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Park Junior High School

Park Junior High School is a Junior high school in La Grange Park, Illinois. The current student populace is around seven hundred students. History The building which is now Park was originally the girls' school for Nazareth Academy, which has since become co-ed and moved just a few blocks down Ogden Avenue. In 1974, District 102 purchased the building and renovated it; Park opened in the following year, named after the street bordering its west side, Park avenue, replacing its old 7th & 8th grade school, Oak Avenue School, located a few blocks away from Memorial Park, La Grange Park. Since then the Oak Avenue School building has been sold to the American Nuclear Society, who now uses it as their headquarters. Four elementary schools feed into Park: Ogden Avenue School in La Grange; Cossitt School in La Grange; Forest Road Elementary School in La Grange Park; and Congress Park Elementary School in Brookfield. After graduating from Park, students typically attend Lyons Township High School in nearby La Grange or Nazareth Academy, also in La Grange. School Administration The current principal is Mr. Jerome Green, who has attained the principalship since 2023, with the assistant principal being Mrs. Lynette Campbell. Art Gallery Park currently houses the esteemed Nettie J. McKinnon Art Collection, which has been loaned to the school by the district for a twenty-five-year period. The collection started as a school legacy project at nearby Oak School in the 1940s, but when evaluated in 2002, it was found to be worth more than $1.4 million. The gallery is said to only hold artwork worth over $10 thousand. Park is only one of two elementary schools in the entire United States to have a full, private art collection. During the 1929-1930 school year 7th and 8th graders sold magazines to the community at large, and the profits from those sales were used to purchase artwork for Oak Avenue School. The paintings were in Oak Avenue School until 1975, where they were moved to Ogden Avenue School, being moved to its current location in 1978. References External links School web site
Park Ridge station (Illinois)

Park Ridge is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 100 South Summit Avenue, and lies 13.1 miles (21.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Park Ridge is in zone 2. As of 2018, Park Ridge is the 33rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,168 weekday boardings. As of May 30, 2023, Park Ridge is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. On the north side, on-street parking can be found along Summit Avenue and Busse Highway, and a parking lot can be found on the southwest corner of Summit and Touhy Avenues. On the south side of the tracks, the parking areas are much further away from the station south of Main Street. Among these are street-side parking along Garden Avenue beginning halfway between Prospect and Fairview Avenues and halfway between Prairie Avenue and Third Street, one parking lot on the south side of Garden Avenue between Fairview and Prospect Avenues, street-side parking along Prairie Avenue north of Garden Street, which end at parking lots on both sides of Prairie Avenue, and another parking lot next to the one on the east side of Prairie along Fairview Avenue. Unlike nearby Dee Road station, Park Ridge's main station provides bus connections for both Pace and CTA buses. Park Ridge serves as the northern terminus of CTA's Route 68 Northwest Highway. Transportation Buses CTA 68 Northwest Highway Pace 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only) 241 Greenwood/Talcott (weekday rush hours only) 290 Touhy Avenue References External links Metra – Stations – Park Ridge Outbound Metra Train at Park Ridge Station (Metra Railfan Photos) Station from Prospect Avenue from Google Maps Street View
Park Ridge Public Library

The Park Ridge Public Library serves residents and businesses of the city of Park Ridge, Illinois. Park Ridge is a northwest suburb of Chicago. The library serves a population of 39,650 residents and is located at 20 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 in the Uptown neighborhood. The purpose of the Park Ridge Public Library is to advance human knowledge and understanding by providing access to information, literature, technology, and the arts relevant to the community it serves. History The library, which was established with a $7,500 grant from the Carnegie Foundation, opened to the public on December 6, 1913. Originally the library was open 10 hours a week which was increased to 15 hours in 1923 and 61 hours in 1932. A thousand books were donated to the new library by the George Carpenter Estate. The total book collection consisted of 2,072 volumes. Upon opening, the library had only two paid staff members. The library was originally located at 1 N. Northwest Highway. That building served as the City's library for 44 years until a new one was built across the street. The current library was built in 1958. An addition was added in 1977 that doubled the size of the building. Resources The Park Ridge Public Library has a collection of approximately 175,000 items with an annual circulation of over 500,000 items. Services Each department offers a variety of services to the residents of Park Ridge. Reference Department Readers Services Department Young Adult Department Children's Department Free programs for adults include: Art lectures Music performances Cooking demonstrations Theatrical presentations Health programs Feature films Foreign films Travel films References External links Park Ridge Public Library Web site Park Ridge Community Network City of Park Ridge
Park West (music venue)

