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Richard J. Daley. Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses " who controlled and mobilized American cities. [ 1]
Chevra kadisha. The term chevra kadisha ( Hebrew: חֶבְרָה קַדִּישָׁא) [1] gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration ...
Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Hate crime (2 counts) On October 14, 2023, Wadea al-Fayoume ( Arabic: وديع الفيوم, romanized : Wadīʿa al-Fayyūm ), a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy, was killed when he was stabbed 26 times in his home in Plainfield Township, Illinois. His mother, Hanaan Shahin, was also stabbed and ...
History. Jews arrived in Chicago immediately after its 1833 incorporation. [2] The Ashkenazim were the first Jewish group settling in Chicago. In the late 1830s and early 1840s a group of mostly Bavarian German Jews came to Chicago. [5] On Yom Kippur 1845 the first Jewish religious service in Chicago was held. [6]
Westlawn Cemetery. / 41.95778°N 87.82722°W / 41.95778; -87.82722. Westlawn Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Norridge, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The cemetery covers 72 acres (29 ha) and roughly 46,000 people are buried there.
Jerry Springer Shutterstock Remembering a TV icon. Jerry Springer was laid to rest during a private funeral service in Chicago on Sunday, April 30. Attended by the late host’s family and friends ...
Harry " The Hook " Aleman (January 19, 1939 – May 15, 2010) was a Chicago mobster who was one of the most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s. Aleman got the nickname "Hook" from his boxing career in high school. [ 1] He is also famous for being the only person in the United States ever to be acquitted of murder, then ...
G. David Schine (uncle) James Schine Crown (June 25, 1953 – June 25, 2023) was an American businessman and heir. He was president of Henry Crown and Company, a family investment company. [ 1] Crown was a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co., General Dynamics and Sara Lee. He was also the managing partner of the Aspen Skiing Company.