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Gion houses two hanamachi, or geisha districts: Gion Kobu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東).The two were originally the same district, but split many years ago. Gion Kobu is larger, occupying most of the district including the famous street Hanamikoji, while Gion Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal h
Sisters of the Gion (1936) by Kenji Mizoguchi. Sisters of the Gion (Japanese: 祇園の姉妹, Hepburn: Gion no kyōdai) or Sisters of Gion is a 1936 black and white Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi about two geisha sisters living in Kyoto's Gion district. [6]
In "Silence of the Night", Atwater is forced to pair up with Doyle, who was promoted to detective in Area South since the events of "Night in Chicago" to bring down a biker who was selling guns. While coming from a gun deal, Doyle stops a black man who he believes to be carrying a suspicious bag, and pursues him into a building, resulting in ...
Eleanor Daley (née Guilfoyle; March 4, 1907 – February 16, 2003), better known as Sis Daley, was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley [4] and the mother of former mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley served as first lady of the City of Chicago from her husband's appointing in April 1955 until his death in December 1976, and first ...
[5] [2] A friend of Keith said that, after a 10-year-old girl had been raped and murdered in the area in May 1987, Keith became so protective of the family that one night, when a young woman came by the mobile home asking if she could make a phone call, he refused to let her in. [6]
Mayor of Chicago, 1955–1976; Eleanor "Sis" Daley (1907–2003) Wife of Richard J. Daley; Richard M. Daley (born 1942) Cook County State's Attorney, 1980–1989; Mayor of Chicago, 1989–2011; William M. Daley (born 1948) U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1997–2000; White House Chief of Staff, 2011–2012 [2] John P. Daley (born 1946) 11th Ward ...
Nancy Lee Maldonado (born November 28, 1975) is an American lawyer from Chicago who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2024. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2022 to 2024.
Vernita Gray – married her wife in Illinois's first same-sex marriage, helped organize Chicago's first pride parade, and helped found Lavender Woman, the city's first lesbian newspaper [8] [9] [10] Peg Grey – activist, physical education teacher, and athlete who served as the first woman co-chair of the Federation of Gay Games [11]