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DePaul College Prep
DePaul College Prep is a Vincentian Catholic college preparatory high school founded in 2014 in Chicago. The founders were a group of administrators and trustees of DePaul University and other individuals committed to Catholic education. As part of its mission and vision, DePaul Prep teaches the charism of St. Vincent de Paul, encouraging its students to serve those who live on the margins of society. History In 2012, a group of trustees and administrators of DePaul University was asked by the Archdiocese of Chicago and the priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection to assist Gordon Tech High School. As the academic partnership with DePaul University progressed successfully, the school officially became DePaul College Prep in 2014. In July 2019, in response to a rapidly growing enrollment, DePaul College Prep's Board of Directors acquired a new 17-acre campus and modern school buildings at 3300 N. Campbell, Chicago, Illinois. DePaul College Prep moved its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Vincent de Paul, Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Catholic theology, Catholic university in terms of enrollment in North America. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. DePaul's two campuses are located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Lincoln Park and the Chicago Loop, Loop. DePaul is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university enrolls around 14,500 undergraduates and about 7,900 graduate/law students. In 2017, about 90% of DePaul's students commuted or lived off campus. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck (TV Series)
''Luck'' is an American dramatic television series created by David Milch and starring Dustin Hoffman. Set in the world of horse racing, the pilot episode was directed by Michael Mann. The series premiered January 29, 2012. HBO aired the first episode on December 11, 2011, as a preview. It was immediately renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, scheduled to air beginning in January 2013. However, the series was canceled on March 14, 2012, due to animal safety concerns. Three horses died during production of the series. The first season's remaining episodes continued to air. The complete first season was released on DVD and Blu-ray November 27, 2012. Cast * Dustin Hoffman as Chester "Ace" Bernstein * Dennis Farina as Gus Demitriou * John Ortiz as Turo Escalante * Richard Kind as Joey Rathburn * Kevin Dunn as Marcus Becker * Ian Hart as Lonnie McHinery * Ritchie Coster as Renzo Calagari * Jason Gedrick as Jerry Boyle * Kerry Condon as Rosie Shanahan * Gary Stevens as Ronn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder One (TV Series)
''Murder One'' is an American legal drama television series that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 19, 1995, until May 29, 1997. The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, and Channing Gibson. Like many of Bochco's previous series, ''Murder One'' was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Sometime after the conclusion of ''Murder One'', Bochco ended his longtime relationship with Fox and moved his production company over to Paramount Television, Paramount, making ''Murder One'' his last production with Fox for over a decade. In 1997, ''TV Guide'' ranked the first episode, "Chapter 1", #60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes in television history. Premise In its first season, the series starred Daniel Benzali as defense attorney Theodore (Ted) Hoffman, a criminal litigator and the principal of his own firm, Hoffman and Associates. Backed by a cadre of young associates, Hoffman was a gruff, masterful criminal lawye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Eagle
''Iron Eagle'' is a 1986 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Alyn Elders, and starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr.Mann, Roderick"Sidney Furie leads the cheer for 'Iron Eagle'." ''Los Angeles Times'', February 2, 1986. Retrieved: October 27, 2010. The film is unfavorably compared to the similarly-themed '' Top Gun'' released the same year. It is the first installment of the ''Iron Eagle'' film series and was followed by three sequels: '' Iron Eagle II'', '' Aces: Iron Eagle III'', and '' Iron Eagle on the Attack'', with Gossett being the only actor to appear in all four films. Plot Doug Masters, son of veteran U.S. Air Force pilot Colonel Ted Masters, is a hotshot civilian pilot hoping to follow in his father's role. He receives a notice of rejection from the Air Force Academy, and his father has been shot down and captured by the fictional Arab state of Bilya while patrolling over the Mediterranean Sea. Though the inciden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Gedrick
Jason Michael Gedrick is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the television series '' Murder One'' and ''Boomtown'', and the motion picture ''Iron Eagle'' as Doug Masters. He starred in the 2001 film '' Summer Catch'' as Mike Dunne, the older brother of the main character Ryan. Early life Jason Michael Gedrick was born Jason Gedroic in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Polish descent. Acting career After changing his surname to the homonymous "Gedrick", he began his career as an extra in films such as '' Bad Boys'' (1983) and '' Risky Business'' (1983). He had roles in '' The Heavenly Kid'' (1985), ''Iron Eagle'' (1986), and ''Promised Land'' (1987) with director Michael Hoffman, '' Iron Eagle II'' (1988 in an uncredited role for the first few minutes of the movie), '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), the cult classic '' Rooftops'' (1989), ''Backdraft'' (1991), and '' Crossing the Bridge'' (1992). Gedrick then appeared in television series such as ''Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants three years later, eventually relocation of professional sports teams, relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants play their home games at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any other team in the history of Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major American sports. The team was the first major-league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bourjos
