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unusual facts about Downtown Chicago



WGCI-FM

WGCI broadcasts at 3700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower (the former Sears Tower) in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located on Michigan Avenue.


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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.

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.

Chicago United Breeze

The team plays its home games in the stadium on the campus of Harry D. Jacobs High School in the city of Algonquin, Illinois, 45 miles north-west of downtown Chicago.

Edge Ice Arena

It had been used by the official training facility and practice arena for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League before the team built a new downtown Chicago training facility.

George Huntington Hartford

Bronze busts honoring Hartford and seven other merchants stand between the Chicago River and the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago.

Jose Cha Cha Jimenez

Next to Lake Michigan and next to downtown Chicago, it has become a showcase as one of the richest neighborhoods of the world.

June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak

Windows were blown out of several high rises in downtown Chicago, including the tallest building, the Willis Tower.

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, within walking distance of the Water Tower (only surviving downtown building of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire), the John Hancock Center (one of the tallest buildings in the United States), Holy Name Cathedral and the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue.

Midwest Clinic

For the past several years, Midwest has used the following venues simultaneously: Hilton Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, Congress Plaza Hotel, and the Merle Reskin Theatre in downtown Chicago.

Mokena, Illinois

Two commuter rail stations are located within Mokena; Hickory Creek and Front Street, providing service to downtown Chicago's LaSalle Street Station, connecting with components of the Chicago Transit Authority.

Pop Warner Little Scholars

The 2010 Scholastic Banquet took place in Philadelphia, the birthplace of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., while the 2011 All-American Scholar Weekend was held in downtown Chicago at the Marriott, Magnificent Mile.

Reginald Robinson

In 1988 Robinson paid took a few lessons with Professor Theodore Bargman at the American Conservatory of Music in downtown Chicago.

Romeoville High School

Romeoville High School is located in northern Will County, Illinois about 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago and about seven miles north of Joliet, Illinois along Illinois Routes 7, 53, and 171.

U.S. Route 54

Before the eastern terminus was cut back to I-72, U.S. 54 continued northeast to downtown Chicago.

Union Pacific Northwest Line

The line runs from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago to endpoints in McHenry, Illinois and Harvard, Illinois, with the McHenry branch served only during weekday rush periods.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

Valley View School District 365U is located about 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, where Interstates 55 & 355 intersect.