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  2. Erik Pappas - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago native is a 1984 graduate of Mount Carmel High School. [2] Pappas was selected by the California Angels as the 6th overall pick in the first round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on April 19, 1991, at the age of 24. [1] He appeared in 8 games for the Cubs during the ...

  3. BMO Tower (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Development and construction Prior to construction, the site was the location of an Amtrak -owned parking lot. Plans for the development were announced in early 2019, and construction began later that year in December. The designs for the tower included terraced setbacks and V-shaped structural frames. Plans also called for a 1.5-acre public park, and a renovation of the upper floors of the ...

  4. East Village Historic District (Chicago, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The East Village Historic District is a historic district in the East Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district is primarily residential and includes the oldest portions of the neighborhood. German immigrants and German Americans settled and developed the district from 1870 to 1920. Settlers were drawn to the area due to its ...

  5. 2011 Chicago aldermanic election - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Chicago aldermanic election took place on February 22, 2011, to elect the 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The elections were non-partisan, and in races without any candidate receiving an absolute majority of votes runoffs were held on April 5.

  6. George Joseph Cvek - Wikipedia

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    He was executed for killing 29-year-old [a] Catherine "Kitty" Pappas, the wife of a coffee importer, in the Bronx, New York City on February 5, 1941. [1] Cvek was born in 1917 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and raised in nearby Steelton, Pennsylvania, descended from Yugoslav and Hungarian heritage. By his own admission, his upbringing was rough ...

  7. 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team - Wikipedia

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    Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 2:30 pm vs. Iowa * Soldier Field Chicago, IL ESPNU L 3–16 61,500 September 8 6:30 pm No. 11 (FCS) Southern Illinois * Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC L 31–34 24,182 September 15 11:00 am Eastern Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN+ L 19–21 20,012 September 22 4:00 pm at Idaho * Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ESPNGP W 42 ...

  8. 1968 Cincinnati Reds season - Wikipedia

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    Offseason November 28, 1967: Clyde Mashore was drafted from the Reds by the New York Mets in the 1967 rule 5 draft. November 29, 1967: Sammy Ellis was traded by the Reds to the California Angels for Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio. January 27, 1968: Chris Chambliss was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. February 8 ...

  9. The Dream Merchants (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Dream Merchants is an American novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949. [1] Set in the early 20th century, the book is a "rags-to-riches" story of a penniless young man who goes to Hollywood and builds a great film studio. A former Universal Studios employee, author Harold Robbins based the main character on Universal's ...