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Richard Marvin Butkus (December 9, 1942 – October 5, 2023) was an American football linebacker, sports commentator, and actor. He played football for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973. He was invited to eight Pro Bowls in nine seasons, named a first-team All-Pro five times, and was twice recognized by ...
Bill Benulis (1928–2011) – penciller and inker. David Berkowitz (born 1953) – serial killer known as "Son of Sam". Walter Berndt (1899–1979) – cartoonist. Paul Bettany (born 1971) – actor (Brooklyn Heights) [10] Lloyd Blankfein (born 1954) – investment banker; chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs.
Chicago Ridge takes its name from ridges left behind when trainloads of dirt were brought out by the Wabash Railroad during construction of the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Incorporated on October 17, 1914, the village has an area of approximately 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) and is located in the southwestern portion of Cook County, Illinois ...
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.
Chicago Pile-1 ( CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in CP-1 during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi. The secret development of the reactor was the first major technical achievement for the Manhattan Project, the Allied effort to ...
Joseph Kromelis (1947 – December 11, 2022) known as ' Walking Man', ' Walking Dude' [1] [2] or Walking Yanni [3] was a Chicago-area homeless man and street vendor known for his physical appearance and for wandering about the city. He typically dressed in a v-neck t-shirt and a suit and kerchief, and had long, wavy hair [4] and a thick mustache.
Riverdale, Illinois. Location of Riverdale in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.64056°N 87.63056°W / 41.64056; -87.63056. Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,663 at the 2020 census. [ 2] The village shares its name with the bordering Riverdale neighborhood in Chicago .
Glessner House, designated on October 14, 1970 as one of the first official Chicago Landmarks Night view of the top of The Chicago Board of Trade Building at 141 West Jackson, an address that has twice housed Chicago's tallest building Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting ...