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St. Peter's in the Loop

St. Peter's in the Loop, on Madison between LaSalle and Clark in Chicago, Illinois, was built in 1953. It was designed by architects Vitzthum & Burns. The St. Peter's church was founded in 1846. Its first building was constructed in 1865. The current building's front facade features a crucifix titled "Christ of the Loop", designed by Latvian sculptor Arvid Strauss, executed by Chicago artist J. Watts. It is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall. References
Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse

The Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouse is a historic industrial building at 2620 W. Washington Boulevard in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The Lindemann and Hoverson Company, which manufactured heaters, stoves, and electric kitchen tools, built the building in 1924. Architect Paul Gerhardt, Sr., designed the industrial loft; while such buildings were often plain structures, his design is more formal and includes ornamentation. The building's showroom section, which encompasses the first two floors on the west side, is clad with a terra cotta section which features pilasters and a frieze. The remainder of the building has a brick exterior, though it includes terra cotta medallions and a cornice. Lindemann and Hoverson occupied the building until 1941. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 2008. References
Anton Cermak House

The Anton Cermak House, located at 2348 S. Millard Avenue in Chicago's South Lawndale neighborhood, was the home of former Chicago mayor Anton Cermak. Frank A. Randak designed the American Foursquare house, which was built in 1902. Cermak moved to the house in 1923 and accomplished much of his political legacy while living there. He had become president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners a year prior, and he became chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party in 1928; he used this position to establish the foundations of Chicago's Democratic political machine. A native of Bohemia, Cermak became Chicago's first foreign-born mayor in 1931. After Cermak was assassinated in 1933, his daughter Helen became the house's owner. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 2011. References
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School

Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School is a public high school located in Paxton, Illinois. Founded in 1990, it serves the communities of Paxton, Buckley and Loda. PBL had an enrollment of 472 students for the 2016–17 school year. History In 1990, declining enrollment at Buckley-Loda High School led to a consolidation with Paxton High School. A new school building was constructed to field all of the students, and the histories of the individual schools were left behind as the new PBL collaboration took effect. The current high school draws students from five Illinois counties, but the bulk of the student body hails from Ford and Iroquois counties. Demographics PBL is 93 percent white, six percent Hispanic, and one percent black. Academics Paxton-Buckley-Loda offers Advanced Placement classes. About a third of PBL students take an AP class. Performing arts PBL has a competitive show choir, nicknamed "Unlimited". References
LeClaire Hotel

LeClaire Hotel is a historic building located in downtown Moline, Illinois, United States. It was named a Moline Historic Landmark in 1993, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The building now houses apartments and is known as the LeClaire Apartments. History The building was built in 1921-1922 on the east side of downtown Moline. At the time it was built it was the tallest building in what today is known as the Quad Cities. It is named after Antoine LeClaire, a US Army interpreter who served at the treaty signing ceremony that ended the Black Hawk War. He and his wife, the daughter of a Sauk chief, were significant landowners in the area. Most of their property was just across the Mississippi River in Iowa, but they also owned land that became the original plat for the city of Moline. The LeClaire Hotel was a luxury hotel that hosted celebrities, including Jack Benny (in May 1950), and US presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. There was a ballroom on the fifteenth floor called the Top Hat that hosted tea dances that were accompanied by a big band orchestra. The hotel closed in the mid-1980s and sat for ten years without an owner. The Alexander Company bought the property and conducted extensive renovations from 1995-1996 to convert the building into an apartment building. Monarch Investment and Management Group bought the property from Kimberly Clarke in 2015 and they plan to make all the units market-rate apartments as the affordable units become available. Architecture The 15-story building is 168 feet (51 m) tall, and is supported by a reinforced concrete superstructure. The exterior is covered in brick, with stone covering the ground floor and the mezzanine. It features a symmetrical façade, a rounded arch entry flanked by rounded arch windows, belt courses, and deep projecting eaves with bracketing. The interior features elements such as the wood-paneled pier supports, checkerboard patterned flooring, mezzanine stairway marble treads, newel posts, rails, and balustrade ironwork. The beamed ceiling and pilaster ornamental motifs were executed by St. Louis artisan Fedrico Aquadro. References External links
Central Park Theater (Chicago, Illinois)

Central Park Theater is a historic theater building at 3531-39 W. Roosevelt Road in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1917, the theater was the first in the Balaban and Katz chain. Chicago architectural firm Rapp and Rapp designed the Spanish Revival building; their design led them to become the main architects for Balaban and Katz, and later for Paramount Pictures. The firm's design featured two prominent towers on its front facade and was decorated with red brick and terra cotta. The theater was also the first in the world to include mechanical air conditioning, which featured prominently in its advertising during the summer. It provided entertainment to both Lawndale's Jewish community and the African-American community that replaced it in the 1950s, and it is one of the few remaining Lawndale business from the early twentieth century. The theatre was the inspiration for the well known Call of Duty Zombies map, Kino Der Toten. In 1971, the theater was converted to the House of Prayer, Church of God in Christ; it has been used as a church ever since. The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2005. References
Home Bank and Trust Company

The Home Bank and Trust Company is a historic bank building at 1200 N. Ashland Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The bank was organized in 1911 to serve the surrounding neighborhood, which was expanding as transportation to downtown Chicago improved. It became an institution for the neighborhood's Polish American community, both by providing it with financial services and by having many Polish employees and directors. The bank's 1926 Renaissance Revival building was designed by Karl M. Vitzthum. Vitzthum was a Chicago architect known for designing both banks and skyscrapers. The six-story building's design includes a three-story arched entrance flanked by two-story arched windows, limestone carvings, pilasters on the upper three stories, and a cornice and frieze along its roof. The Home Bank and Trust Company merged into the Manufacturers National Bank of Chicago in 1948, but its building still serves as a bank. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 2007. References
Le Roy Commercial Historic District

The Le Roy Commercial Historic District is a commercial historic district in downtown Le Roy, Illinois. The district includes 27 buildings, 25 of which are contributing buildings, on the 100 through 300 blocks of East Center Street and the 100 block of North Chestnut Street; it also includes the Town Park at the west end of East Center Street. The buildings in the district were constructed from 1870 to 1945, Le Roy's main period of commercial development. Many of the buildings were constructed after serious fires in 1892 and 1907. In addition to its many commercial buildings, the district also the Le Roy Town Hall, a brick building constructed in 1902. The Town Park was intended to be a town square and includes a band pavilion and a statue of Kickapoo chief Osaketa; however, as commercial development mainly spread east from the park, it never occupied a central location in Le Roy. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1996. Notes
Ridgemoor Country Club

Ridgemoor Country Club is a country club located near Chicago, Illinois. It hosted the Hale America National Open Golf Tournament in 1942. Along with golf, the club also has swimming and tennis facilities. History The greatest competitive moment in Ridgemoor's history came to fruition in 1942. The Hale America National Open was arranged to replace the United States Open that was canceled due to World War II, and would be staged at Ridgemoor Country Club. Sponsored by the Chicago District Golf Association, the United States Golf Association and the PGA of America, the Hale America raised over $20,000 for the Navy Relief Society and USO, and achieved legendary status thanks to its winner. Ben Hogan's 17 under par 271 across the four days, including a course record 62 in the second round, captured the Hale America by three strokes over Jimmy Demaret and Mike Turnesa. The tournament has gained some infamy, as debates ensue if the Hale America should be regarded as a U.S. Open. Officially, it is not recognized as such. In later years, Hogan would sometimes argue that his win at the Hale America was a de facto fifth U.S. Open win, joining victories in 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953. That said, Hogan regarded his win at Ridgemoor with pride, and the Club, having hosted the only Hale America to be played, and having Hogan as its winner, has always felt the same way. Holes References
Leaning Tower of Niles

The Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-size replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa located in Niles, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Designed by architect Albert L. Farr and completed in 1934, it was commissioned by industrialist Robert Ilg as part of a recreation park for employees of the Ilg Hot Air Electric Ventilating Company of Chicago. It is situated at 6300 W. Touhy Avenue. Ilgair Park's pools and artificial lake needed a large water tank and pumping equipment to function, which Robert Ilg decided to hide by building a replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to house them. In 1960, the descendants of Robert Ilg donated part of the park for the construction of the Leaning Tower YMCA. Other amenities of the employees' recreational park included a wooden toboggan run, which was in decay but still visible in the 1960s. A study in 2014 concluded that the Leaning Tower of Niles is in need of about $600,000 in repairs. On November 17, 2015, the Niles Village Board approved a proposal for the village to purchase the Leaning Tower from the YMCA for $10. The Board also approved a contract to spend $550,000 to repair and renovate the building. On March 15, 2016, Niles voters passed a non-binding referendum approving of the village spending the money to renovate the tower. The Leaning Tower of Niles contains five bells. Three of the bells were cast in Cavezzo, Italy, in 1623, 1735 and 1747. How they came to be included in the tower is not known. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. Symbol of city In 1991, the village of Niles, Illinois, established a sister city pact with Pisa, Italy. A US$1.2 million renovation of the Leaning Tower of Niles was started in 1995 by Mayor Nicholas Blase and the Board of Trustees, and was completed in 1996, improving the structure, façade and the Plaza area. The Leaning Tower Plaza area now has four fountains and a 30-foot pool. Village web site and publications include images of the tower. Leaning Tower Concert Series are summertime open-air music concerts sponsored by the village since the 1990s. References External links Encyclopedia of Chicago, History of Niles, IL Google earth Model National Register of Historic Places Registration Form [1]
Torre inclinada de Niles

La Torre Inclinada de Niles es una réplica a media escala de la Torre Inclinada de Pisa. Ubicada en Niles, Illinois, fue finalizada en 1934 por el empresario industrial Rober Ilg como parte de un parque recreativo para los empleados de la compañía Ilg Hot Air Electric Ventilating de Chicago.​ Está situada en el 6300 de la avenida W. Touthy. Se especula que parte de la motivación para construir la torre fue para celebrar el 600 aniversario de la Torre Inclinada de Pisa. Otra explicación más probable es la de su propósito funcional original: almacenar agua para las piscinas recreativas exteriores.​ Además de almacenar agua, la torre también rendía homenaje al astrónomo Galileo Galilei nacido en Pisa. En la inscripción de la placa al pie de la torre se puede leer: "dedicado a todos aquellos quienes contribuyen y luchan por hacer de esta Tierra y sus recursos ilimitados, un lugar materialmente y científicamente mejor para la humanidad".​ Tras la muerte de su abuelo en 1964, el empresario Robert Ilg donó los terrenos y la torre a la YMCA, con la condición de que la asociación gastara 500 dólares al año en el mantenimiento de la torre y que esta se mantuviera en pie hasta el 2059, de lo contrario la torre y los terrenos reverterían a la familia Ilg. Durante los años posteriores las condiciones de la estructura se vieron muy deterioradas y obligaron a restringir el acceso al público.​ En 1991 la localidad de Niles, Illinois, estableció un pacto de hermanamiento con la ciudad de Pisa, Italia.​​ El alcalde Nicholas Blase y su consejo de administración impulsaron una renovación de la Torre Inclinada de Niles por un coste de 1,2 millones de dólares, que se inició en 1995 y terminó en 1996 coincidiendo con la visita de los dignatarios de Pisa a la localidad para celebrar el pacto de hermanamiento entre las dos comunidades;​ con la renovación se mejoraron la estructura, la fachada y la zona de la Plaza.​ Actualmente la zona de la Plaza de la Torre Inclinada cuenta con cuatro fuentes y una piscina de casi diez metros. Un estudio en 2014 constató que la Torre Inclinada de Niles necesita una inversión de unos 600.000 dólares en reparaciones.​ A pesar de su mal estado, la Torre Inclinada de Niles sigue teniendo un gran atractivo turístico y figura en varias listas como uno de los principales puntos de interés de la localidad.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Torre inclinada de Niles.
Westridge Court

