the Northern District of Illinois. COUNT I: ________ 5. On or about April 8‚ 2013‚ Justin King won the national regional idol MCI contest in Chicago. A few days later‚ King met with his agent to discuss signing a legal document three year contract for over 275‚000 dollars. After leaving the meeting with his agent‚ King took interstate 57 just South of Chicago. Plaintiff Justin King‚ while in the exercise of due care‚ was operating his motorcycle on Interstate 57‚ heading in a south direction‚ in the
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Our Changing American Cities Urban reform movements find their origins in the aforementioned period of industrialization directly following the Civil War – they were mainly confined to the northern half of the United States‚ seeing as it had more auspicious conditions and precedents for industrialization. With the rapid influx of urban denizens‚ problems of urban life intensified as well. Trash clogged the streets and transmitted disease more effectively than any vector could ever hope to do‚ slums
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Urban experiences in Chicago are explained very well throughout the readings from the Hull House articles. They give real world insight to what the time was like back then. The Hull House was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 and was the most famous Settlement House in the United States. The first section that I chose to read was the “Beginnings of Settlement Life In Chicago” and the area of The Experiment in Chicago. Making the Hull House available to those who were not fortunate
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what many considered to be an impossible project in an astonishingly brief amount of time. Simultaneously‚ in the shadow of the White City‚ Henry H. Holmes set up his own World’s Fair Hotel to take advantage of naive young single women arriving in Chicago from surrounding small towns. Using his mesmerizing charm and an uncanny ability to fend off creditors and police‚ Holmes bent his victims to his will and committed a series of murders as cold-blooded as any in American
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9 February 17‚ 2008 A Narrow Escape On Monday‚ February 17‚ 2003‚ people ranging from the ages to 21 to 60 were getting dress for a night of dancing and mingling‚ at the E2 nightclub in Chicago. In the middle of winter‚ but not the windy city that usual occurs during this time of year‚ in Chicago. Each had plan their evening at E2 nightclub‚ which they had no idea what would take place in the next few hours. The patrons were of all nationalities‚ mostly African Americans. This club was one
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semesters studying civil engineering before moving to Chicago
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activities of one of America’s most vile serial killers. Both entities constructed edifices to exacting specifications: A fair to delight the public and establish Chicago as a world class city and a "murder palace" to satisfy murderous desires. The book shows the loss of America’s innocence in both a good and bad way: America was seen as a viable competitor on the world stage and Chicago as a great city but its citizens realized that real evil existed in their midst. The Columbian Exposition would celebrate America’s 100th anniversary and hence establish
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The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago is immortalized in the technological and cultural history of the modern world. Amongst the notable firsts at the Exposition included Milton Hershey’s chocolate making device‚ Aunt Jemima pancake mix‚ the Ferries Wheel‚ the electrical kitchen‚ and the fluorescent light bulb‚ to name a few. Not surprisingly‚ many of these firsts soon became household stables not only within the United States‚ but also within the larger international community. It was
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Background and Beliefs: Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4‚ 1961 to a Kenyan father and American mother in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. When he was two years old‚ his parents separated and later divorced. After his father received his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Harvard‚ he moved back to his native country of Kenya‚ where he became a finance minister until he was killed in a car accident in 1982. His mother remarried‚ and Obama moved with his mother and new stepfather
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For example‚ both channels discussed the recent Teacher strike in Chicago. CNN spent about 4 or 5 minutes on the story stating that the teachers have come to an agreement and the children will be able to return to school on Wednesday. A 2 hour meeting with about 800 union officers and delegates concluded with a contractual agreement which would need to be ratified by the teachers and support staff and union members. The Chicago Mayor Emanuel was pleased with the results stating that it was an
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