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124 million gallons of water from the Chicago River rushed into Chicago downtown building basements the morning of April 13, 1992. A network of tunnels had burst underneath the central business district known as "The Loop." To the shock of many, city officials knew about the problem but lagged on approving the contract to fix the issue. Mayor Richard Daley demanded and received the resignation of the officials who were in charge of the project. The water was eventually pumped out of the buildings after two weeks. City lawyers agreed to pay 36 millions dollars to settle lawsuits brought by various businesses and insurers.   

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The image is the logo for the Chicago International Film Festival, created by it founder and artistic director Michael Kutza. The festival showcases films in context and encourages discussion and debate to promote understanding of diverse cultures and to enrich the Chicago community.

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The Chicago Boat Show is an annual event held every January at McCormick Place. The boat show started in 1930 and has been a popular venue ever since for the people of Chicago. Sponsored by Progressive Insurance, the Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail Show is the city’s largest outdoor equipment sales event.

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Chicago was a Bar and Grill located at Prudential Plaza in its namesake city. Although the restaurant is no longer in operation, the two towers that make up Prudential Plaza still grace Chicago’s skyline. One Prudential Plaza, completed in 1955, was the first skyscraper built in Chicago after World War II and was the headquarters for Prudential’s Mid-America Company. Rising 41 stories high, at the time it was the tallest building in Chicago and had the world’s fastest elevators. Two Prudential Plaza was built in 1990 with 61 stories. It is notable for its beveled architecture and spire reaching into the sky. Today, the two towers together encompass an entire block across from Millennium Park and house luxury apartments, businesses, restaurants, and various services.

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Chicago was a Bar and Grill located at Prudential Plaza in its namesake city. Although the restaurant is no longer in operation, the two towers that make up Prudential Plaza still grace Chicago’s skyline. One Prudential Plaza, completed in 1955, was the first skyscraper built in Chicago after World War II and was the headquarters for Prudential’s Mid-America Company. Rising 41 stories high, at the time it was the tallest building in Chicago and had the world’s fastest elevators. Two Prudential Plaza was built in 1990 with 61 stories. It is notable for its beveled architecture and spire reaching into the sky. Today, the two towers together encompass an entire block across from Millennium Park and house luxury apartments, businesses, restaurants, and various services.

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Bozo the Clown was created in 1946 by Alan W. Livingston. The character was introduced to the world by Capitol Records in the form of a children’s record with an accompanying illustrated book set. Bozo later morphed into a popular television character when Larry Harmon (Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation, L.H.P.C.) bought the rights to Bozo in 1956. Harmon’s vision of a half-hour television show spawned hundreds of Bozo clowns around the U.S. with a few additional international clowns.  Arguably the most famous portrayal is the Chicago Bozo, Bob Bell, who performed on the WGN show from 1960-1984. His grandson, Alex Bell, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has a tattoo of his grandfather’s face in full Bozo make-up on his arm as well as a pair of clown shoes with the words “The shoes will never be filled.”  

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The image on the button displays the show's characters, Bozo the Clown (center), Cooky the Clown (lower left), Mr. Bob (upper left), and Ringmaster Ned (right). The Bozo Show ran on Chicago's WGN-TV from 1960 until 2001. By the end of the 1960s, the show was a television franchise, popular in many major markets, but it was WGN's that remained most popular. It was highlighted by the Grand Prize Game, a game where children threw a ping pong ball into a metal bucket for a change to win toys.​

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The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African-American women, their families, and communities. The NCNW was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, who saw the need for harnessing the power and extending the leadership of African-American women through a national organization. Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, to parents who had been slaves, Bethune started working in fields at age five. She took an early interest in education and attended college hoping to become a missionary in Africa. She started a school for African-American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida. It later merged with a private institute for African-American boys and was known as the Bethune-Cookman School.

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Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead. As one of the most prominent of the early master commercial pitchmen, Godfrey was strongly identified with many of his many sponsors, especially Chesterfield cigarettes and Lipton Tea. Having advertised Chesterfield for many years, during which time he devised the slogan "Buy 'em by the carton," Godfrey terminated his relationship with the company after he quit smoking, five years before he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Subsequently, he became a prominent spokesman for anti-smoking education.