gone up by a lot in the last few months‚ but is that unfair? Prices still are a lot higher in Canada‚ Europe and just about any other developed nation‚ according to Mike Royko in the May 2‚ 1996 issue of the Chicago Tribune. Ted Z. Manuel in a letter entitled "Voice of the People" of the Chicago Tribune‚ said "Most anywhere in Europe‚ gas costs are from $3.00 to $5.00 per gallon. We scream when it hits a $1.35 to $1.75 a gallon‚ which if adjusted for inflation actually is cheaper than 25 years ago
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is about a stockholder named Shlensky who is suing the board of directors of Wrigley Field on the grounds of failure to install lights at the stadium. This is a claim of mismanagement and negligence by the directors. At the time of the case‚ The Chicago Cubs were the only major league team without lights on their stadium. Mr. Wrigley‚ the principal owner of the team‚ refused to add lights onto the stadium because he felt that‚ "baseball is a daytime sport and it would greatly deteriorate the surrounding
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school my father had to relocate to Chicago for one year that gave us an opportunity to live there. We moved in August into a northern section of the city‚ Lincoln Park. Moving to Chicago was an exciting opportunity to live in a big city. Since I never lived in a big city‚ I was not really sure what to expect. The school where my brother and I were enrolled is Jones College Prep. In comparison to Lincoln Park‚ a residential area in the north section of Chicago‚ Jones College Prep was in the South
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great privilege for me to meet Ron‚ I can remember the meeting very clearly‚ it was about 5 years ago‚ at the Chicago Cub Convention to get his autograph. I can recall what a gentle gracious man he was with a warm sincere smile‚ he made me laugh on several occasions as he told me about his early life in Seattle‚ which‚ he could remember quite clearly and his broadcasting days in Chicago. Ronald Edward Santo Was born in Seattle Washington on February 25‚ 1940 and so began the life of the man that
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going to be in Chicago today. Our neighbor‚ who is cousins with Jackie Robinson‚ had told her the night before and was waiting to surprise me in the morning. She said that if I would do some chores‚ she would take me from our house in Gary to Chicago to try to see Jackie Robinson. After I was finished eating breakfast‚ my mom reminded me that it was time to do some chores. I went upstairs to clean the bathroom. When I was done cleaning the bathroom I asked my mom if we could go to Chicago and try to
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Chicago tylenol Murders Events In the event of the Chicago Tylenol Murders several lives were taken by mysterious cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules in different Chicago areas. It all started when 12 year old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling sick‚ like normal her parents kept her home from school and gave her Tylenol to ease the pain. Instead of easing her pain she ended up dead on the floor of her bathroom‚ her father found her. That same day in a totally different area of Chicago‚ a
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Capone “The Big Cheese” Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17‚ 1899 – January 25‚ 1947) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime organization. The Chicago Outfit‚ which then also became known as the "Capones‚" was devoted to smuggling and bootlegging liquor‚ and other illegal activities such as prostitution‚ in Chicago from the early 1920s to 1931. “The Big Cheese” is the head of the gang in a given area defined as territory. And Al Capone was just that in Chi-town.Born in the
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bottoms cut out. Who was the NBA Coach of the Year trophy named after? A: Red Auerbach. Q: What NBA team retired jersey numbers 3‚ 33‚ 32‚ and 35 in the 1990s? A: The Boston Celtics Q: What NBA team is known in China as "the Red Oxen"? A: The Chicago Bulls. Q: What seven-foot-one NBA center’s first name translates as "little one"? A: Shaquille O’Neal’s. Q: Who was the last Boston Celtics coach to lead the team to two straight NBA titles? A: Bill Russell. For men‚ the official ball
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On May‚ 8‚ 2015 I sat in front of a glowing T.V. watching the Cleveland Cavaliers play Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls. The clock was down to three seconds and the Bulls had the ball on the left sideline. The scoreboard read 96-96 as Derrick Rose caught the ball at the top of the key. Derrick released the ball with a flick of his wrist and sent it towards the hoop. The ball rotated backboard was illuminated by a bright cherry colored light as the time expired on the clock. The basketball rotated
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killed b) While Michael Jordan achieved becoming the greatest basketball player ever‚ one can argue that he would have not been able to accomplish this success without having experienced college basketball (UNC)‚ by being drafted by the Chicago Bulls‚ and his father being shot and killed. Because these were all events that deeply affected his dream. II. Personal Information a) Born February 17‚ 1963 in Brooklyn‚ New York b) Youngest of Five Children c) He
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