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• Purple Hotel
  ...wo hotels to have hosted each of the three major [[fan]]-run [[Chicago]] [[conventions]]: [[Windycon]], [[Capricon]], and [[DucKon]]. ...rking lot was the site of the gangland slaying of mobster Allan Dorfman. [[Chicago]] [[fan]] [[Dick Smith]] happened to be on the premises at the time.
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• Blinkies
  ...einer]], and others built blinkies and showed them off at [[Midwestern]] [[conventions]]. [[Jim Fuerstenberg]] popularized them outside [[techie]] circles, wearin ...elped run Build-a-Blinky sessions at [[DucKon]] and other [[Chicago]]-area conventions.
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• Alex Eisenstein
  ...n]]. He is a noted [[sf]] art collector and has organized displays at many conventions including an especially well-regarded one at [[Chicon 2000]]. He was a reg
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• 2BeContinued
  A northern [[Indiana]]/[[Chicago]]-area [[convention]] founded in 1998, which ran five times between its fou ...ut together by a group which had focused on running [[parties]] at various conventions with the desire to create a con which offered a larger exposure to [[media
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• Gretchen Roper
  ...en Roper''' (formerly '''Van Dorn''', née '''Duntemann''') is a longtime [[Chicago]] [[fan]], [[filker]], [[conrunner]] and [[huckster]]. She co-founded [[Dod ...artner and since then used used it for their [[huckstering]] business at [[conventions]], specializing in [[filk]].
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• Bid
  ==Bidded Conventions== ...them the right to run a future convention. The [[members]] of these moving conventions vote on where the future con will be held one or two years in advance.
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• Armchair Speculators of DePaul University
  A [[club]] at DePaul University in [[Chicago]] which published the [[clubzine]] ''[[Effen Essef]]''. Also known as the ...sed of three issues, with contributions from DePaul club members and other Chicago-area fans. Issues can now be found in DePaul Library's special collections
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• First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con
  ...–7, 1946, this event was attended by sixteen [[fans]], including four from Chicago and most of the rest from [[Milwaukee]] and [[Battle Creek]]. ...tin Miles]]; from [[Battle Creek]]: [[Ed Counts]] and [[Earl Perry]]; from Chicago: [[Sandy Kadet]], [[Elsie Janda]], [[Ollie Saari]], and [[Dick Wilson]]; fr
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• Drobe
  ...hets|derogatory term]] for a certain type of attendee at [[science-fiction conventions]], particularly one in [[hall costume|costume]] who drifts around the venue A [[scientificombination]] of ''drone'' and ''wardrobe'' — [[Chicago]]'s [[Dick Smith]] thinks he coined it in the early 1980s. In his parlance,
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• Barfleet
  ...lt attendees at [[science fiction]], [[gaming]], and other genre-related [[conventions]]. [[Chicago]] ||U.B.S. Abandon ||[[Terrence Miltner|Captain Ron Añejo]]
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• Chicago, IL
  '''Chicago''' [[fandom]] has remained as disorganized and nearly as quiet as it was wh ...hey are all small, decentralized and often short-lived. Most Chicagoland [[conventions]] and 'tween-convention gatherings are held in the suburbs.
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• Moshe Yudkowsky
  ...[[fan]]. He was a member of [[Thursday]] and belongs to [[GT]]. At area [[conventions]], [[Worldcons]] and a few others, he can generally be found at 1 a.m. and He is married to [https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/medical-education/dme-fac
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• Beverly Friend
  ...and [[fan]], [[academic]] and [[critic]]. She has been a regular at area [[conventions]], [[Worldcons]] and others, participating in many an [[ac track]], and run ...Educational Impact, Inc., 1974. She was [[science-fiction]] critic for the Chicago Daily News.
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• Smoke-Filled Room
  A phrase from [[mundania]], where it originally described the room in [[Chicago]]'s Blackstone Hotel where a small group of powerful [[United States]] sena ...n the following year's consite]], by analogy with the SFR of [[political]] conventions. But now it simply designates any hotel room where [[fans]] gather during a
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• Richard Chwedyk
  ...has also published a number of poems and has coordinated poetry slams in [[Chicago]], where he makes his home. ...con]], and has overseen several other writers workshops at science fiction conventions over the years, often running the workshop at [[Windycon]].
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• Midgicon
  ...Ashley]], [[Walt Liebscher|Liebscher]], and other [[fen]] of the area in [[Chicago, IL]] in the spring of '43; they prowled the bookshops, and at a [[Room Par ...Battle Creek; [[Walt Liebscher]] from Joliet, IL; [[Frank Robinson]], from Chicago; and [[Bob Tucker]] from [[Bloomington, IL]].
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• Martha Beck
  ...y of [[All-Night Fandom]], would frequently throw her hotel room open at [[conventions]] for casual coffee gatherings after most [[room parties]] had died down. ...Henry. [[Henry Cabot Beck, Sr.|Hank]] and Martha became associated with [[Chicago fandom]] in 1957.
