University of Illinois at Chicago - University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois. With 25,000 students, UIC is the largest university in the Chicago area. According to statistics from the UIC web site, 1 in 57 adult Chicagoans, 1 in 10 college graduates in Chicago, and 1 in 6 Illinois physicians are graduates of UIC. UIC has been named as one of the most affordable universities in the United States by US News & World Report and is listed as a college "best buy" in Barron's Best Buys in Education. UIC was created in 1982 through the consolidation of two University of Illinois campuses, the Medical Center campus, which was established in the 19th century, and the comprehensive Chicago.
Illinois - Illinois Illinois In Detail State Seal State nickname: "Prairie State" State motto: "State sovereignty, national union" Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest City Chicago Area - Total - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km˛ 4.02% Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 5th 12,419,293 83/km˛ Admittance into Union - Order - Date 21st December 3, 1818 Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Latitude Longitude 36°58'N to 42°30'N 87°30'W to 91°30'W Width Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest 340 km 630 km 376 meters 182 meters 85 meters ISO 3166-2: US-IL Illinois is a state in the United States named after the Illinois Indian tribe, which used to live there. The capitol of Illinois is Springfield and the U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL. USS Illinois.
Illinois and Michigan Canal - Illinois and Michigan Canal The Illinois and Michigan Canal ran 97 miles (155 km) from the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago on theChicago River to Peru, Illinois on the Illinois River. It was finished in 1848 and allowed boat transportation from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The canal helped establish Chicago as the transportation hub of the United States, opening before railroads were laid in the area. Construction on the canal began in 1836 although it was stopped for several years due to a state fiscal crisis. The Canal Commission had a grant of 284,000 acres of federal land which it sold at $1.25 per acre to finance the construction. Still money had to be borrowed from eastern U.S. and.
Illinois River - Illinois River There are two rivers named Illinois River: One in the US state of Illinois and one which runs through parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Illinois River in Illinois The Illinois River which runs through the state of Illinois begins as the junction of the Kankakee River and the Des Plaines River and runs 273 miles until it reaches the Mississippi River at Grafton, Illinois. It and its tributaries have a drainage basin of 40,000 square miles. The Illinois River forms part of a waterway that connects the Great Lakes at Chicago to the Mississippi River. The waterway was originally established by the building of the Illinois and Michigan Canal which connected the Illinois River to the Chicago River. When the Chicago River was later.
Illinois Institute of Technology - Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph.D.-granting university on the south side of Chicago with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, design and law. It was founded in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute, founded 1893, with Lewis Institute (est. 1895). Several others colleges have since merged with it. It has a student population of around 6000. It is known by its student population as Illinois tech. Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the main campus buildings. In 1976, the American Institute of Architects recognized the campus as one of the 200 most significant works of architecture in the U.S. Illinois Institute of Technology was founded on a million dollar grant by Mr. Armour. The school was.
Highland Park, Illinois - Highland Park, Illinois Highland Park is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,365. Highland Park is one of several towns on the North Shore of Chicago characterized by its affluence and its large Jewish population. Highland Park is also where the home of basketball superstar Michael Jordan is located. It is also where Elisha Gray invented and first demonstrated the telephone in 1874. Geography Highland Park is located at 42°10'57" North, 87°48'25" West (42.182525, -87.807052)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.0 km˛ (12.4 mi˛). 32.0 km˛ (12.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.08% is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 31,365.
Great Chicago Fire - Great Chicago Fire The Great Chicago Fire took place October 8-October 10, 1871, in Chicago, Illinois. Despite popular legend that the Great Chicago Fire was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Mrs. O'Leary on DeKoven Street, historians now believe it was begun by Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan, who first reported the fire. Prior to his death, Sullivan confessed to starting the fire. The Great Chicago Fire did start in Kate O'Leary's barn around 9:00 p.m. on October 8, 1871. The summer had been hot and dry, and a major fire a day earlier had left the water reserves dangerously low. When the fire was reported, neighbors hurried to protect the O'Leary's house from the blaze. High winds from the southwest caused.
Grant Park (Chicago) - Grant Park (Chicago) Grant Park is a large park in Chicago, Illinois. On April 29, 1844, when the City of Chicago was only 11 years old, Lake Park was dedicated on landfill. On October 9, 1901, it was renamed Grant Park in honor of Galena, Illinois native, American Civil War General and US president Ulysses S. Grant. City ordinance prohibits building in Grant Park and has withstood several attempts at construction over the past century and a half. Grant Park is perhaps most famous as the scene of clashes between Chicago Police and demonstrators during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. More recently, it has been used for some of Chicago's biggest festivals, such as Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival, and Venetian Night..
University of Illinois - University of Illinois The University of Illinois, a leader in computer science, is the set of three public universities in Illinois. These schools are taxpayer-subsidized institutions of higher learning. The Chicago campus has existed in several forms over the years. It began at Navy Pier, and then later moved to what was called the Chicago Circle Campus. In 1982, the Circle Campus merged with the University of Illinois Medical Center campus to create the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Chicago campus is home to the university system's medical school, which has satellite campuses in Rockford, Peoria, and Urbana. The Urbana school is considered a part of UIC despite being on the UIUC campus. The Champaign-Urbana campus is the largest of the schools. It holds 18 schools,.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois - Elk Grove Village, Illinois Elk Grove Village is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 34,727. The village is home to the United Airlines headquarters which are located nearby Chicago. Geography \nElk Grove Village is located at 42°0'11" North, 87°59'47" West (42.003178, -87.996418)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 28.7 km˛ (11.1 mi˛). 28.6 km˛ (11.0 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.54% water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 34,727 people, 13,278 households, and 9,294 families residing in the village. The population density is 1,214.5/km˛ (3,145.8/mi˛). There are 13,513 housing units at an.
