• the William H. Copeland House (pictured) was one of three remodeling projects undertaken by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park between 1906 and 1909?
• the Pleasant Home, a U.S. National Historic Landmark, derives its name from its location, the intersection of Pleasant Street and Home Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois?
• the Arthur Heurtley House (pictured) in Oak Park, Illinois is considered the first fully mature example of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie style?
• the 1870s Harrison P. Young House (pictured) in Oak Park, Illinois was remodeled by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1895?

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• architect John M. Van Osdel drafted the plans for the first architect-designed house in Chicago, formed Chicago's first architectural firm and ensured passage of Chicago's first building codes?
• blues musician Henry Gray is credited as helping to create the distinctive sound of the Chicago blues piano?
• blues singer Jesse Fortune, better known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man," passed on performing in Europe because he did not want to disappoint customers at his Chicago barbershop?
• Chicago alderman Sandi Jackson (pictured) transferred from Georgetown University Law Center to University of Illinois College of Law to be with her future husband, U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.?
• Chicago theater-owner Tony DeSantis survived two near-fatal explosions in his life?
• Chicago composer Margaret Bonds wrote her first work, the Marquette Street Blues, at the age of five?
• Chicago hairstylist John Lanzendorf owned one of the world's largest collections of dinosaur-themed artwork?
• Chicago politician Giuseppe Esposito was shot and killed in front of his family during the 1928 Republican Pineapple Primary?
• Chicago's Crown Fountain (pictured) displays LED images of faces, which typically create the illusion of puckered lips spouting water?
• Chicago's Fountain of Time by Lorado Taft is considered the earliest outdoor concrete sculpture?