Park West (originally the Lane Court Theatre) is a concert venue located in Chicago, Illinois. The theater opened in 1916 as a vaudeville and movie theater by the Ascher Brothers. Currently, it can house up to 1,000 guests in a general admission setting. About The theater opened in the 1910s, with a capacity of 1,000 people. In 1965, the theater became the "Town Theatre", eventually showing adult films and featuring live burlesque by 1967. In the 1970s, it was purchased by Dale Niedermaier and John May, refurbished and reopened as "Park West", the music venue and special events space May 11, 1977. The theater hosts a variety of bands, most of which perform classic rock or alternative rock. It is also home to many fundraising events, including the Starlight Foundation's "Dream Date Auction", and awards ceremonies, including the annual "Non-Equity Jeff Awards". Noted performers Live media production venue 1980: Dionne Warwick:Live at Parkwest—broadcast of a 1980 concert by Dionne Warwick, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1982: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads—a live album by Talking Heads. Features a live recording of "The Big Country" from 1978. 1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park West. 1996: Costello & Nieve—a live album by Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve. Features five songs recorded at the theater in 1996 1997: Home—single released by Sheryl Crow. Contains four tracks recorded at the theater in March 1997. 1998: Live from the Choirgirl Hotel—radio and web broadcast of a concert by Tori Amos. 2001: Live—a live album by J. J. Cale. 2005: Arriving Somewhere..., a live DVD by Porcupine Tree released in 2006 and 2008. 2006: Songlines Live—a live album by The Derek Trucks Band. 2010: Live in Chicago—a live album by Renaissance from their 1983 tour. 2015: September '78—a live album by John Prine recorded at the theater in 1978. References External links Official website
Patten Gymnasium

Patten Gymnasium is the name of two multi-purpose gymnasiums (one past and one present) in Evanston, Illinois, United States, on the campus of Northwestern University. The original building, designed by George Washington Maher, opened in 1909 and was home to the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team until 1940, when it was demolished to make room for the construction of the Technological Institute. The current Patten Gymnasium opened in 1940 and hosted the men's basketball team for 12 years before Welsh-Ryan Arena opened in 1952. The ivy-lined building has the doors and statues from the old gym. It currently is the home to the women's fencing team, intramural sports program and also has offices and locker rooms for the women's lacrosse, field hockey, and men's and women's soccer teams. It is named for James A. Patten, former Evanston mayor, philanthropist and NU board of trustees president. In 1999, the swimming pool area, which had been unused since 1987, was renovated and transformed into the Gleacher Golf Center. At the time that it opened, the Gleacher Center was the only facility of its kind in collegiate golf, featuring a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) pitching and putting green with an adjacent sand trap. The original Patten Gymnasium, which had seating for 1,000 people, hosted the first NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game in 1939. The sculptures "Physical Development" and "Intellectual Development" by the artist Hermon Atkins MacNeil (1866–1947), affectionately nicknamed "Pat and Jim" (contractions of "Patten" and "gymnasium") and also known as "The Athlete and the Scholar", which had been exhibited in front of the original Patten Gymnasium starting in 1916, are now placed as sentinels at the sides of the successor gymnasium's front entrance. References
Paul W. Dillon Home

The Paul W. Dillon Home, often referred to as the Dillon Home, is located in Sterling, Illinois. It was home to businessman P.W. Dillon, who was the president of Northwestern Steel & Wire Company for many of its most successful years. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1980. History While the land itself had dozens of owners, once built, the home with the land had seven owners with only six residing within its walls. The Victorian home less its East wing, was constructed in 1858 in the Italianate style. It was originally built for Civil War Brigadier GeneralEdward Needles Kirk. The home was eventually purchased by Washington M. Dillon, and ultimately conveyed to his son, P.W., following his death. In 1904, P.W. married Lucretia (Crete) Blackman Dillon, of Dixon. The couple raised their three children in P.W.'s boyhood home. To accommodate their growing family, P.W. replaced the existing small, open porch on the south with a much larger enclosed two-story porch. The northeast porch was also enclosed. Since then, the only major structural change has been the installation of an elevator in 1972. The home's grandeur is a remarkable sight, as P.W.'s wife Crete, was an avid traveler, and collector of eclectic pieces and period furniture. P.W. and Crete lived in the home for 50 years when Crete died in 1970. Ten years later, P.W. died in the same home where he was born. Unique from most historic home museums, The Dillon Home retains all of the original furnishings and belongings. The home and land was conveyed to the Sterling Park District after PW.’s passing in 1980. The home opened to the public as a museum on November 18, 1980. The following year, Baldwin Steam Engine #73 was retired and moved to the south lawn along with a tender and caboose. Until its retirement, the engine was operational at Northwestern Steel & Wire, and was the last working steam engine in the United States used in an industrial application. The home is currently open to the public for tours and is available for special event rentals. Improvements to the Sterling trail system are underway as of 2025, and aim to connect trails that run towards the Dillon Home. References External links Sterling Park District: Dillon Home Museum Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society Potpourri: Illinois Parks and Recreation 12 May/June 1981 National Register of Historic Places: Whiteside County, Illinois
Природничий музей Пеггі Нотберт

