1972 Chicago commuter rail crash
The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, the worst in Chicago's history, occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972.
Skokie (/ˈskoʊki/; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Potawatomi word for "marsh". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, according to the 2010 census, was 64,784.
Population: 64,784
Latitude: 42° 02' 0.10" N
Longitude: -87° 44' 0.20" W
The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, the worst in Chicago's history, occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972.
Wrigley Square is a public square located in the northwest section of Millennium Park in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The square is located at the southeast corner of t…
Willowbrook High School (WBHS) is a public four-year high school located approximately half a mile north of Illinois Route 38 on Ardmore Ave in Villa Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of School D…
Three First National Plaza is a 57-story office tower in Chicago located at 70 West Madison Street. Completed in 1981, the building is one of the tallest in Chicago at 767 feet (234 m). The 1,439,369-square-foot (133,721.8 m2) building was designed …
Oz Park is a public park in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. It is located at 2021 N Burling Street, at the corner of Lincoln and Webster, just south of the Lincoln, Halsted, and Fullerton intersection. The park borders Lincoln Park High Sc…
The New York Life Insurance Building is a 14 story building at 39 South LaSalle Street in the Loop neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by William Le Baron Jenney, it was completed as a 12 story structure in 1894 at a cost of US$800,000. In 1…
This is a list of the 121 National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois outside Chicago and Evanston. Separate lists are provided for the 61 listed properties and historic districts in Evanston and the 348 listed properties …
This is a list of traditional windmills in the American state of Illinois.
The National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in Illinois include 18 of the almost 600 such landmarks in the United States. They cover areas of geological, biological and historical importance, and include lakes, bogs, canyons and forests. Several of the si…
The Chicago and North Western Railway's Kinzie Street railroad bridge (also known as the Carroll Avenue bridge) is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its opening in…
Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 3,968 at the 2010 census.
Hawthorn Woods is a village in the Fremont and Ela townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,663 at the 2010 census. The village is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. It was officially…
Evanston Township is a civil township located in Cook County, Illinois. It includes the city of Evanston, as well as part of Skokie.
East Leyden High School is a secondary school located in Franklin Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) which educates grades 9-12.
Downers Grove Township is one of nine townships in DuPage County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 146,795 and it contained 60,438 housing units.
Columbus Drive is a north-south street in Chicago, Illinois which bisects Grant Park. It is 300 East in Chicago's street numbering system. Its south end is an interchange with Lake Shore Drive (US 41) at Soldier Field.
Roberto Clemente Community Academy (commonly known as Clemente, Roberto Clemente High School) is a public 4-year IB candidate high school located in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is operated by Chicago Public S…
Citadel Center is a 580ft (177m) tall skyscraper at 131 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60603, designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. The 44th tallest building in Chicago was completed in 2003 and has 39 floors. A limited-edition cast of t…