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South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States. A predominantly African American neighborhood on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked in the 1950s, the area remains is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the South Side.  The community benefits from its location along the waterfront, its accessibility to Lake Shore Drive. It holds the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and Jackson Park.
Greater Grand Crossing is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's South Side. The name "Grand Crossing" comes from an 1853 right-of-way feud between the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and the Illinois Central Railroad that led to a frog war and a crash that killed 18 people. This led Mayor Roswell B. Mason to illegally construct railroad tracks across another railroad company's tracks.  During the 1950s, the Black population of the neighborhood rose from 6% to 86%. Today, the neighborhood is 97% Black. The Red Line of the CTA travels to Greater Grand Crossing.
Emily Dole (September 28, 1957 – January 2, 2018) was a Samoan-American athlete, actress and professional wrestler who competed in the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling as Mountain Fiji, abbreviated in publications and her official logo as Mt. Fiji. At 350 pounds, she dwarfed all of the other members of the cast, the closest competitor being the glamazon queen Matilda the Hun, who she feuded with for the first two seasons. Wrestling led to other appearances, on the short lived "Hard Time on Planet Earth", on the "Carol Burnett Show" spin-off "Mama's Family" and in the Pauly Shore romp, "Son in Law".  Dole was interviewed and featured in the 2012 documentary film "". Dole died in Orange, California on January 2, 2018 from a long-illness at the age of 60.
Ashburn, one of Chicago's 77 community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city. Greater Ashburn covers nearly five square miles. Metra's SouthWest Service provides Monday-Saturday rail service at the Ashburn railroad station. In 1999, "The New York Times" did an article on the Ashburn neighborhood as a case study in the difficulties of neighborhood integration in Chicago. Wrightwood, to the east, was the first section of the neighborhood to integrate, becoming dominately African-American. Timothy McCarthy, a retired member of the United States Secret Service who took a bullet for President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr., was named interim village manager in July 2016.
Ellicott's Mills Historic District is a historic district in Oella, Maryland, United States. It is on the east bank of the Patapsco River, opposite Ellicott City. This historic district is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Michael "Michel" Pfeiffer (19 July 1925 – 2 January 2018) was a German professional football player and manager. He was born in Eschweiler, Germany. He played for SG Eschweiler, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiss Essen and Fortuna 54 Geleen. He coached Roda JC Kerkrade, Sittardia, SC Schwenningen, Alemannia Aachen, FK Pirmasens, Austria Salzburg, SV Arminia Gütersloh, SV Baesweiler 09, BSV Schwenningen, TuS Langerwehe, Sporting Jeddah and CS Sfax. Pfeiffer died on 2 January 2018 at the age of 92.
Chatham is one of the 77 community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's South Side. It includes the neighborhoods of Chatham, East Chatham, West Chatham and the northern portion of West Chesterfield.  Its residents are mainly African American, and it is home to former Senator Roland Burris. Housing many city employees and other officials, Chatham has been a central area for Chicago's middle-class African Americans since the late 1950s. In the 1990 census Chatham was found to be 1.0% White, 98.7% Black, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Asian and 0.3% other. The CTA Red Line stations at 79th and 87th also serve Chatham.
Carlos Heitor Cony (March 14, 1926 – January 5, 2018) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese: Academia Brasileira de Letras). He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Cony was a center-leftist and faced persecution under the military government in the 1960s. Four of his works were adapted to movies. He was a columnist at the Brazilian newspaper "Folha de S.Paulo". Cony died in Rio de Janeiro on January 5, 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91.
Gruyère Cheese () is a hard yellow cheese from Switzerland. It is produced in the French -speaking village with the same name. Milk of Gruyère Cheese. It is made from the milk of cows. Taste of Gruyère Cheese. Gruyère is sweet but slightly salty, with a flavor that varies widely with age.
James Patrick Anderton (21 January 1938 – 7 January 2018) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. In 2010, he ran unsuccessfully for the mayoral position of Christchurch.  Anderton retired from Parliament at the 2011 election. After his retirement, he and former MP Philip Burdon were the two prominent campaigners for the restoration of ChristChurch Cathedral. Anderton died in Christchurch on 7 January 2018, two weeks before his 80th birthday.
New City is one of Chicago's 77 official community areas, located on the southwest side of the city in the South Side district. It contains the neighborhoods of Canaryville and Back of the Yards.  The area was home to the famous Union Stock Yards that were on Chicago's south side until closed in 1971. The Canaryville neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago and, with neighboring Bridgeport.
