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  Federal Bureau of Investigation - Chicago Field Division - Division History
FBI Chicago participated in Operation TopOff II, a nationwide training exercise designed to assist federal and state authorities with investigating and responding to a terrorist attack.
This FBI Chicago investigation targeted political corruption and the organized crime control of illegal prostitution activity throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and resulted in the indictment and conviction of more than 75 individuals.
For the next 17 years, FBI Chicago, along with nearly all of the FBI's 56 field offices, investigated 16 related bombings perpetrated by an individual known as the "Unabomber." After an extensive investigation, the "Unabomber" was identified as Theodore Kaczynski.
chicago.fbi.gov /history.htm   (1328 words)

  
 Operation Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Chicago was the airborne insertion of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division into Vierville in Normandy on the early morning of June 6, 1944.
It was part of the Allied invasion of northern France, Operation Overlord.
The 101st Airborne Division's objectives for Operation Chicago were:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Chicago   (551 words)

  
 Chicago Sting Operation Hampers Drug Market: Top News Stories at Officer.com
CHICAGO -- A 3-month undercover operation targeting an open-air drug market in a near west side public housing complex resulted in the arrests of 20 gang members suspected of making thousands of dollars a day in sales, police said Wednesday.
Chicago police issued arrest warrants for 22 people suspected of operating the drug market in the lobby of an ABLA Homes high-rise at 1510 W. 13th St., Deputy Chief of Organized Crime John Risley said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon at police headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave.
The undercover surveillance operation that led to the arrests, dubbed "Operation Flea Market," began in late January when information sent to the police Narcotics and Gang Investigation section suggested a rise in violence and drug-selling activity in the ABLA Homes, Risley said.
www.officer.com /article/article.jsp?id=12267&siteSection=1   (350 words)

  
 King Encyclopedia
The establishment of Operation Breadbasket in Chicago in 1966 stemmed from what Martin Luther King, Jr.
Under the direction of Chicago Freedom Movement activist Jesse Jackson, the group decided to target bakeries, milk distributors, soft drink bottlers, and soup companies and formed committees to investigate employment statistics for those four industries.
But while Operation Breadbasket succeeded in establishing hiring agreements with several large corporations, it was unable to enforce them or measure progress; and as a result, many companies failed to fully comply with their commitments.
www.stanford.edu /group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/operation_breadbasket.htm   (549 words)

  
 Operation Goodwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Goodwood was also used as the codename for the series of attacks by the British Fleet Air Arm on the German battleship Tirpitz in late August 1944.
Operation Goodwood was an Allied military operation during the Second World War lasting from 18 July to 20 July 1944 in Normandy.
Operation Overlord had predicted an Allied front east of the Orne river as the pivot point of the Allied advance, with possession of Caen giving the British Second Army a suitable jumping-off point for offensive operations in addition to several bridges over the Orne river and Caen Canal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Goodwood   (2685 words)

  
 Chicago ''L''.org: Operations - Lines -> North Side Main Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ravenswood Expresses, which operated during weekday rush hours, made local stops on the branch, then ran express on the Main Line, stopping only at Belmont, Fullerton (except in the northbound PM rush), and stops between Chicago and the Loop.
With limited use of the two of the four tracks between Chicago and Armitage, the hours of manned operation for Chicago Tower, which controlled access where the two-track line fanned out to four tracks, was cut to weekday rush hours in April 1954.
The 3200-series cars were designed with full-width operating cabs for one-person train operation (OPTO), but for the time being conductors were retained on the line and operated from the rear cab of the last car of each train.
www.chicago-l.org /operations/lines/northmain-brown.html   (10883 words)

  
 Operation Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During World War II, Operation Chicago was carried out by the Allies in 1944.
It was an airborne insertion of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division into Vierville (near Normandy) on the night of 5 June, 1944, and was part of the invasion of northern France (Operation Overlord).
The 101st Airborne didn't have great luck in Operation Chicago.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/o/op/operation_chicago.html   (141 words)

