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New Mexico generates more energy from solar power by far but this little tidbit found towards the end of the article surprised me. Good for us!

In 2006, Irving Park Lutheran Church discovered a treasure-trove of over 1000 wartime letters written by servicemen and women.

So far, we’ve been able to reconnect more than 148 original letter writers or their families with these historical communications–but we’re still searching for more writers or their relatives.

You could help reconnect these valuable letters with their families. If you recognize a name on this list, please contact the Irving Park Lutheran Church office.

(click here to see the list of names on the church's website.)

I'm flinging this question out into the great reddit maw in hopes that someone bites. Does anyone have experience with the Chicago Data Portal? I friggin love this thing. Their business records are a great help with research... and therein lies the question. Some active businesses don't appear in the database: by legal name, doing business as name, or even postal address. I'm wondering 1) whether I'm doing something wrong or 2) some policy makes licensing unnecessary. For example, legal practices don't need a city license (as those go through the courts) while coffee shops do need a city license. There's a growing list of businesses that I can't find and would appreciate reddit's advice.

Local reporters got a hold of the full court transcript. It's a doozy.