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Born in Chicago Henry Moore Bates: Mar 30, 1869: Apr 15, 1949: Attorney Born in Chicago Rod Blagojevich: Dec 10, 1956: Congressman; governor of Illinois: Born in Chicago James Bowler: Feb 5, 1875: Jul 18, 1957: Chicago alderman; U.S. Congressman Born in Chicago Frederick Van Ness Bradley: Apr 12, 1898: May 24, 1947: Politician from the U.S ...
Born John Francis Brandmeier [1] [2] to a German father and a Lebanese mother, Brandmeier started his radio career in 1973 at WFON in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.When he was 18 he joined WOSH in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, later working as a DJ at WYNE (now WHBY) in Appleton, Wisconsin, then at KLIV in San Jose, California, then as the morning jock at WYBR-FM (now WXRX) in Rockford, Illinois, and then in ...
Born and lived entire life in Chicago metropolitan area. [8] Barbara Acklin (1943–98), singer. Came to Illinois aged five and resided until her death. [9] Ron Acks (1944–living), NFL linebacker 1968–76. Acks was born, attended high school and college in Illinois. [10] Valdas Adamkus (1926–living), president of Lithuania 1998–2009 ...
Geoffrey Baer is an American television personality, actor and producer best known for hosting the 10 That Changed America series, the Chicago By Boat architecture series, and other television programs produced by WTTW in Chicago for Illinois PBS stations. [ 1][ 2] His programs offer an enhanced understanding of the history, culture, and people ...
Guitarist, singer, songwriter, Illinois Speed Press: Born in Chicago Elizabeth Reiter: Operatic soprano: Born in Chicago Ryan Raddon (a.k.a. Kaskade) Feb 25, 1971: Electronic musician Born in Chicago Mishon Ratliff: Feb 3, 1993: Singer and actor Lou Rawls: Dec 1, 1933: Jan 6, 2006: Singer Born in Chicago [8] Lil Reese: Jan 6, 1993: Rapper Born ...
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.
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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.