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The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse at 500 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois (northwest corner of LaSalle and Illinois Streets) is a rare surviving artifact of Chicago's cable car system, which at its peak in the 1890s was one of the largest in the country, in terms of riders and equipment. Three separate companies operated thousands ...
Between 1892 and 1906, Chicago had three cable car tunnels under the Chicago River. Two were built for pedestrian and horse traffic and later converted, the third was built specially for cable-cars. After cable service ended they would be used by electric streetcars . By 1900, Chicago had a cable-based transit system that carried 80 million ...
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley ordered city workers to clear city streets around the clock and asked citizens for help. On Friday, the city was virtually shut down and area schools were closed. Chicago's fleet of 500 snow plows and 2,500 workers was out in force, and additional snow removal equipment was sent from Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
An employee of Admiral Parking Enforcement prepares a notice to place on a booted vehicle in a paid parking lot on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Local and officials are working on ...
Illinois Railway Museum. / 42.22778380°N 88.52859170°W / 42.22778380; -88.52859170. The Illinois Railway Museum ( IRM, reporting mark IRMX) is the largest railroad museum in the United States. [1] [2] It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois, 55 miles (89 km) northwest of downtown Chicago .
The city of Chicago has a higher than average percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 26.5 percent of Chicago households were without a car, and increased slightly to 27.5 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Chicago averaged 1.12 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8. Parking
The General Assembly this week passed a bill that would prohibit unlicensed companies from booting vehicles and cap the fee to remove a boot at $75. The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.
City of Chicago decided; overturns city handgun ban. Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup. City of Chicago Data Portal launched. Population: 2,695,598. 2011 February 2: 900 cars abandoned on Lake Shore Drive due to Blizzard. March 30: Last of Cabrini Green towers torn down. Rahm Emanuel becomes mayor. Population: 8,707,120; metro 17,504,753.