Local Culture Corner April 2017

Rolling Meadows and Chicago, Illinois

Rolling Meadows

The City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, is a beautiful suburban community located approximately 25 miles north of

Chicago. Established in 1955, Rolling Meadows was developed to fulfill a need for affordable housing for post-World

War II veterans and their families as well as Chicagoans who desired a suburban lifestyle. Over the decades, Rolling

Meadows has developed into a mature community diverse in religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.

Rolling Meadows is home to many corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 companies as well as small to medium sized

businesses. These businesses employ about 44,000 people and comprise a major part of the City's stable revenue

base. Rand Worldwide/IMAGINiT is proud of be one of these businesses!

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Our office in Rolling Meadows has recently grown to become one of our largest sites with 22 employees:

Bob Mason- Applications Expert- ISD

Charles Willis- Strategic Account Executive- MSD

Chuck Cook- Account Executive- AEC

George Doherty- Operations Manager

Jason Swiercz- Applications Expert - MSD

Jay Young- Account Executive- Gov

Jennifer Nziolek- Account Executive- AEC

Jeremiah Nieves- Account Representative- MSD

Jim Boland- Account Executive- MSD

Jim Shilling- Inside Sales Manager

JoAnn MacPhearson- Account Representative- AEC

Kevin Fuery- Account Representative- AEC

Kyle Donohue- Account Representative- AEC

Matt Finn- Account Representative- AEC

Michael Brucker- Regional Training Manager

Rob Payne- Account Representative - MSD

Robin Weber- Account Executive- EDU

Stephanie Clark- Account Executive- MSD

Sue Eldrenkamp- Account Representative - MSD

Tiffany Carone- Sales Manager

Tori Gilley- Account Representative- AEC

Tyler Michael- Account Executive- Reality Capture

In our office, we enjoy getting together to celebrate holidays and occasions.

Here is Robin Weber, Jim Boland, Stephanie Clark, Tiffany

Carone, Chuck Cook, Jennifer Nziolek, Chuck Willis, Bill

Nicolaou, Jay Young, George Dougherty, Rob Payne and

Matt Finn enjoying some good food and even better

company at our 2016 holiday party.

Jim Shilling, Stephanie Clark, Tyler Michael, Rob Payne, Sue Eldrenkamp,

JoAnn MacPherson, Tori Gilley, Matt Finn and Jim Boland all wore beads to

work in celebration of Mardi Gras!

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Our office is located in close proximity to the Arlington International Racecourse. In fact, since our office is on the 8th floor,

we have a view of the racecourse form our windows!

Also near our office is South Salk Park, which is about 4 minutes away. This part features playgrounds, lit baseball/softball

fields, a basketball court, and a picnic area. This is just one of 12 parks located in Rolling Meadows!

Arlington International Racecourse, which has

been described as "the most beautiful track in

America" began Thoroughbred racing on October

13, 1927.

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Chicago

Our folks in the Rolling Meadows office are fortunate to be so close to Chicago, and to call it their home city. For those of

you who have seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, or have been lucky enough to have visited this amazing place, you know that

this city has tons to offer.

Here are 10 fun facts that you may have not known about

Chicago:

1) Things invented in Chicago: Twinkies (1930), Deep Dish Pizza, Spray Paint

(1949), Ferris Wheel (1893), Vacuum Cleaner (1868), Zipper (1851), Softball, and

the first Cell Phone.

2) The first McDonalds franchise opened in 1955

3) Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the world’s last free zoos

4) The Chicago River is the only river in the world that flows backward

5) Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was introduced in Chicago during 1893 World’s Fair

6) The four stars on the Chicago flag represent Fort Dearborn, the Chicago fire, the

World’s Columbian Exposition, and the Century of Progress Exposition

7) Walt Disney was born in Chicago

8) The first Playboy Mansion was in Chicago and Hugh Hefner started the

Playboy publication here in 1953

9) Western Avenue in Chicago is the world’s longest continuous street at

23.5 miles

10) Chicago is home for the first black U.S. President, Barack Obama

The flag of Chicago

Chicago resident, and the 44th U.S. President,

Barack Obama

The first ever Ferris wheel, which

was introduced at the Chicago

World’s Fair in 1893.

The very first McDonalds

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Chicago: City of Culture

Chicago offers attractions that will suit anyone’s interests! From science, engineering, and industry, to nature, art, and

religion, there is a museum or gallery that is a must see.

Here are just a few of the many cultural attractions:

Illinois Railway Museum, America's Largest Train Museum, Union, IL

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Field Museum, Chicago

Chicago Art Institute, Chicago

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

SciTech Museum, Aurora

Baha’i Temple, Evanston

Chicago Botanical Garden, Glencoe

The Lincoln Park Zoo

The Field Museum

Baha’i Temple

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Landmarks in Chicago

The Willis Tower

Chicago is home of the tallest building in the United States, the 110 story

Willis Tower (Formerly known as the Sears Tower). On the 103rd floor, there

is a sky deck with a glass floor that we would not recommend if you are afraid

of heights!

