The South Side Chicago street aka ‘O Block’ is one of hundreds nationwide that is named for the slain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After King's assassination in 1968, Chicago became the first city to rename a street for King. Cities such as Atlanta and Chicago and even other cities in Tennessee had already honored king with a street‐name changes despite strong opposition.

Despite a fire in 1871 that destroyed the Central Business District, Chicago grew exponentially, becoming the nation's rail center and the dominant Midwestern center for manufacturing, commerce, finance, higher education, religion, broadcasting, sports, jazz, and high culture. Today, Chicago has become a global city, a thriving center of international trade and commerce, and a place where people of every nationality and background come to pursue the American dream.

“Dibs” is a controversial practice popular in Chicago in which Chicagoans shovel their own snow and use anything they can get their hands on to reserve parking spaces. Dibs is not legal in Chicago, but has been tolerated — and even promoted — by Chicago citizens and politicians for at least 50 years. So when did it begin? And why?

How cultures view and treat their elderly is closely linked to their most prized values and traits. Different views of culture and aging greatly affect seniors in society. The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people have made in our world.