Christopher Bourjos (born October 16, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who played part of one season for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He has worked as an Arizona-based scout (sport), scout. Playing career Bourjos attended Northern Illinois University, where he played baseball for the Northern Illinois Huskies, Huskies in 1975 and 1976. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants on March 26, 1977, and was called up by the Giants late in the 1980 season after playing four years in the minor leagues. Bourjos was traded by the Giants with Bob Knepper to the Houston Astros in exchange for Enos Cabell December 8, 1980, and by the Astros with cash to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Kiko Garcia April 1, 1981, but didn't play for either the Astros or Orioles. He returned to the minor leagues, his last season being with Portland Beavers, Portland (Pacific Coast League, PCL) in 1983. Scouting career After his retirement as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Bingham
Gregory Raleigh Bingham (born March 13, 1951) is a former National Football League (NFL) linebacker, who played from 1973 through 1984 for the Houston Oilers. He had 4 touchdowns and lead the league in tackles for 11 years. He played football at Chicago's Gordon Tech High School as a tight end and linebacker and was the team's leading tackler. Bingham went on from Gordon Tech to play middle guard / nose tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, starting 1971 through 1973, his last three years. Known for "going all out on every single play", Bingham earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in his junior and senior years of 1971 and 1972 and likely would have in 1970 his sophomore year if not for breaking his ankle in an early season upset of then-ranked #3 Stanford University in Palo Alto. Bingham is a noted coin collector and has owned an extensive collection of commemorative half dollars, as well as a complete collection of Morgan dollar The Morgan dollar is a United States d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Antonelli
Louis Antonelli (born July 28, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is a filmmaker and poet. Biography Louis Antonelli's professional career began in 1980, with the theatrical release of his short film, "The Game". His feature film debut was in 1994 with, "Last Day in Chicago". His films have been official selections at film festivals including, The Chicago International Film Festival (1992, 1993(2), 1994(2), 2008) WorldFEST Houston (1993) The San Francisco Film Festival (1992) The Berlin Film Festival (1992) The Venice Film Festival (1991) and the Cannes Film Festival (1995) Louis Antonelli has won industry honors, including The Chicago International Film Festival (1992, 1993, 1994 x 2, 1995, 2008) MarCom Creative Award (2005) The Videography Awards (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and two Silver TELLY Awards (1992, 2005) Louis Antonelli is a two time EMMY nominee (1993, 1997.) His most recent studio release was with Universal Pictures/UMe and Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities in the US and elsewhere may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain qualifying scores on the examinations. The AP curriculum for each of the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in that academic discipline. For a high school course to have the designation as offering an AP course, the course must be audited by the College Board to ascertain that it satisfies the AP curriculum as specified in the Board's Course and Examination Description (CED). If the course is approved, the school may use the AP designation and the course will be publicly listed on the AP Course Ledger. History 20th century After the end of World War II, the Ford Foundation created a fund that supported committees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurrectionists (Catholic)
The Resurrectionists, officially named the Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (; abbreviated CR), is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men. It was founded in 1836 by three men: Bogdan Jański, Peter Semenenko and Hieronim Kajsiewicz on the heels of the Polish Great Emigration. History The Congregation of the Resurrection began in Paris on Ash Wednesday of 1836. Bogdan Janski, Peter Semenenko, and Jerome Kajsiewicz, the first three members, are regarded as the founders. As a university student in Warsaw, Janski became involved in various student movements. He then studied economics in France, England, and Germany. Disenchanted with various social movements, he began to assist Polish exiles living in France, where he worked as a tutor. He supplemented his meager income as a contributor to encyclopedic dictionaries and dispersed his funds among poor Polish exiles throughout France. Janski sent two of his associates, Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
