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Black's Store

Black's Store, also known as the Brettun & Black Museum, is an historic building located in Hampton, Illinois, United States. The mercantile store was built in 1849 and was the largest store in Northwest Illinois when it opened. It is a three-story brick structure that had one of the first elevators in the Midwest. Preservationist Ron Nelson of Bishop Hill, Illinois restored the elevator in recent years. The store served as a riverboat stop and later as a stop on the Galena Stagecoach. The Brettun & Black Museum recreates the 1849 store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. References External links Hampton history
Black Ensemble Theater Company

Black Ensemble Theater Company is a theatre company that performs at the Black Ensemble Cultural Center in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois. The company is known for productions related to African-American culture, especially musicals depicting notable African-American musicians and performers. The company is a significant contributor to Chicago's emergence as a Theater Town, and its theater has been selected as one of the 25 top major theaters in the country by the Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac. The company performed in the Black Ensemble Theater at 4520 North Beacon Street until it opened a new state of the art 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) Black Ensemble Cultural Center at 4450 N. Clark Street, on November 18, 2011. The company raised $20M dollar to build the new theater which is also in Uptown. The new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center was designed by Morris Architects Planners, who has previously designed Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and Playhouse on the Square. The new theater is being located in a former warehouse that cost US$3.5 million to purchase and many times more than that to renovate. Approximately $20 million is being raised to fund the construction of the new theater. Among the recent productions are musicals celebrating Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, Billie Holiday, Dionne Warwick, Teddy Pendergrass and Stax Records. The production I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) that opened on March 15, 2008, was extended through the end of 2008. The company has a history of presenting as many as a half-dozen productions a year since opening in 1976. The theater's productions have been critically recognized. Some have had lengthy multiple-year runs and national tours such as The Jackie Wilson Story, which was the first traveling production of the Black Ensemble Touring Venture and which played for four weeks at the Apollo Theater. The theater company has also traveled nationally to perform to festivals. The group's more than one hundred performances have been produced by its founder, Jackie Taylor, since 1976. When producing musical biographies, Taylor uses a formula of including at least eighteen of the artist's hits, some high points and low points in the artist's career, at least one climactic moment of chaos and an uplifting ending, which is the most important element. Notes External links Black Ensemble Theater website.
Black Hawk College

Black Hawk College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Moline and Galva. History Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses located in Moline and in Kewanee (5 miles (8 km) south of Kewanee). Founded in 1946 as Moline Community College, it became Black Hawk College in 1961. It offers courses in the traditional liberal arts, vocational education, and adult education. Since Moline Community College was founded in 1946, it was colocated with Moline High School in the Beling Building on 16 Street, Moline. The high school moved to new facilities in 1958. In 1967, the college expanded operations to Kewanee, Illinois, and in 1971, opened the East Campus just south of Kewanee, in Galva, which also houses the agriculture and horticulture programs. The Illinois Community College Board approved the college as one college with two campuses in 1989. In addition to the full-service campuses in Moline and Galva the college owns the Outreach Center in East Moline, the Adult Learning Center in Rock Island, and the Community Education Center in Kewanee. Academics Black Hawk College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Specific programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Black Hawk College offers college transfer and career programs. The college annually enrolls over 8,300 college credit students, 3,000 Adult Basic Education students and 6,000 Continuing Education/Vocational Training students. It offers dual enrollment to high school students seeking an early start on their college education. Athletics Black Hawk College competes in several intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and Arrowhead Conference. The sports offered at the Quad-Cities Campus include men's golf, basketball, soccer, and baseball and women's volleyball, soccer, basketball, and softball. Transportation The main campus of Black Hawk College in Moline is served by Quad Cities MetroLINK. Routes 30 and 60 provide bus service from campus to downtown Moline, downtown Rock Island, and other destinations. Notable alumni Phil Hare, former U.S. Congressman from Illinois's 17th congressional district. Richard Kauzlarich, author and former U.S. intelligence officer and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan and Bosnia–Herzegovina. See also Black Hawk (Sauk leader) List of community colleges in Illinois References External links Official website
Blackhawk Farms Raceway