  
 Chicagoist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Architectural conservation group Preservation Chicago pushed for the city to bestow landmark status upon the Lakeview abode.
The group returns to Chicago this week for a pair of shows this Thursday and Friday at Logan Square Auditorium, in advance of its first ever DVD, packaged in a re-release of Oh No tomorrow: a collection of videos ranging from the now-ubiquitous YouTube clips to studio footage to an obscure appearance on Chic-A-Go-Go.
Andy and I had both moved to Chicago to go to school and Dan was a friend of a friend of mine who lived in my dorm.
chicagoist.com /archives/.../benji_comes_to_chicago_for_operation.php   (2864 words)

  
 Chicago House Bulletin: Volume X, No. 1, September 15, 1999
Chicago House residents Helen Jacquet-Gordon and her husband Jean Jacquet, Tina Di Cerbo, and Hratch Papazian carefully surveyed the entire area along the east side of the Luxor Temple precinct.
It is the goal of Chicago House to eventually raise all of the fragments off the ground in order to protect the fragile material from the corrosive groundwater, and to develop a special database for the entire assemblage.
Chicago House must adapt to the rapidly changing conditions in Egypt by expanding its documentation and conservation programs in order to preserve what little is left, a goal well worth striving for.
oi.uchicago.edu /OI/PROJ/EPI/CHB/CHB10-1.html   (6443 words)

  
 En Route to Chicago | Operation Gadget
Operation Gadget is a weblog dedicated to news and reviews of electronic gadgets and technology used in sports.
All other products and company names mentioned on Operation Gadget may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Any comments posted to Operation Gadget are the legal responsibility of the person that posted them.
www.operationgadget.com /2005/04/en_route_to_chi.html   (271 words)

  
 Chicago Storm
Operation School Assembly is invading the Vanguard School, Tuesday November 7, from 12:45 pm-1:45 pm.
Operation School Assembly has been implemented by the Storm to teach students the benefits of hard work and proper nutrition, as well as the importance of education.
Operation School Assembly is invading St. John’s of Elgin, Tuesday November 14, from 1 pm-2 pm.
www.chicagostorm.net /tb/?nav=community   (299 words)

  
 How I Used My Polar S625x at the Chicago Showcase | Operation Gadget
Two weeks ago I was in Chicago at the Chicago Showcase Hockey Tournament where I officiated nine hockey games in five days.
As I said in the article where I guessed at the effort that Tom Danielson expended at the Tour de Georgia, 15,645 calories is the most calories burned I've recorded in any one week in the three years I've been journaling my exercise with Polar Precision Performance Software.
In order to be able to officiate at high level hockey events like the Chicago Showcase, I need to stay on a fairly intense training program and watch my diet.
www.operationgadget.com /2005/05/how_i_used_my_p.html   (648 words)

  
 CHIcago News
Last spring, seven Chicago area families were waiting for summer, full of hope and nervous anticipation.
The real benefit of Operation Hope is that it is much easier to get to know your new son or daughter in the relaxed surroundings of your own home than in a single room in a Russian hotel.
Based on this overwhelming success, CHI continues to host Operation Hope and bring groups of older adoptable Russian children to spend their vacations with American families who are seriously interested in adoption.
www.childrenshope.com /chicago/chicagoOpHope.htm   (1329 words)

  
 Chicago Northwestern and Operation Lifesaver
In April 1995, the Chicago and North Western Railway was absorbed by the Union Pacific Railroad, thus ending a 147-year-old Midwestern railroading tradition.
Operations at the huge Chicago Proviso yard, once the largest freight yard in the country, were scaled back, as its signifigance had been diminished by that of the UP's massive North Platte Nebraska facility.
Certain branch lines and remote operations, which had become redundant, were put up for sale, while buildings and various land marks were scheduled for closure and, in some cases, demolition.
www.geocities.com /gene9156/CNW.html   (151 words)

