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Anton Joseph Cermak (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th Mayor of Chicago from April 7, 1931, until his death in 1933. [1] He was killed by Giuseppe Zangara, whose likely target was President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but Cermak was shot instead after a bystander hit the perpetrator with a purse.
The district includes the Cermak Road Bridge, which carries Cermak Road across the Chicago River, and four buildings clustered around the bridge. The bridge opened in 1906 and is a rare surviving example of a Scherzer rolling lift bridge in Chicago. The four buildings, all originally factories or warehouses, represent the growth of industry ...
Cermak was the incumbent President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, having served in that position since 1923. Cermak defeated perennial candidate John B. DeVoney, a weak opponent. Returns reported in the Chicago Tribune on the day after the election found Cermak winning 235,260 votes to DeVoney's 9,829 votes. [4]
Jon Hamm gave fans a night to remember when he took to the stage at a popular Chicago karaoke event on New Year's Day. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, patrons of Bub City were treated to a New Year's ...
Cermak Road, also known as 22nd Street, is a 19-mile, major east–west street on Chicago's near south and west sides and the city's western suburbs. In Chicago's street numbering system, Cermak is 2200 south, or twenty-two blocks south of the baseline of Madison Street.
54th/Cermak (CTA station), a Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line station; Cermak–Chinatown (CTA station), a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line station; Cermak–McCormick Place (CTA station), a Chicago Transit Authority Green Line station
Cermak-Chinatown is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. The station is located in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture. The station has two tile murals with "Welcome to Chinatown" also written in Chinese .
Cermak–McCormick Place is a "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. The station, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects and engineered by Primary Consultant T.Y. Lin International, is located at Cermak Road and State Street on the Near South Side of Chicago. The station includes three entrances – one on each side of Cermak Road and ...