"Finesse" is a song recorded by American singer Bruno Mars. It is the eighth track on his third studio album, "24K Magic". On January 4, 2018, a remix of the song, featuring American rapper Cardi B, was released. It has reached number one on the iTunes charts of eight countries. The song and its video are noted for its 1990s style. Charts. The song entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 35 but rose to number three the following week. It also reached number three in Canada and the top five in the UK. Music video. The music video contains various influences of the 1990s, including the background dancers, which appear to mimic the "Fly Girls" from the TV series "In Living Color".
Rita Crocker Clements (October 30, 1931 – January 6, 2018) was an American Republican Party organizer and heritage preservationist. She was the First Lady of Texas serving from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1987 through 1991. Clements was born in Newton, Kansas. In 1996, she was appointed to the University of Texas Board of Regents by Governor George W. Bush, and re-appointed by Governor Rick Perry, serving until November 2007. She was elected to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Clements died in her sleep of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Dallas, Texas on January 6, 2018 at the age of 86.
Archer Heights is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago. The area was once a Native American trail. The neighborhood is bounded by the Stevenson Expressway to the north, the CTA Orange Line to the south, the Corwith railyard to the east, and the railroad tracks/Knox Avenue to the west.
Brighton Park is a neighborhood located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. It is number 58 of the 77 community areas of Chicago. Brighton Park is bordered on the north by the former Illinois &amp; Michigan Canal and the current Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, on the east by Western Avenue, on the south by 49th Street, and on the west by Central Park Ave. The neighborhood is a mix of residential areas, commercial zones, industrial works and transportation. It is relatively peaceful, according to Chicago Police Department statistics (2004 CPD Annual Report). The Orange Line of the CTA serves the area.
McKinley Park, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's southwest side. McKinley Park is served by three neighborhood newspapers: the "Bridgeport News", the "Archer Journal News" and the "Brighton Park/McKinley Park Life". The neighborhood newspapers are delivered weekly on Wednesdays to homes, businesses and other establishments throughout the neighborhood. Two stops on the Orange Line rapid transit have boosted property values and created the development of a shopping mall on Archer and Ashland Avenue. The area is named after President William McKinley.
West Elsdon, one of the 77 official community areas. It is located on the southwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is known as a twin neighborhood of West Lawn.  It has a population which includes a mix of Polish-American residents and increasing Mexican-American residents who have a clear majority.
Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows.  For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents. On February 4, 2016, the bodies of six people were discovered in a home on the 5700 block of South California Avenue.
The Gage Park stabbings refers to the murders of six members of the Martinez family in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago. Event. On February 4, 2016, the bodies of Noe Martinez, his wife Rosaura, their son Noe Jr., their daughter Maria, and Maria's sons, Leonardo and Alexi, were discovered in the house in Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois. Five of the victims were stabbed to death, and the sixth victim, Maria Martinez, was shot. Perpetrator. On May 19, 2016, police arrested Diego Uribe, a relative of the family, and his girlfriend, Jafeth Ramos, in connection to the murders, saying that the massacre was a robbery gone horribly wrong.
Clearing, one of the 77 official community areas. It is located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located within this community area. Chrysler Village is on the eastern edge of the Chicago neighborhood of Clearing nestled between Midway Airport and the Clearing Industrial District.
West Lawn, one of Chicago's 77 official community areas. It is located on the southwest side of the city. It is thought to be a "melting pot" of sorts, due to its change of races moving in and out of the area, as well as the diversity that exists there.  It has a small town atmosphere in the big city. West Lawn is home to many Polish-Americans, Irish-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and other people of Latin American and Eastern European origin. Ford City is a neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago which immediately surrounds the Ford City Mall, in turn named for the Ford Aircraft plant. Michael Madigan, 67th and 69th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, is a current resident of, and incumbent member of the Illinois House of Representatives for, West Lawn.
Chicago Lawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the southwest side of the city. Its community neighbors include Gage Park, West Englewood, Ashburn, and West Lawn.  It is bounded by Bell Avenue on the east, Central Park Avenue on the west, 59th Street on the north, and 75th Street on the south, and is southwest of the Loop. Local citizens refer to the area as "Marquette Park," after the park in its center.
West Englewood, one of the 77 community areas. It is on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. At one time it was known as South Lynne.  The boundaries of West Englewood are Garfield Blvd to the north, Racine Ave to the east, the CSX and Norfolk Southern RR tracks to the west, and the Belt Railway of Chicago to the south.  Though it is a separate community area, much of the history and culture of the neighborhood is linked directly to the Englewood neighborhood. By 2000 due to the loss of jobs, the population of West Englewood had dropped to 45,282. By that time, with demographic changes, 98% of residents were black.
Antonio Valentín Angelillo (; 5 September 1937 – 5 January 2018) was an Argentine-born Italian football forward. He was born in Buenos Aires. He played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A. He was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams. Angelillo died on 5 January 2018 in Siena, Italy of lung cancer at the age of 80.
Auburn Gresham, most commonly referred to simply as '"Gresham'", is one of the 77 official community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the far south side of the city and was the original location of the South Side Irish Parade before it was relocated to the Beverly neighborhood farther southwest in the city. CTA red line stops at 79th St. and 87th St. are also available along the Dan Ryan Expressway in nearby Chatham.
The Dan Ryan Expressway is a freeway in the city of Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city. It is designated as both Interstate 94 and Interstate 90 south to 66th Street, a distance of . It then becomes just Interstate 94 at the split with the Chicago Skyway (which leads to Interstate 90), with a remaining distance of . This is a total distance of . The freeway was named for Dan Ryan, Jr., a former president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
The John F. Kennedy Expressway is a freeway in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It travels from the neighborhood of West Loop to O'Hare International Airport. The highway is named for the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy. The Interstate 90 (I-90) portion of the Kennedy is a part of the much longer I-90 (which runs from Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington). The Kennedy's official endpoints are the Circle Interchange with Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway/Congress Parkway) and the Dan Ryan Expressway (also I-90/94) at the east end, and the O'Hare Airport terminals at the west end. With up to 327,000 vehicles traveling on some portions of the Kennedy daily, the Kennedy and its South Side extension, the Dan Ryan, are the busiest roads in Illinois.
Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs westwards from the Chicago Loop.  The portion of I-290 from I-294 to its east end is officially called the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway. In short form, it is known as "the Ike" or the Eisenhower. Before being designated the Eisenhower Expressway, the highway was called the Congress Expressway because of the surface street that was located approximately in its path and onto which I-290 runs at its eastern terminus in the Chicago Loop.
Elk Grove Village is a village in northeastern Illinois near the O'Hare International Airport and is a near northwest suburb, touching the city of Chicago. It is one of the Chicago metropolitan area's main villages because of the large industrial park on the eastern border of the village. The village is mostly in Cook County with a small part in DuPage County. 32,812 people lived there at the 2020 census. A small herd of elk live at the eastern edge of the Busse Woods forest preserve in the village. The elk are maintained by the Chicago Zoological Society veterinary staff and the Busse Woods Forest Preserve wildlife biologists.
Beverly is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the South Side on the southwestern edge of the city. Sparsely settled in the middle of the 19th century. Its position on the ridge allowed the community to become an exclusive streetcar suburb, and the homes and large lots reflect this historic distinction. Beverly is located on the highest elevation in Chicago. The neighborhood's roots are largely English and Protestant but is now home to a large Irish-American/Catholic community and many Irish establishments. In the 2016 presidential election, Beverly cast 6,384 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 1,850 votes Donald Trump.
Washington Heights is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the far south side of the city. It has a population of 27,453. The CTA red line stop at 95th St. is also available along the Dan Ryan Expressway in nearby Roseland. Washington Heights is a stronghold of the Democratic Party. In the 2016 presidential election, Washington Heights cast 13,709 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 229 votes for Donald Trump.
Mount Greenwood, located on the southwest side, is one of the seventy-seven community areas of Chicago. Mount Greenwood is about southwest of the Loop. It is surrounded by the neighborhoods of Beverly and Morgan Park to the east, the suburb of Evergreen Park to the north, the suburb of Oak Lawn to the west, and the suburbs of Merrionette Park and Alsip to the south.  Mount Greenwood is known as the home of many Chicago firefighters, Chicago police officers and union workers.
Merrionette Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,969 as of the 2020 census. Merrionette Park is located at (41.684, -87.701).
The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) is responsible for providing fire suppression services along with specialized technical rescue response services. The CFD also has specialized hazardous materials response services and emergency medical services within the City of Chicago, Illinois. The CFD is the third largest municipal fire department in the United States after the New York City Fire Department and Cal Fire. It is also one of the oldest major organized fire departments in the nation. It has a wide variety of general purpose and specialty vehicles, tools and equipment to provide these services. The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local is Local 2. The Chicago Fire Department receives over 500,000 emergency calls annually, most of which are medical calls. On television. NBC calls it "Chicago Wednesdays," as it shows "Chicago Med", "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago PD" (in that order) on Wednesday evenings. On occasion, they will all share the same story line to where one show ends showing the handoff to the next show.