  
 Property Insight :: Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Property Insight's title operation in Chicago ranks among the highest quality automated title plants in the U.S. A model of comprehensive and current information for large title operations, the plant is sourced for title, tax and ownership data in nearly every real estate transaction in Cook County, the seat of Chicago.
Among the operation's distinctions: It contains the official public records for land information prior to the Chicago fire (October 8, 1871).
The Chicago operation claims a number of "firsts" in its storied history, including the first plant in the country to offer automated name searching, and the first regional plant to offer automated tax searching and a Permanent Index Numbering system.
www.propertyinsight.biz /PIR_Chicago.html   (814 words)

  
 Solargenix Energy sees bright future in Windy City for University of Chicago solar technology
Solargenix Energy, a Raleigh, N.C.-based company that commercializes a solar-energy technology invented at the University of Chicago, has opened a new manufacturing facility at 3622 S. Morgan St. The technology is used to heat and cool buildings and generate power.
Invented and developed by Roland Winston when he was a physics professor at the University of Chicago, the technology uses an innovative optical surface called a compound parabolic concentrator to concentrate light more intensively than traditional optics.
A former Chairman of the Physics Department, Winston left his professorship at the University of Chicago in 2003 to become a founding faculty member of the University of California, Merced.
www-news.uchicago.edu /releases/04/040330.solargenix.shtml   (844 words)

  
 Chicago Carriage Cab Co - Taxi News
He was chosen by top Chicago business publication Crain's Chicago Business for inclusion in its elite annual list of the city's 40 most effective high achievers under age 40.
Garber, 39, was cited by the magazine for the explosive growth of his taxi service and for his contribution to the community.
It's a fact, in less than two years of operation, Chicago Carriage Cab has almost tripled the number of cabs on the street and has plans to double in size.
www.chicagocarriagecab.com /news_dec04.asp   (154 words)

  
 Plenum Fans offer quiet operation., Chicago Blower Corp.
Chicago Blower is pleased to announce its newest line of plenum fans, the Design 5120.
Chicago Blower has modified its well recognized quiet airfoil wheel to improve its efficiencies and sound.
Also available is Chicago's state of the art dimensional program, creating a custom scalable AutoCAD drawing with less than five clicks of the mouse.
news.thomasnet.com /fullstory/462150/rss/1029   (457 words)

  
 Operation Rescue » Blog Archive » Possible Abortion Death in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL — Operation Rescue has obtained photos that reveal a possible abortion death at a Chicago abortion mill in March, 2004.
Lichtenberg is responsible for the abortion death of 13-year old Deanna Bell who died during an abortion in her sixth month of pregnancy in 1992.
Because I would like to make a difference, I propose that Operation Rescue open up a section for people like me to write their abortion experiences without having to be harassed by so called “pro choice” types.
www.operationrescue.org /?p=41   (8818 words)

  
 Operation Smile - News & Press - News
Operation Smile Board of Governor's member and motivational speaker Dan Clark was speaking to a group of Air Force personnel and was prompted to ask Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald Murray for assistance in Amman.
PTP, which is led by Operation Smile CEO and Co-founder Dr. Bill Magee and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Rubin, gives physicians from Operation Smile mission countries the opportunity to learn new surgical techniques and to expand their knowledge through lectures, lab rotations, and operation room observation.
Operation Smile arranges, through sponsorships, to have the patient and guardian travel to the United States and stay with a local host family for the operation and recovery period, which is approximately five weeks.
www.operationsmile.org /news/news   (6530 words)

  
 Southwest Commercial Operations for Chicago Title
The Southwest Commercial Operation for Chicago Title is one of the largest and most experienced title and escrow operations in the region.
The Southwest Commercial Operations is one of several major commercial operations for Chicago Title Insurance Company in the nation.
Locally known management, title and escrow personnel are empowered with the authority and resources required to respond to their customers' needs; unencumbered by a restrictive corporate structure which hampers their ability to meet the demands and needs of changing local and national market.
www.cticswc.com /index.htm   (221 words)