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• Locals
  ...These conventions may attract many [[ghosts]]. With the proliferation of [[conventions]], some cons that used to be [[regionals]] have devolved into local cons. ...ocal for any considerable length of time. Even in the large cities, like [[Chicago]] and [[Washington]], there have been periods when there was no active [[fa
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• Dick Spelman
  ...dary book dealer (he hated the term "[[huckster]]") who was active at [[SF conventions]] from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. (His older brother, [[Henry
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• Bob Passovoy
  ...ember of the [[Dorsai Irregulars]], a group which provides [[security]] to conventions, and serves as the [[organization]]'s Corporate Agent. At [[science fiction conventions]], Passovoy often acts as an [[auction]]eer and has helped create the style
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• Steve Johnson
  ...at the [[GT|General Technics Berserkers]] and other activities, regional [[conventions]], and by passing the torch to his children who have developed close friend While at DePaul, Steve arranged for an on-campus speaker series with [[Chicago]]-area authors, conducted clandestine traversals of the university's steam
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• Star Trek Conventions
  ...Lives!''' was one of the earliest and most influential ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[conventions]]. It was [[fan]]-run, with many members of the [[committee]] also active i ...The committee did heavy advertising including TV spots, and had rented the Chicago Amphitheater, which seats 13,000. The got 200 people on Friday and 800 on S
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• Otis Adelbert Kline
  ...]]'' was a [[fanzine]] devoted to his writing. He was a regular at [[early conventions]] such as the [[Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention]], [[Nycon Kline was born in [[Chicago]].
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• Bob Lovell
  ...ssful [[Baltimore in '83]] [[Worldcon]] [[bid]]. He traveled to numerous [[conventions]] around the country to throw bidding parties and give "[[Backrubs for Balt ...[[Sue Lovell|Toots Larue]] and [[gafiated]]. Afterward, he lived in the [[Chicago]] area, and had moved to [[Arizona]] by the time of his death. Moose and To
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• Capricon
  A [[Chicago]]-area [[local convention]] founded in 1980 by [[fans]] dissatisfied with [ ...caused much consternation when this practice was adopted for one of the [[Chicago Worldcons]] and took unaccustomed fans by surprise.
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• Elizabeth Anne Hull
  '''Dr. Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Hull''' was a [[Chicago]]land [[academic]], [[politics|political activist]], [[collector]] and [[SF .... She ran writers’ workshops and judged writing contests for a number of [[conventions]]. She was a contributor to ''[[Locus]]''.
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• ISA
  ...handful of its members actually getting together as a local group in the [[Chicago]] area, and only partly devoted to the then new genre of [[science fiction] ...ery, Alabama. A month later, [[Walter Dennis]] and [[Sydney Gerson]] of [[Chicago]] formed a similar club. The following year, the two clubs merged with 25
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• Steven H Silver
  [[Chicago]]-area fan who became active in internet [[fandom]] in the mid-90s and bega ...served as a vice-chair for [[Chicon 7]], as well as the President of the [[Chicago Worldcon Bid | corporate board]] in the years leading up to the 2012 [[Worl
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• Robert Weinberg
  Beginning in 1976, Bob began serving as the [[co-chair]] of the [[Chicago Comicon]], then the second largest [[comic book]] convention in the United ...up [[The Stars Our Destination]], a science fiction specialty bookstore in Chicago from 1988 through 2003. In 1997, Bob sold his mail order business to Alice.
