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Perrish Grignon, who visited Chicago in about 1794, described Point du Sable as a large man and wealthy trader. [29] Point du Sable's granddaughter, Eulalie Pelletier, was born at his Chicago River settlement in 1796. [30] In 1800 Point du Sable sold his farm to John Kinzie's frontman, Jean La Lime, for 6,000 livres.
May 27, 1970. President of Shimer College and Sun-Times editor. Born and worked in Chicago. [ 2 ] Saul Alinsky. Jan 30, 1909. Jun 12, 1972. Community organizer and writer; considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. Born in Chicago.
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre (1.5 km 2) park of the same name, [2] stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
The metro area had nearly 1.6 million African Americans. [6] The black population in Chicago has been shrinking. Many black Chicagoans have moved to the suburbs or Southern cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Birmingham, Memphis, San Antonio and Jackson. [7] [8] Chicago also has a foreign-born black population.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.
Born in Chicago Oscar Brown Jr. Oct 10, 1926: May 29, 2005: Musician, poet Born in Chicago Bob Bryar: December 31, 1979: Drummer of My Chemical Romance: Born in Chicago Johnny Burke: Oct 3, 1908: Feb 25, 1964: Lyricist Raised in Chicago [2] Paul Butterfield: Dec 17, 1942: May 4, 1987: Blues musician Born in Chicago
PepsiCo's Chicago offices are in the Near West Side. [40] Aeroméxico operates the Chicago Downtown Location on the first floor at 954 West Washington Boulevard. [41] The Consulate-General of Mexico in Chicago is located at 204 South Ashland Avenue. [42] Previously, Trizec Properties's headquarters and Chicago-area offices were in 10 S ...
Owen Murphy. Sep 27, 2003. MLB player. Born in Chicago. Wally Pipp. Feb 17, 1893. Jan 11, 1965. First baseman for the Detroit Tigers ( 1913 ), New York Yankees ( 1915 – 1925 ), and Cincinnati Reds; World Series champion ( 1923 ); American League home run champion (1916, 1917) ( 1926 – 1928 ) Born in Chicago.