  
 City of East Chicago Mayor George Pabey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A native of East Chicago, Indiana, and one of seven children, George Pabey has dedicated his career to public service and his community.
In 1997, after his retirement from the police department, a nationally known casino selected him as director of security for their East Chicago operation.
His political career began in 1999 when he was elected to East Chicago’s Common Council after campaigning on a platform of providing safer streets, reinvigorating neighborhoods and empowering people.
www.eastchicago.com /mayorbio.html   (266 words)

  
 Chicago ''L''.org: Historic Figures - George Krambles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
George was one of six fans that formed the Central Electric Railfans' Association, a group dedicated to the study of the history, equipment and operation of urban, suburban, interurban, and main line electric railways.
Under the system, Chicago's "L" was able to achieve some measure of local/express service using only two tracks by designating stations A, B, or AB stations and trains as A, B, or All-Stop trains, making only the letter stops to which they are assigned and skipping the others.
Rapid transit operations were suspended on the Niles Center branch in 1948 and the line was replaced with bus service, but the North Shore Line interurban continued to use the tracks until it ceased in January of 1963.
www.chicago-l.org /figures/krambles/index.html   (4038 words)

  
 New York Daily News - City News - Chicago took 1st shot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But the operation had less success in court, where it was used in a civil case and several criminal prosecutions.
Like this week's multistate sting operation ordered by Bloomberg, the Chicago probe focused on dealers who allow a third party - not the intended owner - to fill out the paperwork required for a gun buy.
The sting was initially to be the centerpiece of Chicago's landmark $433 million civil suit blaming the gun industry for urban violence.
www.nydailynews.com /news/local/story/418741p-353672c.html   (412 words)

  
 Operation Walk Chicago
David Stulberg, MD Operation Walk Chicago is a private, not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization which performs free hip and knee replacement surgeries for impoverished patients in developing countries and the United States.
On week long medical humanitarian missions the Operation Walk Chicago team educates the in-country orthopedic surgeons and health professionals on the most advanced treatments and surgeries for joint disease, leaving a lasting contribution to ensure quality treatment long after the Operation Walk team leaves.
All supplies – from the joint implants, sterilization and radiology equipment, antibiotics, drugs and dressings – are donated by corporations, and Operation Walk professionals donate their services and skills.
www.operationwalkchicago.com   (157 words)

  
 EA Opens Development Studio in Chicago - Operation Sports: Dedicated To Sports Gaming
EA Chicago is one of the fastest growing studios at EA with 150 employees currently on staff.
The city of Chicago offers EA a unique cross-section of talent drawn from across the Midwest.
By placing the studio in the heart of the city, EA is able to draw from this rich talent pool while offering its employees a sophisticated office space with easy access to public transportation and a host of restaurants and entertainment venues in the near vicinity.
forums.operationsports.com /vBulletin/showthread.php?t=188268   (385 words)

  
 News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, Chicago News Releases
DEA Special Agent in Charge Rick Saunders met with the Chicago Media recently to praise the cooperative effort of federal and Chicago area law enforcement and the contribution that these forces made in Operation Northern Star.
Two of those eight and a ninth defendant were charged in Chicago with money laundering conspiracy for allegedly disguising the pseudophedrine proceeds and sending the money out of the country, principally to Jordan.
A 10th defendant in Chicago was charged with attempted illegal possession of pseudophedrine.
www.usdoj.gov /dea/pubs/states/newsrel/chicagonostar.html   (173 words)

  
 Chicago Opera Theater - Donor Information
This season the Chicago Opera Theater will celebrate 31 years of presenting opera to loyal Chicago audiences and your financial support is critical to the operation of Chicago Opera Theater.
Our expenses range from ensuring that our operatic heroines have fabulous costumes, to providing essential opera and music education programs to both Chicago’s schoolchildren and adults.
The most important reason for joining is that you will help Chicago Opera Theater bring opera of the highest quality to Chicago both on our mainstage and all around town.
www.chicagooperatheater.org /join/join-donorinfo.shtml   (296 words)

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