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Eighth Annual 'Making History Awards' Dinner Scheduled May 9th at Chicago Historical Society.

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| February 26, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2009 PR Newswire Association LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

CHICAGO -- Five talented and generous contributors to Chicago's arts, business and Mexican-American communities will be honored Thursday, May 9, 2002, as the Chicago Historical Society bestows its annual Making History Awards. This year's honorees are Ramsey Lewis, Walter A. Netsch, Jr., Sara N. Paretsky, Richard Thomas and Arturo Velasquez, Sr..

"The wide-ranging accomplishments of the individuals being honored by this year's Making History Awards enhance Chicago's reputation in every corner of the globe," said Paul H. Dykstra, chair of the awards program.

Ramsey Lewis, musician and composer, will receive The Theodore Thomas History Maker Award for Distinction in the Performing Arts. A Chicago native who grew up in the Cabrini Homes housing project, Lewis hit the pop charts in 1965 with the back-to-back Grammy…

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