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Where are Teresita Basa and Allan Showery 39 years after her Voice From The...
On February 21, 1977, the body of 47-year-old Teresita Basa was found in her torched apartment on the 15th Floor of 2740 N. Pine Grove Ave in Chicago. She was a respiratory therapist at the now...
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Johann Hoch hung 110 years ago Today – His last moments on Earth
Johann Otto Hoch or John Schmidt as was his most accepted birth name, was born in 1863 in Birgen, Russia or in 1855 in Horrweiler, Germany. He had numerous aliases although John Hock was the one he...
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Happy 179th Birthday Chicago! Early Chicago History in Lisle
Today the City of Chicago is 179 years old. It was incorporated as a city on March 4, 1837 although it was a town since 1833. There were many colorful characters who first settled the area but I...
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What will be the Fate of the 101 year old Grave of August Boness?
For years legend has surrounded the gravestone that until recently was hidden under bushes in the parking lot of the apartment building at 7889 Archer Ave in west suburban Justice. [caption...
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Update on the 101 year old Grave of August Boness (Bonas) Is Bethania...
I had to post this update as soon as possible because time may be running out. For years people have thought that the grave stone that is in the parking lot at the abandoned apartment building at 7889...
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Update #2 Mystery of August Boness ( Bonas ) SOLVED!
Link to Original Article: “What will be the Fate of the 101 year-old Grave of August Boness?” Link to Update#1: “Update on the 101 year-old Grave of August Boness (Bonas): Is Bethania Hiding...
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Unsolved Mysteries to Feature Chicago Grimes Cold Case Tomorrow
Many Chicagoans, myself included, remember the television series "Unsolved Mysteries" hosted by Raymond Burr, Karl Malden, and most memorably in my opinion the amazing talent and voice of Robert Stack....
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The Chicago Memorial Day Massacre of 1937…or was it?
Chicago is no stranger to labor disputes. In fact labor is one of the reasons that a traditionally Republican establishment turned Democratic toward the end of the 19th century and never looked back....
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Historic Chicago Landmark Second Presbyterian Church to Host Free Event June...
On Wednesday, June 22nd at 5:30pm, Friends of Historic Second Church is holding a free event at the National Historic Landmark Second Presbyterian Church at 1936 S. Michigan Avenue. The theme of the...
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Update to Three Reasons Donald Trump is Working for Hillary Clinton
This is definitely one of those times when you hate to be right. On August 8th of 2015 I wrote an article on why I thought that Donald Trump was not a legitimate candidate and was probably just...
View ArticleHate Can Not Drive Out Hate - Only Love Can Do That!
It seems that today our country is more divided than it has been in a long time. I would like to blame that perception on media hype or the recent political nightmare we call the 2016 Presidential...
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Second Chances - The French Commando School
After serving four years on active duty in the United States Army from 1986 to 1990, I volunteered to serve in the Illinois National Guard as a Staff Sergeant in Company C of the 131st Illinois...
View ArticleDonald Trump Takes a Dive During First Debate
I was one of those voters who were still hanging on to some thread of hope that Donald Trump wasn’t some sort of Clinton plant and he really was trying to make America great again. In fact I was...
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Another Famous African-American, Mayor Harold Lee Washington, born on April...
Today, thanks to YouTube, the world finally witnessed the birth of April the Giraffe’s calf live on the Internet. Unless you are from Chicago, and even if you are, you may not be aware that April 15th...
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Today The White City Opened 124 Years Ago in Jackson Park – Free Events...
On May 1, 1893, the eyes of the world were on Chicago and more specifically Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition opened for visitors and before it ended six...
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The Chicago Haymarket Riot Police Memorial Statue – A Tumultuous History of...
On May 4, 1886 at about half past 7:00pm there was a planned rally of workingmen, predominantly of German descent, that met for speeches and “peaceful” protest of the Chicago Police Department’s...
View ArticleIf Your Religion is OK with the Bombing in Manchester, It is Time to Re-think...
People will more than likely think this is a post looking to demonize the Islamic faith, it is not. It is simply a call for those who hold beliefs that would cause them to justify the murder of at...
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Was Dr. H. H. Holmes the Origin of the Hippach Curse?
I have written about the Hippach family of Chicago before and have referred to them as possibly one of Chicago’s most unlucky families. If I actually believed in curses I would be tempted to claim...
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Inspired by S.M.U. - All U.S. 4th of July Celebrations Should be Banned to...
I have to say I was “inspired” by the latest move by Southern Methodist University to protect its students against the vile, hate-filled, triggering image of roughly 3,000 tiny American flags displayed...
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59th Anniversary of the Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott of Addison could lead to...
On September 22, 1958, a fifteen-year-old sophomore girl from York High School did not return home. She lived at 112 Normandy Drive in Addison with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Schwolow...
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