Blackhawk Farms is a 1.95-mile (3.14 km) private circuit racetrack located outside South Beloit, Illinois, on a 219-acre (0.9 km2) farm on the border between Wisconsin and Illinois. Blackhawk Farms was established in 1967, about a decade after nearby Road America. History Blackhawk Farms was designed by Jerry Dunbar and built in 1967 by Tito and Marcia Nappi. The Nappis owned and operated the track until its sale in 1986 to Mike and Raymond Irwin. The track was maintained and operated by the Irwins until its sale in August 2007 to Paul Musschoot, a local businessman and longtime SCCA racer and technical inspector. In 2008, many improvements were made to the track site including a brand new tech building, hospitality area with rooftop viewing, and Kohler-sponsored bathroom facility. Additional improvements included reducing the property's water table with added drainage and an onsite Frisby Performance tire dealer. The track currently hosts events for the Midwestern Council, SCCA, VSCDA, SVRA, ASRA-CCS, and AHRMA. The Mid-American Racing Series was added to the schedule in 2021. Media reference Blackhawk Farms' pit lane and front straight can be seen in the NFL Network's A Football Life episode featuring legendary running back Walter Payton. Payton is seen driving a Sports 2000 race car in the early stages of his post-NFL racing career. References External links Blackhawk Farms Website
Municipio de Bloom (Illinois)

El municipio de Bloom (en inglés: Bloom Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Cook en el estado estadounidense de Illinois. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 90922 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 751,31 personas por km².​ Geografía El municipio de Bloom se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas 41°30′57″N 87°36′4″O. Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 121.02 km², de la cual 120.3 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0.59%) 0.72 km² es agua.​ Demografía Según el censo de 2010,​ había 90922 personas residiendo en el municipio de Bloom. La densidad de población era de 751,31 hab./km². De los 90922 habitantes, el municipio de Bloom estaba compuesto por el 41.71% blancos, el 45.84% eran afroamericanos, el 0.36% eran amerindios, el 0.79% eran asiáticos, el 0.03% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 8.54% eran de otras razas y el 2.72% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 18.76% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Portal:Illinois. Contenido relacionado con Illinois.
Bloom Township (Illinois)

Bloom Township est un township du comté de Cook dans l'Illinois, aux États-Unis. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Bloom Township, Cook County, Illinois » (voir la liste des auteurs). Articles connexes Townships de l'État de l'Illinois Illinois Portail de l’Illinois
Bloom Trail High School

Bloom Trail High School is a public high school in Steger, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Bloom Township High School District 206. Originally the Bloom Township Freshman-Sophomore Division, in 1976 it became a four-year high school and was renamed Bloom Trail High School. Sports for both Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School are combined since 1995. Football, volleyball, basketball, track, games/practices are held at Bloom Trail. Academics The average ACT score at the school is an 18. The class of 2017 set a record for the number of students (33) who passed the PSAE, which allows the students to go to the local community college, Prairie State College, to take college courses. Attendance area Bloom Trail High School serves the communities of Steger, Sauk Village, Crete, South Chicago Heights, Ford Heights, a small portion of Chicago Heights, and parts of Lynwood. The following schools feed into Bloom Trail High School: Columbia Central Middle School (Steger), Rickover Jr. High School (Sauk Village), and Cottage Grove Middle School (Ford Heights). References External links Bloom Trail High School – Official site. Bloom Township High School District 206 – Official site.
Bloomington Central Business District

The Bloomington Central Business District is a historic district in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character. The 1901 McLean County Courthouse, the center of government of McLean County, is the focal point of the district. The other buildings in the district were built between 1842 and 1942 and are primarily commercial. The Miller-Davis Law Buildings, two of the oldest buildings in the district, were built in 1843 and represent the early period of Bloomington's development. Bloomington's commercial core grew rapidly during the 1850s and 1860s after two railroads opened in the city; while the 1854 Gridley Bank is the only surviving pre-1857 building from this period, several more remain from the later part of the boom. The city continued to grow, and its business district continued to expand, from 1860 until 1900; however, a fire destroyed much of its downtown in 1900. Several buildings in the district date from the rebuilding period of the early 1900s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1985. References
Gare de Bloomington - Normal

La gare de Bloomington - Normal est une gare ferroviaire des États-Unis, située à Normal, région métropolitaine de Bloomington-Normal dans l'État de l'Illinois. Situation ferroviaire Histoire La gare est mise en service en 1990. Le bâtiment actuel date de 2012 et contient également des bureaux administratifs pour la ville. Service des voyageurs Accueil Desserte Ligne d'Amtrak: Le Lincoln Service: Saint-Louis - Chicago Le Texas Eagle: Los Angeles - Chicago Intermodalité Notes et références Voir aussi Articles connexes Liste des gares d'Amtrak Alton Railroad Lien externe (en) Bloomington - Normal, IL (BNL) Portail du chemin de fer en Amérique du Nord Portail de l’Illinois
Bob Michel Bridge

