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1998 Nobel Prize Week

The Prize Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions (peace prize winners must be individuals), takes home a medal, a diploma and cash, which varies each year and…

Lombard

(Encyclopedia) Lombard, village (1990 pop. 39,408), Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1869. Plastics are produced. The village is known for its lilacs.

Hinsdale

(Encyclopedia) Hinsdale, village (2020 pop. 17,395), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area; inc. 1873.…

West Chicago

(Encyclopedia) West Chicago, city (1990 pop. 14,796), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1906. Mostly residential, the city has food-processing plants and produces horticultural products, specialty tapes,…

Victor Mature

actorBorn: 1/29/1913Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky This hunky Hollywood leading man and supporting actor tackled many genres—westerns, crime and costume dramas, comedy, and biblical narratives—…

Jackie Coogan

actorBorn: 10/26/1914Birthplace: Los Angeles Actor whose role at the age of seven in The Kid with Charlie Chaplin made him a childhood star. Though he was worth a fortune, the young Coogan was…

Glen Ellyn

(Encyclopedia) Glen Ellyn, village (2020 pop. 28,846), Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Points of interest include…

Elmhurst

(Encyclopedia) Elmhurst, city (2020 pop. 45,786), Du Page co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; settled 1843, inc. 1910. A residential city, it also has…

Nobel Prize Week

The Prize The winnings, the winners by Beth Rowen The Winnings Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions, takes home a medal, a diploma, and cash, which…

Northlake

(Encyclopedia) Northlake, city (1990 pop. 12,505), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1949. Its has various manufactures. St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church, which is…