Navy Pier

Navy Pier is a not-for-profit that originally opened as a shipping and

recreational facility in 1916. Located on Lake Michigan, it has

served many purposes throughout its rich history and currently

encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops,

restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top

leisure destination in the Midwest, drawing nearly nine million

visitors annually.

Millennium Park

With 25 acres of awe-inspiring

landscape, breathtaking

architecture and an iconic

collection of public art,

Millennium Park is Chicago’s

premier green space.

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Sports Teams in Chicago

We have some major sports fans in our Rolling Meadows office! They love rooting for their Chicago teams!

Baseball

Chicago is the home of 2 Major League Baseball teams: The 2016 World Champions, the Chicago Cubs, who are a part of

the National League, and the Chicago White Sox, who are a part of the American League.

The Cubs are a charter member of the National League who started playing in the National Association in 1870 as the

Chicago White Stockings They have also been known as the Orphans, Colts, Panamas, Rainmakers, Spuds, Trojans,

Microbes, and Zephyrs.

The White Sox are one of eight charter members of the American League. They have played in Chicago since the

inaugural 1901 season, and have won six American League pennants and three World Series titles, most recently in

2005.

Wrigley Field, which is where the Cubs play, is nicknamed "The

Friendly Confines," and the oldest park in the National League

Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox

Sue Eldrenkamp, Rob Payne, and Tiffany Carone

celebrating the Cubs first World Series win in over 100

years!

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Chicago Blackhawks – Hockey

The Blackhawks are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams. Spelled “Black

Hawks” until 1986, the team has won six Stanley Cup championships

since their founding in 1926, with the most recent in 2015.

Chicago Bears - Football

The Chicago Bears American football franchise is a

charter member of the National Football League

(NFL) and have played in all of the league's 97

seasons.

The Bears have captured nine NFL championships,

including one Super Bowl – second most all time

behind the Green Bay Packers.

The franchise has also recorded more regular season

victories than any other franchise with 744, retired the

most uniform numbers with fourteen, and have the

most members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with

twenty-seven.

Basketball

The Chicago Bulls Basketball team was founded on January 16,

1966 and has won Six NBA championships between 1991 and

1998 with two three-peats. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to

win multiple championships and never lose an NBA Finals series

in their history. Their most famous player was number 23, Michael

Jordan.

Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears

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Chicago Fire - Soccer

The Chicago Fire Soccer team is names after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

The team was founded on October 8, 1997, the event's 126th anniversary

The Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup (the "double") on their first

season. They have won U.S. Open Cups in 2000, 2003, and 2006; in addition to

the 2003 MLS Supporters' Shield.

Climate

Rolling Meadows shares the same climate as Chicago, which is known as “The Windy City”. The origins of Chicago’s

famous nickname are not entirely clear. With Chicago’s close proximity to the Great Lakes, the most obvious explanation

is that it comes from the frigid breezes that blow off Lake Michigan and sweep through the city’s streets. However, another

popular theory holds that it was coined in reference to Chicago’s bloviating residents and politicians, who were deemed to

be “full of hot”

The climate of Chicago is classified as humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with all four seasons distinctly represented: wet,

cool springs; somewhat hot, and often humid, summers; pleasantly mild autumns; and cold winters.

Here is how Chicago’s average climate compares to the average across the U.S.:

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In the summer temperatures don't normally reach 100 °F in Chicago. But it does get into the 90s on an average 14 days a

year. The days are above 50 degrees from June to September and nearly every day in May and October.

In the winter Chicago has had an average annual snowfall of 37.1 inches over the last 30 years, which is

14.7 inches more than the national average (22.4 inches).

Chicago's lowest wind chill was recorded on a horribly cold Christmas Eve in 1983 when a temperature of negative 23

Degrees Fahrenheit and a 29 mph wind combined to produce the record low wind chill of 82 below zero. That is one

climate record that will probably never be broken.

The temperatures soared to record highs in July of 1995 with the hottest weather occurring from July 12 to July 16. The

high of 106 °F (41 °C) on July 13 was the second warmest July temperature (warmest being 110 °F (43 °C) set on July

23, 1934) since records began at Chicago Midway International Airport in 1928.

From beautiful suburban Rolling Meadows neighborhoods, a botanical garden, and a free zoo, to majestic sky scrapers,

awe-inspiring public art, and a myriad of museums, the Chicago area has something for everyone!

Chicago’s famous Cloud Gate covered

with snow.

The Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by

Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor,

which is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza

at Millennium Park in the Loop

community area of Chicago.