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Lower West Side, Gabriela F. Arredondo(
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) ...traditionally served as a point of entry to Chicago for working-class immigrants from a broad range...
...The area is bounded on the south and east by the Chicago River , and on the north and west by the...
...its neighborhoods—especially Pilsen and Heart of Chicago—have been vibrant and dynamic enclaves for...
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Cemeteries, Helen Sclair(
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) ...and along the rivers. Regular burying grounds near Lake Michigan , at the edges of town, one...
...In Chicago, the living and the dead have always sought the same space, high and dry land with good...
...at Chicago Avenue and the other at Twelfth Street, established in 1835, were short-lived. The dead...
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Schiller Park, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...closer together, with its message of having a “small town feel with a world at its touch. ”...
...served as honorary mayor of the unincorporated town, which was known as Kolze. In 1886 the Wisconsin...
...the way she ran her household. As the city of Chicago encroached upon nearby land, Schiller Park...
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Fox River, David M. Solzman(
Authored Entry
) ...and mills built on the stream. Now most of the old mill dams are gone, but they have been replaced...
...dam at North Aurora, 1961. Photographer: John McCarthy. Source: Chicago Historical Society. FIGURE 1...
...Illinois. Farther south, it drifts through Chicago's outermost manufacturing suburbs, tumbling over...
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Zambians, Tracy Steffes(
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) ...with Americans and other immigrant groups in Chicago. In addition to the important role it plays as...
...The first Zambians in Chicago probably came as students in the 1970s and 1980s. After Zambian...
...and established small communities in Washington DC, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, and Indiana. The...
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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, Laurie Pintar(
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) ...and theaters was firmly established. Although Chicago's history has been punctuated by the presence...
...in 1935, the union's impact on the city pales in comparison to the impact Chicago has had on the IA....
...1930s, the IA came under the control of Chicago's infamous Capone-Nitti gang. For the remainder of...
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Polio, Ann Durkin Keating(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Photo Essay)
) ...See also: Water ; Epidemics Unofficial Rules for the Polio Epidemic, 1952 Creator: Chicago Tribune...
...Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-38030)...
...On September 13, 1952, the Chicago Tribune reported that more than seven hundred people had...
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Kensington, Janice L. Reiff(
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) ...Born as a railroad town named Calumet Junction, Kensington grew up where the Illinois Central and...
...Central railroads connected in 1852. The town grew slowly until, by 1880, 400 German , Irish ,...
...George M. Pullman announced in 1880 that his model town would be built just north of Kensington, the...
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Aurora University, Susan Palmer(
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) ...University. Today the university also has satellite professional programs in Chicago and Wisconsin....
...In 1912, the school moved to Aurora , a larger town with a record of impressive economic development...
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Scots, June Skinner Sawyers(
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) ...members of the professional or merchant class. Chicago's Scots established their own organizations,...
...the Scottish American community. In 1846 Chicago Scots founded the Illinois Saint Andrew Society,...
...Scottish immigrants played major roles in Chicago's early development. John Kinzie was probably...
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Turks, James S. Kessler(
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) ...weekend Turkish-language school. In addition, Chicago has also been the site of a Turkish consulate...
...Turks constitute a small proportion of Chicago's population, with an estimated total of 5,000...
...arrived in the United States in general and Chicago in particular prior to World War I is difficult....
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Ugandans, Tracy N. Poe(
Authored Entry
) ...Ugandan immigration to Chicago has taken place in four waves. The first,...
...who came to study at the University of Chicago , Loyola University , and the Illinois Institute of...
...cabinet member Luyimbazi Zake settle in the Chicago area during this period, establishing Chicago's...
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Beverly Shores, IN, Elizabeth A. Patterson(
Authored Entry
) ...interurban rail line initially known as the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend, which began to...
...provide through-service from South Bend to Chicago shortly after 1900....
...Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull reorganized the railroad as the Chicago, South Shore & South...
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Beninese, Tracy Steffes(
Authored Entry
) ...in size in the 1990s, Beninese began to move to Chicago and other major cities in search of economic...
...encouraging friends and family to follow. In Chicago, many Beninese women established African...
...educated migrants from Benin and Europe came to Chicago in the late 1990s for graduate education and...
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Clubs, Patriotic and Veterans', Barbara Truesdell(
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) ...to have substantial membership and influence in Chicago and around the country was the Grand Army of...
...Senate bid against Lyman Trumbull. The GAR in Chicago, as in the rest of the country, lobbied for...
...Day. They responded to disasters such as the Chicago Fire by organizing relief campaigns. Chicago-...
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Motoring, James Akerman(
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) ...transportation hub and merchandising center, Chicago played an important early role in the promotion...
...in 1893, and on Thanksgiving Day 1895, the Chicago Herald staged a well-publicized test race through...
...the city's streets. Six years later the first Chicago Automobile Show was held, yet only one out of...
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Paraguayans, Stephen R. Porter(
Authored Entry
) ...community of Paraguayans to settle in the Chicago area began migrating in the middle 1960s from the...
...portion of Caraguatay's residents had migrated to Chicago, and especially New York, by 1980....
...many had worked in agriculture, some came to Chicago skilled in carpentry and metallurgy. All came...
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Peruvians, José R. Deustua(
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) ...messengers during the Inca Empire), which contains information on the Peruvian community in Chicago....
...census and survey data, the Peruvian community in Chicago numbered approximately 10,000 to 20,000 in...
...Miami; and in the area around Los Angeles. In Chicago most Peruvians have located on the Northwest...
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Company Housing, Anna Holian(
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) ...an even more hands-off approach in developing the town of Gary, Indiana , in the 1900s. Through the...
...George M. Pullman, who in 1880 founded the town of Pullman on Chicago's southern suburban fringe. As...
...it sold lots and built houses for employees of the steelworking industries south of Chicago....
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Good Government Movements, Jon C. Teaford(
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) ...party organization consolidated its grip on Chicago and was only periodically bothered by good...
...mid-twentieth century when he observed, “Chicago ain't ready for reform yet. ” From the sidelines,...
...ruled. i3737 Municipal election campaign poster, 1894. Source: Chicago Historical Society. FIGURE 1...
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