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Rick Johnson – Journalist

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | September 13, 2021
Rick Johnson Creem Magazine

As an illustrious contemporary and cohort at the fabled CREEM magazine of rock journalists Dave Marsh and the infamous Lester Bangs, Rick Johnson is a considered a legend, albeit almost completely…

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Benny Kim – Acclaimed Violinist

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | July 12, 2021
Benny Kim violinist

Macomb native, and internationally known and acclaimed violinist Benny Kim has performed as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Boston, Saint Louis, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, and South Africa to…

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Elizabeth Tumulty – CBS Television Network President

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | October 5, 2020
Elizabeth Tumulty

After majoring in Mass Communication & Broadcast Engeneering from Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, Elizabeth Tumulty went on to become the president of CBS television network, and was in…

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Preston Jackson – Artist / Sculptor

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | July 28, 2020
Preston Jackson

Preston Eugene Jackson has been called “one of the greatest black artists of our time.” Born in Decatur, IL Jackson attended Oakland Elementary School and Stephen Decatur High School, where he…

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George Francis Chase – Brigadier General U.S. Army

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | January 9, 2020
Gen. Chase

Brigadier General George Francis Chase (1848 -1925) was the commander of the 15th Cavalry Regiment and in 1907 he became the United States Army Inspector General for the Department of the East. He was born on July…

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James B. Fields – Preacher / Orator / Businessman

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | January 9, 2020
Rev. J. B. Fields

James B. Fields (1850-1896) was a Baptist preacher and orator in Illinois and Denver, Colorado. He was known for his orations in opposition to agnostic, Robert G. Ingersoll. J. B. Fields was born…

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Lawrence Yates Sherman – U.S. Senator

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | January 9, 2020
Sen. Sherman

Lawrence Yates Sherman was born November 8, 1858 in Miami County, Ohio. His parents Nelson and Maria (Yates) Sherman, first moved to McDonough County, Illinois in 1859 and eventually settled in…

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Cyrus Walker – Pioneer Lawyer & Judge

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | January 9, 2020
Judge Cyrus Walker

Cyrus Walker (1791-1875) was a pioneer lawyer with a wide reputation, especially for success in criminal cases. He was a Virginian who moved to Macomb from Kentucky in 1832 and…

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Ernest J. Stevens – Millionaire Hotelier and Businessman

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | December 2, 2019
Ernest James Stevens - Stevens Hotel

Ernest James Stevens was born on February 13, 1884 in Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois. His parents were Jessie Louise (Smith) and James William Stevens. In 1890 the family with four…

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C.V. Chandler – Businessman / War Veteran / Philanthropist

By Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | May 1, 2019

Charles Vilasco Chandler was born in Macomb, McDonough County, IL., January 25, 1843. His father, Col. Charles Chandler, who died December 26, 1878, was a prominent banker of Macomb and a…

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