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Dorothy Hoffner, the story of the world’s oldest skydiver

Dorothy Hoffner is known far beyond Chicago because she...

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The World’s First Blood Bank: How Bernard Fantus Revolutionized Medicine in Chicago

In the 1930s, severe blood loss during surgery was...

Allan Bloom: The Chicago Philosopher Who Reshaped American Education

Allan Bloom was a prominent American philosopher and an...

The Rookery Building in Chicago: The History of a Legendary Skyscraper and American Architectural Gem

The Rookery Building is widely considered one of the...

Charles Huggins: Pioneer of Hormonal Cancer Therapy and Nobel Laureate

A Canadian-American surgeon and physiologist, Charles Huggins achieved one...

Janet Rowley: Proving the Genetic Roots of Cancer

An American geneticist whose discoveries radically transformed our understanding...
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