Природничий музей Пеггі Нотберт (англ. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum) — музей, що розташований у Чикаго, штат Іллінойс, США. Музей, заснований 1857 року Чиказькою академією наук. Музей фокусується на природознавстві Чиказького регіону, освіті дітей та дорослих і відомий будинком живих метеликів. Музейний фонд Експонати музею включають експозиції про екологічну історію штату Іллінойс, будинок живих метеликів та демонстрацію зеленого будинку. Будинок метеликів налічує понад 200 видів місцевих та екзотичних метеликів. Одним з поточних наукових зусиль музею є вивчення, догляд та розмноження місцевих видів метеликів для підтримки видового населення у Чиказькому регіоні. Музей також пропонує понад 100 навчальних програм у галузі природничих наук для дорослих та дітей. Примітки Посилання Official site [Архівовано 8 квітня 2018 у Wayback Machine.] Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on Google Cultural Institute [Архівовано 1 листопада 2016 у Wayback Machine.] Chicago Academy of Sciences' Virtual Exhibit: The Laflin Building Nature Dioramas
Pekin Municipal Airport

Pekin Municipal Airport (FAA LID: C15) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) south of the central business district of Pekin, a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. The airport was named the Illinois Department of Transportation's General Aviation Airport of the Year award in 2021. Airport management referenced significant airport upgrades as critical for the award. Later that year, the airport was set to receive nearly $2 million from the State of Illinois as part of its Rebuild Illinois program, aimed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money went towards repaving the ramp near the t-hangars, repaving the airport access road, and replacing the airport's fuel system. Facilities and aircraft Pekin Municipal Airport covers an area of 215 acres (87 ha) at an elevation of 530 feet (160 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 by 23 m). The airport has an fixed-base operator offering aviation fuel, aircraft parking, hangars, a passenger terminal, catering, and a courtesy car. In late 2022, the airport received $1.4 million to build 20 new t-hangars at the airport. Airport managers said the plan would help make progress on allowing additional pilots to rent hangar space at the airport as there are usually roughly 20 people on the wait list for a hangar. Construction is expected to begin in late winter or early spring of 2023. Additional grants were awarded to replace the fuel system. Additionally, the airport received money from the State of Illinois as part of the Rebuild Illinois program during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2021, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 78% general aviation and 22% air taxi. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 42 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 helicopter. Accidents & Incidents On January 19, 2011, a Piper Cherokee 180 crashed while attempting to land at Pekin. The aircraft was practicing touch-and-gos when witnesses say it appeared to stall and impacted the runway. On August 18, 2016, an amateur-built Van's Aircraft RV-6A impacted terrain after taking off from runway 27 at Pekin. The pilot, who was seriously injured, told first responders that he had forgotten to latch the canopy before takeoff. He noticed 30 feet above the ground just after takeoff and got distracted trying to close it, leading to a loss of control, a stall, and a crash. See also List of airports in Illinois References External links Aerial photo as of 24 March 1999 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for C15, effective July 9, 2026 Resources for this airport: FAA airport information for C15 AirNav airport information for C15 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for C15
Peoria Air National Guard Base

Peoria Air National Guard Base, located in Peoria County, Illinois, is the base of the 182d Airlift Wing (182 AW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Illinois Air National Guard and "host" wing for the installation. Located at Peoria International Airport, at this joint civil-military airport. Overview The 182d Airlift Wing air mobility mission is the ability to rapidly move personnel and equipment anywhere in the world when needed, and to sustain that force for as long as needed. This will include the strategic airlift of personnel and cargo, tactical airdrop of personnel, equipment and supplies and the transport of litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The wing's C-130H3 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. Units The 182d Airlift Wing consists of the following units: 182d Operations Group 169th Airlift Squadron 182nd Air Support Operations Group 168th Air Support Operations Squadron 169th Air Support Operations Squadron 264th Combat Communications Squadron 566th Air Force Band Base Commander Colonel Daniel R. McDonough - November 2017 – Present See also List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations References
Peoria Air National Guard Base