Westridge Court is a large shopping center in Naperville, Illinois, that opened in 1990. It features nearly 30 stores, including Buy Buy Baby, Petco, and Bed Bath and Beyond. Prior to the Linens N Things/Savers, Old Navy, and Marshalls, there was a Kmart located on property. Arby's, Chili's, and Portillo's were built in 1991. Carson's Furniture Gallery, Homemakers and Circuit City opened in 1992. Taco Bell opened in 1993. The Kmart closed in October 1998 due to a relocation of the store to the former Venture building at 510 South Route 59 (which closed in 2000 due to failing sales and being part of 72 stores scheduled to close in November). in 2004, Michaels opened across the street from the shopping center on Aurora Avenue. in 2005, Homemakers closed its Naperville Location. in 2006, Cub Foods closed all of its Chicago area locations and in 2007, CompUSA closed its Naperville store. DSW moved to Springbrook Prairie Pavilion in 2008. in 2009, Hollywood Palms Cinema opened while Circuit City and Linens N Things closed all locations after both companies filed for bankruptcy. In 2011, HHGregg opened in the former Circuit City location. That same year, Borders closed all stores and an Old Country Buffett on site closed. In 2012, Gordmans opened in the former Cub Foods Location. In April of that same year, Buy Buy Baby opened in the former CompUSA Location. On January 16, 2013, Turk Furniture opened in the former DSW. Around this time Big Lots moved from Iroquois Center on the other side of Naperville. In 2014, 2nd & Charles opened in the former Borders location. In 2015, Carson's Furniture Gallery was converted into Art Van Furniture. Savers and Shoe Carnival closed around 2016. In 2017, Gordmans and HHGregg closed as part of bankruptcy. Spirit Halloween opened in the former HHGregg.Funtopia opened in Summer 2018. Turk Furniture closed, and Furniture Resource + Rugs opened. Construction began on the former site of Shoe Carnival, to make way for World Market at the end of 2018. 2nd and Charles closed on January 6. 2019. Marshalls moved to High Grove Plaza in the former Golf Galaxy during the summer of 2019. In 2020, Bed Bath & Beyond moved from Fox Valley Commons into the former the 2nd & Charles location. That same year, it was announced Art Van Furniture would close all of its stores. Edge Fitness announced it would open in the former Gordmans. Old Navy moved to Springbrook Prairie Pavilion around October 2020. In 2024, the shops composing the northeast corner were demolished in order to make way for a new section titled "Block 59" which will feature several upscale dining options. References
North Park Plaza

North Park Plaza is a shopping center in Villa Park, Illinois. It began as an indoor mall known as North Park Mall. It opened in 1973 as a 340,000 square foot enclosed shopping center. Anchors such as Robert Hall Village clothing store, Dominick's Finer Foods, and JCPenney were found in the mall. The shopping center contains Fruit Market, Forman Mills and Discovery. History Original anchor tenants included Robert Hall Village, Dominick's and JCPenney. Robert Hall closed and became Kmart. Kmart closed in 2000 due to failing sales and became the main mall entrance to the swap market. JCPenney closed March 2001 and became Ames Discount Department Store in November 2001 during the short re-entrance to the Chicago market. Ames closed in 2002 after bankruptcy and the store became HOBO. In the mid-1990s, Dominick's closed and the Fruit Market opened before Staples came. HOBO relocated to the former Robert Hall/Kmart store. Staples and Pet Supplies Plus stores opened in 2005. White Castle and Advance Auto Parts opened in the area in 2006. Forman Mills opened in late 2014. In the Spring of 2016, a strip plaza with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Firehouse Subs, Dunkin' Donuts and four other services were built. On August 21, 2017, Wendy's opened to customers. HOBO closed on December 20, 2018. References External links This article incorporates material derived from the "North Park Mall" article on the malls wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License (30 January 2019).
Sawyer Water Purification Plant

