Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., the leader of the Grammy-winning Versatones, died Monday at Palos Community Hospital. Blazonczyk recorded dozens of polka albums and played thousands of gigs before retiring in 2001.
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The massive, 72-year-old school is not only the city's second largest high school building but is Chicago's best large-scale example of Art Moderne architecture. The school is slated to re-open this fall as one of the city's five STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) academies.
