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Architect (s) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in the Chicago Loop at 219 South Dearborn Street. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964. The building is 384 feet (117 m) tall with 30 floors; it was ...
The City Hall-County Building, commonly known as City Hall, is a 12-story building in Chicago, Illinois that houses the seats of government of the City of Chicago and Cook County. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The building's west side (City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.) [ 3 ] holds the offices of the mayor , city clerk , and city treasurer ; some city departments ...
Sitiawan (alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of Setia Kawan, meaning "Loyal Friend") is a mukim and town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia . The region spans an area of 331.5 square kilometers (128.0 sq mi). In the year 2000, the population was 95,920 and by 2015, has grown to more than 150,000.
Colombia. July 2011. The Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled that same-sex couples are at a legal disadvantage by being excluded from marriage and ordered Congress to rectify this issue by June 20, 2013. If the deadline is not met, same-sex couples would thenceforth be able to get married by a judge or a notary.
Wedding of Martin and Lyon, 2008. Martin and Lyon after their first wedding, 2004. Dorothy Louise Taliaferro " Del " Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008) [1] and Phyllis Ann Lyon (November 10, 1924 – April 9, 2020) [2] [3] were an American lesbian couple based in San Francisco who were known as feminist and gay-rights activists. [1]
The court commenced operation on December 3, 1906. It was seen as the first of its kind in the United States, and a model for many other municipal courts. The creation of the court replaced the city's justice of the peace courts and removed the city from the jurisdiction of the remaining suburban justice of the peace courts in Cook County.
Government of Chicago. The government of the City of Chicago, Illinois, United States is divided into executive and legislative branches. The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits. The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments.
On Leong Merchants Association Building. Designated. December 1, 1993. The Pui Tak Center ( Chinese: 培 德 中心; Jyutping: pui4 dak1 zung1 sam1; Cantonese Yale: Pùihdāk Jūngsām; pinyin: Péidé Zhōngxīn; lit. 'cultivating virtue center'), formerly known as the On Leong Merchants Association Building, is a building located in Chicago's ...