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Oak Park, Ill., is located in Cook County just west of the Chicago border. In 1837, Joseph Kettlestrings, a native of England, bought 172 acres of land in the area. The town became known as Oak Park in 1871 after first being called Oak Ridge, and the "Village of Oak Park" came into being in 1902. Its population in the 2003 census was 50,824. Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright built his home in Oak Park in 1889, and many of his buildings still exist throughout the suburb. Oak Park is also the birthplace of writer Ernest Hemingway. Read more about Oak Park, IL
Oak Park, Ill., is located in Cook County just west of the Chicago border. In 1837, Joseph Kettlestrings, a native of England, bought 172 acres of land in the area. The town became known as Oak Park in 1871 after first being called Oak Ridge, and the "Village of Oak Park" came into being in 1902. Its population in the 2003 census was 50,824. Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright built his home in Oak Park in 1889, and many of his buildings still exist throughout the suburb. Oak Park is also the birthplace of writer Ernest Hemingway. Read more about Oak Park, IL
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Ernest Hemingway's childhood home is for sale
Jacket CopyErnest Hemingway's childhood home in Oak Park, Ill., is for sale for $525,000.... -
Betty White at 90: Seven decades on screen [video]
Show TrackerBetty White celebrates her 90th birthday on Tuesday. Betty White has been appearing on camera since 1945.... -
10 reasons to travel
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGulliver traveled. Look where it got him: lashed to the land by little people. Columbus, big traveler, right? Underestimated the circumference of the Earth and died thinking he'd found India. Sure, you can come up with justifications for never leaving the...Tags: Cruises, Dining and Drinking, Steve McQueen, Restaurants, Jean-Paul Sartre
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Teenager who allegedly ranked female classmates' looks in Facebook list is arrested
L.A. Times Tech BlogA teenager who allegedly ranked females in a list on Facebook by their physical appearance has been arrested, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. The 17-year-old, whose name isn't being released because he's a minor, is a former student of Oak... -
Nixon, Rockefeller OK Platform in Secret Talk – Goldwater Furious!
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo July 24, 1960: Young Republican members Lloyd LeMere of Oak Park, Ill., and Chris Economos of Berwyn set up a sign painting shop at the convention center in Chicago. July 24, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon and New York... -
T.C. Boyle discusses 'The Women'
"We are both architects in a way. We both deal with structure, we are both artists, and we are both egomaniacs. I have worn a cape. There is where we end." With this, T.C. Boyle cocked one of his circumflex eyebrows and addressed a glass of Moscato that...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Crimes, Hybrid Vehicles, Guggenheim Museum, Death
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Letters to the editor
At minimum, a tax disagreement Re "Fair taxes, the AMT way," Opinion, Oct. 20 Michael Kinsley's interpretation of the alternative minimum tax bears minimal relation to reality. The actual amount bears little relation to his simple formula, primarily...Tags: Crimes, Saddam Hussein, Festive Events, Wars and Interventions, Islam
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The Fiery Furnaces rearrange things
Special to The TimesCall them a progressive punk band or perhaps an art-rock ensemble or maybe an avant-blues-jazz-funk-pop-opera-Broadway proposition of some sort. However you categorize them, the Fiery Furnaces' brother-sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, in...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Home Products, Punk (genre), Opera (genre), Music Theater
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A glacial tour by tall ship
Times Staff WriterCRUISE Alaska on the tall ship Maple Leaf. The 11-night trips, which leave May 30 or June 12, focus on Alaska's natural and cultural history. The 92-foot-long, 14-passenger Maple Leaf stops at Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka and visits estuaries popular...Tags: Cruises, Personal Service, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franz Kafka, Milan Kundera
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A tour from the top down
Times Staff WriterADMIRE the Chicago skyline on a five-day architecture history tour with the Oceanside Museum of Art. The tour, which begins Sept. 22, will visit the Art Institute of Chicago and Oak Park, Ill., site of the home and studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright,...Tags: Cruises, Cross Country Incorporated, Equestrian, Fishing, Art Institute of Chicago
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Around the world in 800 stops: the World Heritage Sites
Times Staff WriterIt's hard to believe that a glacier in Greenland and the gritty burg of Liverpool, England, have anything in common. But they do. They're both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Nearly 800 places, daunting in their sheer diversity, bear this label. Some,...Tags: University of Virginia, Everglades National Park, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Fishing, Statue of Liberty
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Cinephiles in slippers
Special to The TimesHarold Bronson was so intent on having a home theater, he studied photos in magazines, checked out ads, put his imagination to work. But he didn't have a room that was workable in his Westwood house, and none of the designs he saw provoked him to build...Tags: Marc Anthony, Education, Local Elections, Music Theater, House and Home
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