The Sawyer Water Purification Plant, formerly the South Water Purification Plant, is the first water filtration plant built in the City of Chicago. When completed in 1947, it was the largest such plant in the world. History The plant was under construction for many years, slowed by the Great Depression. Its construction was approved in 1930 and the plant began operation in 1947. Water is drawn from a crib in Lake Michigan that has an intake about 20–30 feet below the surface of the lake and is then drawn through a tunnel below the lake bed to the treatment plant, and then put through several steps to filter suspended particles and add chemicals including chlorine to disinfect the water. This system relies on pumps, not on gravity flow, to move the clean water. Two main cribs are about 2.5 miles away from the shore. The 68th Street / Dunne cribs feed water to this filtration plant. This plant was the largest filtration plant in the world until Chicago completed its second filtration plant, the Central plant (now called the Jardine Water Purification Plant) was completed in 1964. On September 19, 2016, the City of Chicago renamed the South Water Purification Plant to the Sawyer Water Purification Plant to honor the former Mayor Eugene Sawyer. The water filtration plant is located at 3300 E. Cheltenham Place on the South Side along the lake near Rainbow Beach Park. Clean water supply for Chicago and nearby suburbs This plant and the Jardine Water Purification Plant supply the water for the City of Chicago and many surrounding suburbs that purchase their drinking water from the City of Chicago, about 1 billion gallons a day. The city of Chicago has voted for a major renovation of the filtration plant in 2020. The work is estimated at $74.5 million, and will include restoration of the roof of the 1941 building and a 1964 addition. References
Crawford County Courthouse (Illinois)

The Crawford County Courthouse is a government building in Robinson, the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1895, it is the second courthouse built in Robinson and the fifth in the county's history. Early history Crawford County's first settler is reputed to have been one Lamotte, only the first of many Frenchmen who migrated west from Vincennes, Indiana. He was followed by several anglophone families who founded Palestine circa 1809. The legislature of the Illinois Territory created Crawford County in 1816,and the new county's courts began meeting near Palestine in 1817. Palestine remained the county seat until 1843, when Robinson won a referendum on the location question. Three separate buildings were constructed as courthouses in Palestine. The first was a brick building constructed by local brick masons in 1819, but it was built of poor material, and three lightning strikes left it so badly damaged that the county was forced to abandon it. After a period of renting rooms elsewhere in the town, the county arranged for a frame courthouse to be built in 1830, but it was never occupied, as it was arsoned on the night before the county courts were to start using it. In its place, a brick building was constructed in 1832; it remained in use until Robinson became the county seat, after which time it became a church. After occupying two houses in Robinson, the county built a brick courthouse in 1844 at a cost of $4,200. Despite several expansions over the years, it became insufficient by the 1880s; in 1883, the History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois remarked that it "at the present time sadly needs improving with a new one." Nevertheless, it remained in use for more than a decade. Current courthouse The current Crawford County Courthouse was constructed in 1895 and 1896, featuring Romanesque Revival elements such as rounded archways, small round turrets with peaked roofs, and a square bell tower at the center of the building. A raised stone foundation permits light to enter the basement, and stone belt courses separate the brickwork of each storey. Originally, a pitched roof sat above two stories of brick walls and rose to a flat section surrounding the tower. Unfortunately, the building retained this form for only a few years, as it was wracked by fire on March 28, 1899. The basic plan was saved, but after a few years, county officials removed the tower and the turret peaks and installed a flat roof. Today, the building retains much of this form, including the triple Romanesque entryway, although a third story has been constructed atop the original two. References External links Crawford County website Image gallery