Altgeld

American  

[awlt-geld] / ˈɔlt gɛld /

noun

1. John Peter, 1847–1902, U.S. politician, born in Germany: governor of Illinois 1892–96: made controversial decision to pardon those convicted in Haymarket Riot.

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Example Sentences

The 5.5-mile extension is supposed to connect the current 95th Street terminus of Chicago’s elevated trains to a new station at 130th Street, near the Altgeld Gardens public-housing project built in the 1940s for Black GIs returning from World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Walking through the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood after her children’s dentist appointment, Kewaunee Robinson said she sometimes waits 30 minutes or more for a bus to take her to the 95th Street station, or to a Walmart at 111th Street that serves as her main grocery store.

From The Wall Street Journal

His tenure also coincided with the institution of zero-tolerance discipline policies and the opening of some of the district’s first public military schools, the Carver Military Academy in Altgeld Gardens and the Chicago Military Academy in Bronzeville on the city’s South Side.

From Slate

Originally from the South Side of Chicago – the housing projects of Altgeld Gardens – Washington is a 24-year veteran of the U.S.

From Seattle Times

Authorities said Underwood, 53, moved into the Altgeld Gardens public housing complex two years earlier after she lost her restaurant manager job and was unable to keep her suburban Chicago home.

From Washington Times