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unusual facts about Chicago Illinois



Edward Kemeys

He is best known for his sculptures of animals, particularly the two bronze lions that mark the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago Illinois.

Paul Christy

Paul Christy (born Paul Christerson on March 20, 1939 in Chicago Illinois) is a former professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a very short stint in the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-'80s.


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20th Special Forces Group

The 20th Special Forces Group has battalions from Alabama (1st Battalion), Mississippi (2nd Battalion), and Florida (3rd Battalion), with detachments in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Glen Arm, Maryland; and Chicopee, Massachusetts.

23rd Street

23rd Street Grounds, a former Chicago, Illinois baseball park used during the late 19th century

Aaron Montgomery Ward

A bronze bust honoring Ward and seven other industry magnates stand between the Chicago River and the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, Illinois and a smaller version of that bust is located in Grant Park.

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

In 1974, while attending the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society in Chicago, Illinois, USA, bone scientists Louis Avioli, Claude Arnaud, Norman Bell, William Peck, John Potts and Lawrence Raisz, along with Shirley Hohl, met at the Drake Hotel.

Arvey

Jacob Arvey (1895–1977), political leader in the city of Chicago, Illinois

As Tall as Lions

In May 2003 the band relocated to Chicago, Illinois, to record their debut album, Lafcadio with Sean O'Keefe.

Auditorium Hotel

Auditorium Building, which formerly included Auditorium Hotel, at University of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois

Benjamin F. Church

He went first to Chicago, Illinois, and then in the fall of 1835 went north to the new settlements that would become Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bessemer Park

Bessemer Park is a public park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Created in 1904, it was named for Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the eponymous steelmaking process.

Bruce B. Jefferson

Delta Sigma Theta sorority- Gallery D’Estee (2008 & 2010), Chicago, Illinois

Carlos Almaraz

Almaraz was born in Mexico City, but his family moved when he was a young child, settling in Chicago, Illinois, where his father owned a restaurant for five years and worked in Gary steel mills for another four.

CBOT

Chicago Board of Trade, futures and options exchange in Chicago, Illinois

CfSi

The Center for Financial Services Innovation, a non-profit think tank serving the underbanked, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Business College

The Chicago Business College (founded as the Gondering and Virden Business College in 1888) was a for-profit business school located on Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Chicken shack

Harold's Chicken Shack, an American restaurant chain in Chicago, Illinois

Fab Lab MSI

Fab Lab MSI (Fabrication Laboratory at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Illinois) - The Fab lab MSI is a small scale workshop that uses various machines to create both prototypes for individuals and small projects for museum members and visitors.

FGC

Family Groove Company, an unsigned American four piece band from Chicago, Illinois

Flippomusic

FLIPPOMUSIC is a contemporary jazz ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois which was formed in 1992 by composer and pianist Dave Flippo as a vehicle to perform his original compositions and arrangements.

Frank Interlandi

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Interlandi was a self-described "Sicilian."

Gabrielle Bellocq

She has exhibited profusely around the world, including in Paris, Windsor, Henley-on-Thames and Salisbury, Osaka (Japan), Chicago (Illinois), Sedona (Arizona) and Ede (Netherlands).

Gloria Foy

The phrase was uttered at a Legion banquet which convened at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, in October 1923.

Grant Park Symphony Orchestra

The Grant Park Symphony Orchestra or simply the Grant Park Orchestra is a publicly sponsored symphony orchestra that provides free performances in the Grant Park Music Festival during the summer months in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Greens/Green Party USA

The Clearinghouse has operated from various locations, including (originally) Kansas City, Missouri; Blodgett Mills, New York; Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Chicago, Illinois.

Janet Lewis

Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she was a member of a literary circle that included Glenway Wescott, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, and her future husband Yvor Winters.

Jess Loren

Loren was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Schaumburg High School in Schaumburg Illinois in 2003.

Jewelers Building

35 East Wacker - in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1925-1927, designed by Joachim G. Giaver and Frederick P. Dinkelberg

Jodi Leigh Miller

Miller, a bodybuilder and figure competitor, was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 8, 1972, and currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

John Burgmeier

John Burgmeier (born October 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American anime voice actor, ADR script/head writer and the son of voice actress, Linda Young.

John Cossar

In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago, Illinois in the USA where John's older brother Walter Lyster Cossar later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal.

Joy Layne

Joy Layne (born 1941) was an American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois, often compared to Sandy Duncan and with a style inspired in at least part by Teresa Brewer.

Love Boat Captain

"Love Boat Captain" was first performed live at the band's September 23, 2002 concert in Chicago, Illinois at the House of Blues.

Malcolm X College

Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, is a two-year college located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, at 1900 W. Van Buren St. It was founded as Crane Junior College in 1911 and was the first of the City Colleges.

Mathematica Policy Research

Mathematica Policy Research is a policy research organization with offices in Princeton, New Jersey; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Oakland, California.

Miller Field

Les Miller Field, a baseball venue in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Octodad

The team behind the original Octodad consisted of eighteen students attending the DePaul University of Chicago, Illinois, eight of whom went to form Young Horses Inc, the team behind its sequel Dadliest Catch.

One Live Kiss

The live concert was recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago, IL, on November 6, 2006 and features performances of Stanley's songs from his 1978 self-titled solo album and the 2006 release Live to Win, as well as selected songs from various eras of Kiss.

Republic RC-3 Seabee

In April 1943 Spencer left Republic Aircraft to join the Mills Novelty Company of Chicago, Illinois who wanted to use his Air Car to promote their company.

Richtree Market

Richtree has announced plans to open one new location in Chicago, Illinois, in the Westfield Old Orchard Mall.

Rick Lindy

Rick Lindy (born June 30, 1967) is an actor and Country/Rockabilly musician from Chicago, Illinois.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka has partnered with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago's Office of Catholic Schools in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, in order to provide further training and formation and improved organization to the Diocese of Nsukka's schools staff.

Ryō Kurusu

Kurusu was born on January 8, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to Saburō Kurusu (a career diplomat) and Alice Jay Little (an American who adopted Japanese citizenship after their marriage in 1914) .

School of the Arts, Singapore

Other arts forms also have exchange programs with the likes of the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries in Brisbane, Australia, and the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago, Illinois.

Sherri L. Smith

She was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent most of her childhood in Staten Island.

Sludgeworth

Sludgeworth is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Dan Schafer (vocals), Adam White (guitar), Dave McClean (guitar), Mike Hootenstrat (bass), and Brian Vermin (drums).

StarToons

StarToons International, LLC was an American animation studio located in the Chicago, Illinois area.

Steadfast Networks

Steadfast Networks is a Chicago, Illinois-based Internet Service Provider primarily focused on Shared Hosting, Dedicated Servers and Colocation.

Stingley

Derek Stingley (born April 9, 1971), Chicago, Illinois, arena football player

Tony Lagouranis

He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and graduated from high school in 1987 in New York City, going on to study Ancient Greek as part of his degree program at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Arabic at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.

WGCI

WGCI-FM, a radio station (107.5 FM) licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois, United States

William Augustus Hinton

William Augustus Hinton (15 December 1883, Chicago, Illinois – 1959, Canton, Massachusetts) was an American bacteriologist, pathologist and educator.