The Bob Michel Bridge (formerly called Franklin Street Bridge) carries Illinois Route 40 over the Illinois River 0.75 miles (1.21 km) up-river from the Cedar Street Bridge. Illinois 40 terminates at an interchange with Interstate 74 just east of the bridge. The bridge serves as a direct surface route from a major commercial center in East Peoria to the Civic Center in downtown Peoria. When it was completed in 1993, the Bob Michel Bridge replaced the antiquated Franklin Street Bridge, a bascule and truss bridge, which had been located on an adjacent site since 1913. Its replacement had been under discussion for decades. Consulting engineer Jacob A Harman produced a design in 1936 for a six lane bridge with on-ramps in downtown Peoria that would have linked Harrison Street to clover-leaf turns in East Peoria for Washington Street, US routes 124, 122 and 116 and the road to Pekin at a cost of $2.5 million. The Bob Michel Bridge is the only river crossing in the Peoria area to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists. Prior to the development of the area as a commercial center, the Michel Bridge served a largely industrial area in East Peoria, including many buildings owned by nearby Caterpillar, Inc. The bridge was located at the end of an exit named "Industrial Spur". It has since been renamed to "Riverfront Drive" to account for the new commercial complex. The Bob Michel Bridge is named after former Congressman Robert H. Michel, a Peoria-area Republican who served as a Congressman from 1957 to 1995 and as House Minority Leader from 1981 until his retirement. The bridge is located at mile 162.3 of the Illinois River. References
Bogan High School (Chicago)

William J. Bogan Computer Technical High School (also known simply as Bogan High School) is a public four-year high school located in the Ashburn neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by Chicago Public Schools district, Bogan opened in 1959. The school is named for Chicago Public Schools Superintendent William J. Bogan. In 1999, the school began offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; and becoming an International Baccalaureate World School in 2004. History William J. Bogan was the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools during the Great Depression and believed that all should have an education regardless of income. The school opened in 1959 in a building designed by the architectural firm of Naess & Murphy. This was the same firm that had completed the Prudential Building in 1955. The building was designed in a "casual style" which included non-traditional building materials such as "aluminum window frames, concrete columns, and porcelain wall panels." 1963 integration protests In 1963, Bogan High School was the site of much protest against the integration of Chicago's public schools. The school was originally designated as a destination for students being bused to relieve overcrowding in majority African American schools. A group of parents met privately with Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools Benjamin Willis after which he "removed Bogan from a list of schools eligible to receive voluntary transfer applications." This act unleashed a storm of protest from civil rights activists and African American parents. At the same time, white opponents of desegregation became vocal supporters of Willis. Hundreds of parents from Bogan High School attended Board of Education meetings cheering the superintendent loudly and carrying signs that read "We Support Dr. Willis." By becoming responsive to their demands, Willis was able to stake out his own position as a champion of the white anti-integration activists that became his major supporters. Athletics Bogan competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Bogan sport teams are nicknamed Bengals. The football team were Public league champions in 1991 and 1993. The boys' wrestling team were Public League champions in the 1993–94 season. The girls' volleyball team were public league champions in the 1984–85 and 1988–89 seasons. Notable alumni Barry Greenstein (1972) — Professional poker player Frank Hartley (1986) — NFL player Sean Lawler (1990) - former Chief of Protocol of the United States Belal Muhammad (2006) — former UFC Welterweight Champion E. J. Bibbs (2010) — NFL player Rashaun Agee (2019) — College basketball player References External links Bogan High School Official Website Facebook: Bogan High School
Bolingbrook Golf Club

The Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal facility located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States, features an 18-hole course designed by golf course architect Arthur Hills. The onsite clubhouse includes a casual restaurant "The Nest Bar and Grill," a restaurant "The East Room," a pro shop, and banquet and meeting facilities. The property also includes the "Golf Academy" featuring a driving range, putting green, and chipping area. The area is open to the public and is accessible by Kings Road. Bolingbrook Golf Club has hosted numerous professional and amateur tournaments. The 2003 AJGA Chicago Junior earned the course its reputation as "the place where The Egg was tamed " in reference to Andy Johnson, founder of Fried Egg Golf and The Shotgun Start podcast, not being able to crack 80 and finishing T51 (86, 80, 80). The course hosted LIV Golf's penultimate individual tournament of the 2025 season on August 8-10th. References External links Bolingbrook Golf Club website
Bolingbrook Golf Club