A bungalow is a type of building, originally developed in the Bengal region in South Asia, but now found throughout the world. The meaning of the word "bungalow" varies internationally. Common features of many bungalows include verandas and being low-rise.  In Australia, the California bungalow associated with the United States was popular after the First World War. In North America and the United Kingdom, a bungalow today is a house, normally detached, that may contain a small loft, many seen in Chicago and in Houston. It is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof, usually with dormer windows (one-and-a-half stories).There is no security guard in the bungalow.
Morgan Park, located on the far south side of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the city's 77 official community areas. 54.8% of the residents were black and 37.2% of the residents were white. As of that year it was, within Chicago, the black-majority area with the highest percentage of whites.
Avalon Park is an area on the south side of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the city's 77 official community areas and a park. Boundaries are 76th St. to the north, South Chicago Ave. to the east and 87th St. to the south. Avalon Park had a major demographic change in the 1960s. In the 1960 census, Avalon Park was 0% African American (only six of 12,710 residents). A decade later, Avalon Park was 83% African American, according to the 1970 census.  A sewer system was created in 1910. It helped to drain the area and make further development easier.
The 2018 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2018. It was held to elect the 50 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The election was a victory for the National Unity Party and other right-wing parties. Parties. The United Cyprus Party (BKP) was in an alliance with the TKP-YG. As such, BKP members ran for Parliament under the TKP-YG name. The New Cyprus Party refused to join the alliance.
Alice Costandina Titus, commonly known as Dina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American politician. She was born in Thomasville, Georgia. She is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Political career. Titus was a United States Representative from Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, Titus was defeated by Republican Joe Heck. Titus became a U.S. Representative from Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2013. Titus received a 100% rating from the Planned Parenthood 2014 Congressional Scorecard for opposing a nationwide abortion ban after 20 weeks.
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or just Planned Parenthood, is an American non-profit organization. It provides reproductive health care in the United States and around the world. Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921. It changed its name to Planned Parenthood in 1942. The president of the organization was Cecile Richards until 2018. Planned Parenthood has 159 medical and non-medical affiliates. They operate more than 650 health clinics in the United States. It partners with organizations in twelve other countries. Planned Parenthood provides birth control, abortions, LGBT services, pregnancy testing, and treatment/testing for sexually transmitted diseases. Planned Parenthood has two national offices in the United States. One in Washington, D.C., the other in New York City. The organization has received money from the United States government since 1970.
Malgorzata Bochenska (maiden name: Gąsiorowska) (10 September 1949 – 2 January 2018) was a Polish journalist, culture animator and publicist. She was born in Warsaw. From 1974 to 1981 she worked with Polish National TV Theater as an editor. From 1984 to 1989, she worked with the Helsinski Committee. Bocheńska died in Warsaw on 2 January 2018 at the age of 69.
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown.  The Willis Tower and the Hancock Building were built from South Chicago steel. South Chicago is not currently connected to the Chicago "L" rapid transit system. The nearest Red Line station is located 3 miles west, at 95th Street &amp; Dan Ryan Expressway.
Burnside is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the city's south side. It had a population of 2,254 in 2016. It is also the least populous community area.  This area is also called by locals, "The Triangle", as it is bordered by railroad tracks on every side; the Illinois Central on the west, the Rock Island on the south and the Nickel Plate Railroad (now Norfolk-Southern) on the east. Originally thought to be part of Roseland and the Chatham communities.
Calumet Heights, located on the South Side of the city. It is one of the 77 well defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois. Calumet Heights is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south (along 95th Street). It includes the neighborhoods of Calumet Heights and Pill Hill. 56% of Calumet Heights residents are in the labor force. 83% of those are considered to be employed and 17% to be unemployed. Calumet Heights is a stronghold for the Democratic Party. In the 2016 presidential election, Calumet Heights cast 7,840 votes for Hillary Clinton and cast 184 votes Donald Trump. Despite this landslide victory, it was actually Clinton's 20th largest margin of victory by percentage points in the 76 community areas she won.
Pill Hill is a neighborhood in the Calumet Heights community area on the South Side of Chicago. The neighborhood is the more affluent portion of the Stony Island Heights neighborhood that occupies the eastern two-thirds of Calumet Heights. he neighborhood is known for homes with built-in one-car garages and private yards. The region has little commercial development.