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Krrb (pronounced 'curb') was a hyperlocal classified advertising website that allowed individuals and businesses to sell items. Members of the website could also list real estate, housing, events, services, jobs and community notices. [3] The website was based on the idea of neighborhood garage sale or flea market, [4] prioritizing proximity ...
O'Hare International Airport. / 41.97861°N 87.90472°W / 41.97861; -87.90472. Chicago O'Hare International Airport [a] ( IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is a major international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop business district.
February 24, 1972. The Union Stock Yard Gate, located on Exchange Avenue at Peoria Street, was the entrance to the famous Union Stock Yards in Chicago. The gate was designed by Burnham and Root around 1875, and is the only significant structural element of the stock yards to survive. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981. [2]
60,000 (as of June 2020) ISSN. 1096-6919. Website. chicagoreader .com. The Chicago Reader, or Reader (stylized as ЯEADER ), is an American alternative newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. The Reader has been recognized as a pioneer among alternative ...
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area. By the 1890s, the railroad capital behind the ...
5. Navy Pier. Dubbed the People’s Pier, Navy Pier is a popular tourist destination off Lake Michigan on Grand Avenue. Check out the giant Ferris wheel and the view of the Chicago skyline. All ...
Country of origin. United States. Headquarters location. Chicago. Publication types. Weekly newspapers, community journalism. Lerner Newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005, and called itself "the world's largest newspaper group". [1]
Ashland Yard. The Ashland Yard is an elevated CTA rail yard in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, which stores cars from the Green Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. Currently, 5000-series railcars are stored here. [1] It is adjacent to Ashland/63rd station .