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Oak Lawn

(Encyclopedia) Oak Lawn, village (1990 pop. 56,182), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1909. It is chiefly residential with some light manufacturing. Products include metalwork, wood…

Arlington Heights

(Encyclopedia) Arlington Heights, village, Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment…

Austral Islands

(Encyclopedia) Austral Islands Austral Islands ôˈstrəl [key], volcanic island group, South Pacific, part of French Polynesia. They are sometimes known as the Tubuai…

Ryan O'Neal

(Patrick Ryan O'Neal)actorBorn: 4/20/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles Ruggedly good-looking, O'Neal became famous as a star of the soap opera Peyton Place (1964–69). His memorable films include the…

Oak Forest

(Encyclopedia) Oak Forest, village (1990 pop. 26,203), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1947. Oak Forest lies in a grain and livestock area. Industries include the manufacture…

Schiller Park

(Encyclopedia) Schiller Park, village (1990 pop. 11,189), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1914. O'Hare International Airport is to the west, and the county forest preserve is…

Entertainment Bios — L

Alan LaddDiane LaddKarl LagerfeldChristine LahtiRicki LakeVeronica LakeHedy LamarrDorothy Lamour Burt LancasterMartin LandauAnn LandersJohn LandisMichael LandonBurton LaneNathan LaneRonnie Lanek.d…

Melrose Park

(Encyclopedia) Melrose Park, village (1990 pop. 20,859), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial suburb of Chicago; inc. 1893. It has large railroad yards and shops, steel mills, and factories that make a…

Peg Bracken Biography

cookbook writerDied: October 20, 2007 (Portland, Oregon) Best Known as: wrote the best-selling cookbook "I Hate to Cook Book" Former advertising executive who…

Homewood

(Encyclopedia) Homewood. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), Jefferson co., N central Ala., a residential suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1921. 2 Village (2020…