Category: Holidays
Inspired by S.M.U. - All U.S. 4th of July Celebrations Should be Banned to Protect the Sensitive!
Chicago Mayor Approves City-Wide Use of Fireworks on the 4th of July 1893
Happy Dyngus Day Chicago!
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Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson is a former criminal investigator in Du Page County, Illinois. He was born in Chicago and has spent his entire life in the Chicagoland area. He is a graduate of The University of Illinois at Chicago and has taught College Classes in Criminal Justice at the College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn as well as lecturing on Chicago folklore and history and teaching adult education classes on historical research techniques. He is a former Chicago Area Representative of the Association of Professional Genealogists, a member of the Jackson Park Advisory Council and a member of the Hyde Park Historical Society. He is a life-long fan of Chicago history and especially the stranger side of Chicago's history which really makes history come alive for adults and kids alike. His first published work is "Chicago's Haunt Detective", Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2011. His website for the stranger side of Chicago is HauntDetective.com He also runs a historical research service from his other website, HistoryCop.com. His second book, "Chicago History - The Stranger Side", Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2014 was released this February. The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition is one of Ray's favorite historic topics in Chicago history and he recently started a not for profit called "Friends of the White City" Contact Ray Email ChicagoHistoryDetective@gmail.com Websites http://www.hauntdetective.com http://www.historycop.com http://www.friendsofthewhitecity.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HistoryCop Twitter @ChiTownHistory
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What I learned from Volunteer Day with 13th Ward Aldermanic candidate, David Krupa »
Ray Johnson on Chicago History CopPosted February 4, 2019 at 2:39 pm -
Old Chicago: A Man, A Monkey, and an Amusement Park »
Ray Johnson on Chicago History CopPosted February 4, 2019 at 6:22 am -
Illinois was First State to Ratify the 13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery 154 years ago today »
Ray Johnson on Chicago History CopPosted February 1, 2019 at 4:10 pm -
Pradamalia Mania and Jesus Taking the Wheel in the Oval Office. Take a Breath! »
Ray Johnson on Chicago History CopPosted December 15, 2018 at 1:44 pm -
A Former Cop's View of Police Use of Force, Jason Van Dyke, and the law-abiding citizens of Chicago »
Ray Johnson on Chicago History CopPosted October 6, 2018 at 6:00 am
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