Bolingbrook Golf Club är en golfklubb som ligger i Bolingbrook, Illinois i USA. Golfklubben grundades 2002. Golfklubben har en golfbana och som designades av golfbanearkitekten Arthur Hills och arktikektfirman Steve Forrest & Associates. Golfbanan har 18 hål och är totalt cirka 6 496 meter (7 104 yards) lång och där par är 72. Bolingbrook Golf Club kommer att stå som värd för Liv Golf Chicago 2024 den 13–15 september 2024. Referenser Externa länkar Officiell webbplats
Bolingbrook High School

Bolingbrook High School or The Brook is a public four-year high school located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Bolingbrook High School is the second high school in the Valley View Community Unit School District 365U. History The original Bolingbrook High School campus, which opened in 1974, was located on Lee Lane and Blair Lane within the village. The former campus is now known as Brooks Middle School. Continued community growth prompted the passage of an April 2002 referendum for a new high school located at Schmidt Road and Lily Cache Lane, which opened in August 2004. Academics Bolingbrook was ranked as "recognized" nationally and 92 in Illinois in the U.S. News & World Report 2017 best high school rankings. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 3,351 students enrolled for the 2020-21 school year was: Male - 50.4% Female - 49.6% Native American/Alaskan - 0% Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.2% Black - 26.2% Hispanic - 43.6% White - 18.1% Multiracial - 4.2% 57.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. This is a Title I school. Athletics The Bolingbrook Raiders are members of the Southwest Prairie Conference. The school colors are red, black and white. The following Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sanctioned sports are offered: Notable alumni Dagmara Avelar, current Illinois State Representative for Illinois’ 85th District Kenneth Boatright, former NFL defensive end Tuf Borland, former NFL linebacker, assistant coach for Wisconsin Troy Doris - Olympic triple jumper; competed at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio Robert Farmer - former NFL running back J.J. Furmaniak - former MLB infielder Anthony Herron - former NFL defensive end, current football analyst for Big Ten Network Dashaun Mallory - NFL defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears Ariel Massengale - assistant coach for SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball Susana Mendoza - current Illinois Comptroller Tyler Mitchem – volleyball player on the United States men's national volleyball team. Ben Moore - professional basketball player in Turkey Antonio Morrison - former NFL linebacker Brodric Thomas - shooting guard for Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League Morgan Tuck - former WNBA player, front office member of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun Greg Williams - assistant coach for NFL's Green Bay Packers John Williams - offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers Steve Williams - former NFL defensive end References External links Official website Valley View 365U Community Unit School District
Bottom Lounge

Bottom Lounge is a concert hall at 1375 W. Lake St. in Chicago, Illinois. Originally located in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood at 3206 N. Wilton, Bottom Lounge was acquired by the CTA in eminent domain in 2001 and seized for demolition in 2005 to make way for the Brown Line extension project. Hindered by lawsuits regarding the relocation and payment for Bottom Lounge under Uniform Relocation Act, Bottom Lounge re-opened at its current West Loop location in 2008. The main concert hall is a 700 capacity sized room. Bottom Lounge also houses the Volcano Room, a 300 capacity mixed use space and a full restaurant specializing in American Midwest fare. References External links bottomlounge.com
Gross Park

Gross Park is a public park in Lakeview, Chicago located at the 1700 West block of Henderson St between Paulina St and Ravenswood Ave. Its maintenance is shared between the Chicago Park District and Gross Park Neighbors Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Each summer the park hosts a Shakespeare in the Park event. The park memorializes Samuel Eberly Gross, the property developer of the neighborhood in the 1880’s. He took inspiration from the boulevards of Europe and included a green space in his urban plan for the area, which at the time was outside of the urban area of Chicago. In 1998, the invasive Asian long-horned beetle caused the loss of many trees in the park; the Chicago Park District and Gross Park Neighbors Foundation began restoration the following year. In 2008, the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced that it had eradicated the Asian long-horned beetle in Chicago. References External links Facebook