La Peoria Air National Guard Base (en français: base de la Garde nationale aérienne de Peoria), située dans le comté de Peoria, dans l'Illinois, est la base de la 182d Airlift Wing (182 AW), une unité acquise de la Garde nationale aérienne de l'Illinois (en) et escadron "hôte" de l'installation. Elle est située sur l'aéroport régional du Grand Peoria (en). Présentation La 182d Airlift Wing possède la mission de déplacer rapidement du personnel et de l'équipement n'importe où dans le monde en cas de besoin, et de maintenir cette capacité aussi longtemps que nécessaire. Cela comprend le transport aérien stratégique du personnel et du fret, le largage tactique de personnel, d'équipement et de fournitures, et le transport de patients pendant les évacuations aéromédicales. Le C-130H3 Hercules de l'unité effectue principalement la partie tactique de la mission de transport aérien. L'avion est capable d'opérer à partir de terrains sommaires, et est le principal moyen de transport pour le parachutage de troupes et de matériel dans les zones hostiles. Unités La 182d Airlift Wing (en) se compose des unités suivantes: 182d Operations Group 169th Airlift Squadron (en) 182nd Air Support Operations Group 168th Air Support Operations Squadron 169th Air Support Operations Squadron 264th Combat Communications Squadron 566th Air Force Band Commandants Colonel Daniel R. McDonough - Depuis novembre 2017 Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Peoria Air National Guard Base » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail des forces armées des États-Unis
Peoria Heights High School

Peoria Heights High School, or PHHS, is a public four-year high school located at 508 East Glen Avenue in Peoria Heights, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, in the Midwestern United States. PHHS is part of Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325, which serves the community of Peoria Heights and a small section of Peoria, and also includes Peoria Heights Grade School. The campus is adjacent to the city of Peoria, and serves a mixed city and village residential community. The school district lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area. Academics In 2009 Peoria Heights High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 42% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 72%. Athletics and activities Peoria Heights High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and Inter County Athletic Conference as a member school of the Illinois High School Association. The PHHS mascot is the Patriots with colors of red, white, and blue. The school's boys baseball team won the 2017 1A state championship. The school competes in the following sports: Boys Baseball Boys and Girls Basketball Boys and Girls Cross Country Boys Football Boys and Girls Track & Field Girls Volleyball Boys Wrestling Other school activities include: Academic Challenge Scholastic Bowl History Peoria Heights High School was opened in 1971. Before that, high school students in the Peoria Heights area attended Richwoods High School in Peoria, until the late 1960s, when they attended Woodruff High School in Peoria. References External links Official website Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325
Perspectives Charter Schools

Perspectives Charter Schools is a charter school network in Chicago, Illinois. The organization was founded by Kim Day and Diana Shulla-Cose, two teachers at Chicago's Dyett Middle School. History In 1993, Day and Shulla-Cose established their own small school within Dyett. They chose the name "Perspectives" to reflect their hope of changing the way their students saw themselves and the world. In 1997, Perspectives became one of the first charter schools in Illinois. Campuses The school moved several times over the years and was expanded into a network of schools, serving both elementary and high school students. The five current Perspectives schools are as follows: The Rodney D. Joslin Campus, which is housed in a building designed by Perkins+Will Perspectives Middle Academy Perspectives High School of Technology Perspectives Leadership Academy Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy Athletics Professional basketball player Anthony Davis attended the Joslin campus. References External links Perspectives Charter Schools
Peter Francis Geraci

Peter Francis Geraci is a prominent Chicago-based bankruptcy attorney. He is a graduate of Foreman High School, DePaul University and DePaul University College of Law, and is a lifelong resident of Chicago. Geraci's great-grandfather, Francis A. Hoffmann, was corporation counsel for Chicago in the 1880s. His great-great grandfather, Francis A. Hoffmann, was a founder of the Republican Party, and lieutenant governor of Illinois during the Civil War, having been elected on Abraham Lincoln’s ticket in 1860. Practice Peter Francis Geraci is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Courts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York, Florida, California and Michigan. Companies Geraci is the founder of Geraci Law, L.L.C., the largest consumer bankruptcy firm in the country. Geraci Law, L.L.C. has about 80 attorneys practicing in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, with over 30 locations. TV commercials for Geraci Law's bankruptcy services have become an example of urban culture associated with Chicago. Peter Francis Geraci is the CEO of Professional Financial Guidance, L.L.C., an online provider of debtor education for consumer bankruptcy. Writing Geraci authored the 1989 book The Bankruptcy Solution: The Insiders' Guide to Bankruptcy and How It Can Help You! He also offers a revised version of the book online for free. References External links peterfrancisgeraci.net