TBT: O’Hare International Airport opens for commercial flights
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This week in 1955, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, among the largest and busiest airports in the world, opened for commercial flights for the first time.
At the time, Chicago had become the nation’s hub for the passenger-airline industry and Midway Airport, located on the city’s South Side, had grown overwhelmed by commercial traffic. The solution was to expand O’Hare Airport.
Before O’Hare opened for commercial flights, it was used primarily as a manufacturing plant and a United States Air Force base since the mid-1940s. Originally called Douglas Field and then Orchard Place Airport, it was renamed after World War II flying ace and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Edward “Butch” O’Hare in 1949.
By 1958, O’Hare had greatly expanded and was serving more than 10 million passengers annually. By the end of the century, that number had increased to 70 million passengers per year, making it the most congested airport in the world.
Did you know? Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery on the Southwest side of Chicago is claimed to be one of the most haunted graveyards in America.
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It is rumored to have been the most scandalous dumping ground for Chicago’s organized crime families during the 1920’s and 30’s. However there has been no evidence proving these claims.
Legend has it that the cemetery got its name because only men were buried in the graveyard. However, the name actually came from a family who settled in the area. Over the years, the cemetery’s name has been changed several times.
The first thing many visitors notice about Bachelor’s Grove is the destruction. It is overgrown with weeds and gravestones have been moved or broken by grave robbers and vandals. It is now surrounded by a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers. The cemetery sign disappeared many years ago, and due to the rate of vandalism, police are often present at night.
One of the most famous sightings in Bachelor’s Grove is the large ghost house. Most visitors have described it the same way: a white, two-story Victorian farmhouse, with a soft light glowing from the inside. Some say it appears further away as you walk closer to it.
If you would like to check out the cemetery for yourself there are plenty of ghost hunts and tours that bring groups to explore the cemetery at night.
Walgreens expansion to create 300 more jobs in downtown Chicago
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Walgreens
is expanding its technology office in Chicago, which will bring 300 new employees to the central loop district through new hires and relocations from the company’s headquarters in Deerfield.
The Walgreens retail pharmacy and technology team will be located in the Sullivan Center. The 300 new jobs will support the company’s largest line of business, the technology side that handles pharmaceutical sales.
Walgreens opened its technology office in 2010 and currently serves as its digital hub. The technology team is responsible for the computer systems that operate stores across the United States.
Aurora and Elgin make top 10 in safest cities in the country for Halloween
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According to a study done by SmartAsset, the Midwest has the overall safest cities to trick-or-treat in. Seven of the top 10 cities were found in the Midwest, including two of our very own cities, Aurora and Elgin.
Aurora was ranked number 4 because of its low crime rates and its population density, which makes it not only safe but gives children the opportunity to have their bags filled by the end of the night. Aurora’s trick-or-treating hours are 4:30 – 7 p.m. on Halloween.
Elgin was also recognized and ranked number 9 as one of the safest cities to trick-or-treat in by having the lowest property crime rate in the study. The city of Elgin has trick-or-treating hours on Halloween from 4 – 7 p.m.
Although the study recognized and applauded the top 10 safest cities, Joliet was close behind, ranked number 11.
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