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  2. Schlumberger - Wikipedia

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    Schlumberger. Schlumberger NV ( French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-] ), doing business as SLB, also known as Schlumberger Limited, [2] is an American oilfield services company. [3] [4] As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.

  3. Schaumburg, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Schaumburg ( / ˈʃɔːmbɜːrɡ / SHAWM-burg) is a village located mostly in Cook County and partly in DuPage County in northeastern Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 78,723, making Schaumburg the most populous incorporated village in the United States. [3] Schaumburg is around 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the ...

  4. Chicago rat hole - Wikipedia

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    April 24, 2024. ( 2024-04-24) The Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat formerly in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. After existing for decades, it became a viral phenomenon on social media (mainly Twitter) in January 2024, attracting tourists to the site.

  5. Baker Hughes - Wikipedia

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    Baker Hughes Company is an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. As one of the world's largest oil field services companies, it provides products and services for oil well drilling, formation evaluation, completion, production, and reservoir consulting.

  6. Maxwell Street - Wikipedia

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    Expansion of the University of Illinois at Chicago into Maxwell Street. The University of Illinois at Chicago was established at the Harrison/Halsted area in 1965, the location chosen by Mayor Richard J. Daley. This was unpopular with the locals, who had been promised more low-income housing by the city, and there were numerous protests ...

  7. Geography of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 mi 2 ). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 mi 2) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.

  8. Thornton Quarry - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 41.571°N 87.622°W. Overhead view of the quarry. Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, and 450 feet (140 m) deep at its deepest point. Gallagher Asphalt Corporation has been ...

  9. Montgomery Ward Company Complex - Wikipedia

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    May 17, 2000 (Catalog House only) The Montgomery Ward Company Complex is the former national headquarters of Montgomery Ward, the United States' oldest mail order firm. The property is located along the North Branch of the Chicago River at 618 W. Chicago Avenue in Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. It was listed on the National Register of ...