. (1885-1960)
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Between 1910 and 1920, there was an apartment building boom in the Rogers Park Community of Chicago . Many of the spacious apartments in bu...
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