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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 .
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.
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.
West Ridge. / 42.000°N 87.6900°W / 42.000; -87.6900. West Ridge is one of 77 Chicago community areas. It is a middle-class neighborhood located on the far North Side of the City of Chicago. It is located in the 50th ward and the 40th ward . Today West Ridge is one of Chicago's better off communities, filled with multi-ethnic culture ...