Evanston, Illinois - Evanston, Illinois Evanston (elevation 600 ft., Central Time: UTC-0600, 42°02'28"N 087°41'24"W) is a city on Lake Michigan located in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,239. First settled in 1836 and incorporated in 1863, it is a residential suburb to the north of Chicago. It is home to Northwestern University and other educational institutions as well as headquarters of Rotary International, the National Lekotek Center and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Famous Evanstonians include politicians Charles Gates Dawes and Jim Kolbe, musicians Eddie Vedder and David Burge, and actors Charlton Heston, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, and Jeremy Piven. Evanston is also the birthplace of tinkertoys and (allegedly) the ice cream sundae. Geography Evanston is.
USS Chicago - USS Chicago Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Chicago, after the city of Chicago, Illinois. The first Chicago (CA-14) was a protected cruiser launched in 1885 and active in World War I, later converted to a seaplane tender and then a barracks ship, finalled being renamed Alton in 1935 and lost at sea while under tow the following year. The second Chicago (CA-29) was a heavy cruiser commissioned 1931 and active in World War II, until lost at the Battle of Rennell Island in January 1943. The third Chicago (CA-136) was also a heavy cruiser commissioned 1945 and later converted to a guided missile cruiser. The fourth Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned 1986 and still on active service in.
Kane County Cougars - the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Geneva, Illinois. The Midwest League came to Kane County in 1991 after a franchise that was previously based in Decatur, Illinois (1952-74) and Wausau, Wisconsin (1975-90) relocated there. While they've always been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992 and with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002 before joining the A's for the 2003 season. As a Marlins farm team some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues. Series MVP Josh Beckett played for the Cougars in 2000, while Dontrelle Willis had the league's best winning percentage and earned.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis - commissioner of Major League Baseball. He was born in Millville, Ohio and died in Chicago, Illinois. His name comes from a variant spelling of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia, the site of a battle during the American Civil War. Landis dealt with several cases of historical significance during his career as a US federal judge. In 1907, he presided over a Standard Oil antitrust trial fining them $29 million for accepting rail freight rebates, although the verdict was later set aside. In 1918, he held the trial of a number of union leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World for violating the Espionage Act. After his judicial career, Landis was the first Commissioner of Major League Baseball, serving from his election in November 1920 until his death in 1944. He is.
Kim Milford - Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago (Winnetka, Illinois), where he went to New Trier High School. His family includes some familiar names from the movie and art world, sister, actress Penelope Milford (Coming Home for which she got an Oscar nomination, Heathers, The Burning Bed) and brother, Doug Milford, now COO (?CEO) and Co-owner of Artsystems Art Management Software (artsystems.com), co-owned and operated Piezo Electric in the East Village, owned and ran the Milford Gallery in SoHo, and as Publisher at ArtNet Worldwide, he designed, produced, and led the creation of Artnet.com. The multi-talented Kim Milford was an actor-singer-songwriter-composer-dancer and first appeared in SummerStock Theatre in Chicago at age 10; at age 17 he was in the original staging of Hair (he.
King C. Gillette - While Gillette did improve the design of the safety razor, his true invention was an inexpensive, high profit-margin stamped steel blade and a unique business model. Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and raised in Chicago, Illinois, King Camp Gillette's family was devastated by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. While working as a traveling salesman to support his family in the 1890s, he hit upon an idea. He realized that a profit could be made by selling a safety razor at a reduced price and then making a nice profit margin on the inexpensive disposable blades. This has been called the Razor and blades business model, or a "loss leader". To try out his idea he founded the American Safety Razor Company on September 28, 1901. The company's name was.
Kim Novak - an American film actress. She was born Marilyn Pauline Novak in Chicago, Illinois. She worked as a model before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. Her film work includes: Pushover (1954) Phffft (1954) Five Against the House (1955) Picnic (1955) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Vertigo (1958) Boys' Night Out (1962) Of Human Bondage (1964) The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) Liebestraum (1991).
Kladno - Kladno dates back from the 14th century. Kladno was the historical birthplace of Bohemian heavy industries in the past. The mining industry began here in 1842. Anton Cermak, later mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born here (as Antonín Čermák) in 1873..
Jack Ruby - after Oswald was arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy. Jack Ruby was born to Polish immigrant parents in Chicago in 1911. Various conflicting birth dates, from March to June of that year, are quoted in various sources and were given by Ruby at various times. The fifth of his parents' eight living children, he had a troubled childhood and adolescence, marked by juvenile deliquency and times in foster homes. Young Ruby worked selling horse-racing tip sheets, then for a scrap-iron collectors union; he was rumored to have minor links to organized crime. He served in the military during World War II without seeing combat. After being discharged he moved to Dallas and worked managing nightclubs, strip clubs, and dance halls, and also working as manager for entertainers. Ruby often carried.
James Watson - is one of the discoverers of the structure of the DNA molecule. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he earned a B.Sc. in Zoology at the University of Chicago in 1947 and a Ph.D. in Zoology at Indiana University at Bloomington in 1950 before heading to Copenhagen for postdoctoral work. In 1952, he started at Cavendish Laboratory, where he met Francis Crick. Building on the X-ray diffraction research of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, they together developed the proposal of the structure of DNA, which they published in the journal Nature on April 25, 1953. Watson, Crick, and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery in 1962. In 1988, Watson's achievement and success led to his appointment as the Head of the Human Genome Project at the.