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• Conventions That May Not Have Happened
  This is an odd duck, or more precisely, a series of unrelated odd ducks: [[Conventions]] which were announced but which may or may not have actually been held. W [[Travelcon to the Solacon]]||August 1958||[[Chicago]] to [[LA]]||
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• Frank M. Robinson
  ...n Shack]] in [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], collecting magazines, attending [[conventions]], and publishing the [[fanzine]] (''[[FANEWSCARD]]''). He was also known a ...r. Afterward, he went to graduate school in journalism, then worked for a Chicago-based Sunday supplement. Soon afterward he switched to ''Science Digest'',
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• Sam Moskowitz' Seacon Reminiscence
  .... This contrasts with the search for a familiar face at some of the larger conventions. For example, at [[Nolacon II]] (1988) in [[Louisiana]], the registration w So confident was [[Chicago]] that it would win the bid for the next convention, that its pivot man, [[
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• Dave Kyle's St. Louiscon Reminiscence
  ...Only two big conventions had been held from 1939 through 1965: [[Chicon II|Chicago 1952]] approached a thousand, as did [[Nycon II|New York 1956]]. The trend ...ship at $3, and rooms were $13 single, $18 double, suites starting at $35. Conventions were getting larger and so were the prices. (But twenty years later -- ouch
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• Dave Kyle's Chicon IV Reminiscence
  1982 -- [[Chicon IV]], [[Chicago]] ...g me to be a [[Program Participant]], a [[Dealer]] -- and a "Veteran" of [[Chicago Worldcons|four Chicons]]. The pale green one, the biggest one, has golden l
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• Thursday
  '''Thursday''', an informal gathering of [[Chicago|Chicagoland]] [[fans]], met weekly on Thursday nights during the 1970s and ...]'s apartment at 7660 N. Sheridan in the [[Rogers Park]] neighborhood of [[Chicago]]. Later, the location of the meetings changed weekly as different [[fans]]
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• Fan Lounge
  ...00]] recreated a typical [[fan]] living room as used for meetings of the [[Chicago]] [[fanclub]] [[Thursday]]. At [[Anticipation]] in [[Montreal]] in 2009, th
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• Oliver Saari
  ...art of the group who hung out at the [[Slan Shack]]. He attended many SF [[conventions]] in the 1940s and ’50s (including the 1943 and ’44 [[Michiconference]] ...ée, [[Ginny Haas]]. They married in November of that year and settled in [[Chicago]], according to [[Bob Tucker]] in ''[[Science Fiction News Letter]]'' 18, p
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• Early Conventions
  April 1940 || [[Third Chicago Conference]] || 4 || [[Bloomington, IL]] || September 1–2, 1940 || '''[[Chicon]]''' || 128 || [[Chicago, IL]] ||
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• Bill Roper
  [[Chicago]]land [[fan]], [[filker]] and [[conrunner]] '''Bill Roper''' co-founded Dod ...over as publisher of the press. He and his wife also [[huckster]] at many conventions as [[The Secret Empire]]. He was a regular at [[Thursday]].
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• Dick Smith
  ...]] in [[Wisconsin]] during the late 1970s, but has been most active from [[Chicago]]. He has been a prominent [[apahack]], [[convention fan]], [[fanzine]] pub After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Dick moved to the [[Chicago]] area in 1979 (in time for the blizzard) and became active in both local [
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• Leah Zeldes Smith
  ...Zeldes Smith''' (pronounced LAY-uh ZEL-dəs), a longtime [[fan]] based in [[Chicago]] and [[Milwaukee]], has been a [[fanzine fan]], [[club fan]] and [[con fan ...or]], where she was active in the [[Stilyagi Air Corps]]. Upon moving to [[Chicago]] in 1985, she became a regular at [[Thursday]]. She served on the [[board]
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• Chicago Clubs
  [[Chicago]] is another of those cities which has abounded with short-lived [[clubs]] See also: [[Chicago]], ''[[6 in 60]]''.
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• User:Netmouse
  ...96, traveled the country for 3 1/2 months with her sister, then settled in Chicago doing professional web design for a bit before returning to school at the U
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• Smofcon
  ...In 1983, after running an [[Atlanta]] [[bid party]] at [[Windycon X]] (a [[Chicago]] [[regional convention]]), they approached [[Ben Yalow]] (then on the [[NY ...his was the convention which successfully began an almost-annual series of conventions.
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• Sam Moskowitz' Detention Reminiscence
  ...e the convention expenses released sometime later. Today, when the cost of conventions runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars and a mismanaged event can rack ...he support of that city to [[Pittsburgh]]. Since there was a substantial [[Chicago]]-area representation in attendance, as well as my [[Eastern Science Fictio
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• User talk:Leah Zeldes Smith
  ...ems part of the conrunning process to me, its done by conrunners, often at conventions. Conrunning as category is distinct from Publishing because they don't over ...e are several errors in my listing, too (e.g., I founded the University of Chicago sf club, not the University of Illinois!)." on the Trufan mailing list on M
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• Windycon
  '''Windycon''', a [[Chicago]]-area [[regional convention]], was founded in 1974 and held annually since ...ership hovering around 1,300. It is the largest of the [[fan]]-run Chicago conventions.
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• Sam Moskowitz' Nolacon I Reminiscence
  ...report on the unfair and unfavorable reports newspapers had given of past conventions. He intended to hand this as a general release to [[New Orleans]] papers. T ...vote, became a contest between the top two, [[Chicago]] and [[Atlanta]]. [[Chicago]] won, setting the stage for the first convention with an attendance over 1
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• Tucker Bag 4-1/2
  ...*sigh* [[sercon]] will be held both here and at [[Windycon 1|Windycon]] ([[Chicago]]'s first convention in 12 years -- see the [[Program Book]] its ad). [[Pr ...oday! Pickup can be made here (hope dies hard!) or at various Midwestern [[conventions]]
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• Larry Tucker
  ...70s through the '90s. Larry was a [[trufan]] whose [[fanac]] encompassed [[conventions]], [[fanclubs]] and [[fanzines]] — along with his own unique contribution ...nd videotape. He taped hundreds of hours of [[programming]] at scores of [[conventions]], both for SFOHA and on his own. He designed SFOHA's space dog logo.
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