Chicago Ghostbusters

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Chicago Ghostbusters
Occupation:	Busting Ghosts in Chi Town
Appeared In:	Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #5 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #7 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #8 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #12 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #13 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #15 Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #16

The Chicago Ghostbusters is a franchise led by the Rookie.

History

At the conclusion of the battle against Ivo Shandor in Thanksgiving 1991, Rookie was offered the opportunity to expand the Ghostbusters with a franchise in either Chicago, Los Angeles, or Cincinnati. Peter Venkman elected to choose and evidently Chicago was chosen. For a couple years, Rookie was forced to work alone due to a bureaucrat's lack of cooperation and the inability to get union certification. Rookie wasn't authorized to start a training program because of a city decision deeming him unfit to train employees. He endured by exploiting whatever loopholes he could find such as hiring non-local temps from Minnesota for when something big came up and hired unwitting people to serve as bait. One summer, Rookie was joined by the Ghostbusters and captured a Ghost Shark on North Lake Shore Drive near the John Hancock Center.

In the following February, Rookie was too busy dealing with the ghost of a Prohibitionist who turned the Chicago River into non-alcoholic beer to help Janine Melnitz deal with the kidnapping of the Ghostbusters. Three months later, the Ghostbusters returned and the New Ghostbusters were disbanded. Exploiting another loophole, Ron Alexander was sent to Chicago to work for the Rookie as a colleague and technician from the home office in New York. Ron quickly took advantage of Rookie's affection for his namesake to boss him around, take all the credit, leave him to do the hard work, and flirt with women on the job. The duo later was hired to track down a Red Blob in a building. Ron was swallowed whole by the blob on the thirteenth floor while the Rookie went on a rant about being disrespected.

In September, the Chicago Ghostbusters visited Nevermore Elementary School and spoke to a class of elementary students at 2 pm. The children argued they weren't the real ones but Ron quickly stepped in and did "crowd control." He opened up the room to a question and answer session. A student named Nigel asked if the Bogeyman was real. After the others jeered him for asking such a question, Ron confirmed the Bogeyman was real and told a story his grandmother told him. However, Rookie interjected and stated they never encountered one but due to the large amount of lore attributed to it, it was likely to exist. Another student named Jason declared they were full of it and insulted Ron's hair. The Chicago Ghostbusters were soon escorted off the school premises after Ron threw chairs at the students.

The Chicago Ghostbusters were hired by Ilyssa Selwyn to examine a selection of newly discovered Gozerian artifacts before the Field Museum of Natural History debuted its World of Gozer exhibit to the public. Unbeknownst to them, Tiamat was present and invoked some chaos. A Gozerian artifact activated and the Man-Eaters of Tsavo were combined into one entity and animated. The Man-Eaters attacked Ron but Rookie detected the P.K.E. readings given off by the artifact and destroyed it. The Man-Eaters were reduced to a bloody lion skin.

In the springtime, the Chicago Ghostbusters went to New York to help cover things for the wedding of Winston Zeddemore and Tiyah Clarke. At this point, there were wearing new navy blue flightsuits, a common color for coveralls in the Midwest. They formed a temporary team with Special Agent Melanie Ortiz and Kylie Griffin and pulled a lot of all-nighters. During the actual wedding, they faced the Five Points Killer at Bates CPA, PC and helped capture it. The Chicago Ghostbusters stayed on and helped the others confront Tiamat.

Known Members

• Rookie
• Ron Alexander

Known Vehicles

• Ecto-15

Trivia

• As displayed on Ecto-15, the Chicago Ghostbusters' phone number is 655-2187
  • Adding in known area codes to the number, the only match being 312, the Chicago Ghostbusters' headquarters is in the Chicago Loop era, specifically The Loop, somewhere between West Monroe Street & South Canal Street and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Appearances

IDW Comics

• Ongoing Series
  • Volume 2
    • Issue #5
      • The New Ghostbusters Stripped - The Rookie & Ron in "Blah Blab Blob"
    • Issue #7
      • The New Ghostbusters Stripped - Featuring The Rookie & Ron Alexander in "Visitation"
    • Issue #8
      • The New Ghostbusters Stripped - Featuring The Rookie & Ron Alexander in "Visitation"
    • Issue #12
      • "Field Trip"
    • Issue #13
    • Issue #15
    • Issue #16

Gallery

As seen in Volume 2 Issue #5

As seen in Volume 2 Issue #7

As seen in Volume 2 Issue #12

As seen in Volume 2 Issue #12

As seen in Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #16