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12307

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9082

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1798

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1205

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584

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319

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236

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30

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28

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22

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13

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13

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11

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5

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3

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33046

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23072

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2313

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2276

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2221

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1341

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996

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955

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48

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25538

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11843

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10377

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1731

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1672

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1149

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778

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551

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212

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197

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29

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24

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5484

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1748

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1144

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1097

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1024

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2

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5285

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2142

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783

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685

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522

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256

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248

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228

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208

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168

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124

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82

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70

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61

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46

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38

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30

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12

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7

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5071

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1552

1933 World's Fair

1347

Settlement House Movement

746

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731

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392

Great Chicago Fire

294

1893 World's Fair

279

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251

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216

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119

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100

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95

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92

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38

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34

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30

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27

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25

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20

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15

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11

1919 race riot

1

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4307

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2120

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975

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633

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405

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252

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157

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77

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53

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12

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Loop

12772

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3708

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2933

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2845

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2416

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2322

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2007

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1715

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1668

Englewood

1617

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1290

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1127

Lincoln Park

1064

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1056

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1027

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1018

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1000

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959

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909

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907

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825

Austin

705

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698

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668

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659

Streeterville

658

East Side

633

Wrigleyville

624

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613

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573

Douglas

545

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534

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514

Edgewater

467

Roseland

462

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401

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399

McKinley Park

385

Belmont Cragin

381

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373

Bridgeport

370

Wicker Park

369

West Englewood

367

Albany Park

364

Pullman

358

Rogers Park

356

Logan Square

347

Gage Park

302

South Shore

300

Dunning

293

Little Italy

286

Brighton Park

285

Kenwood

283

North Park

281

Washington Heights

256

Grand Boulevard

221

Jefferson Park

220

Archer Heights

205

West Ridge

205

West Pullman

195

Avondale

182

Chatham

182

Chinatown

182

Mount Greenwood

166

Brainerd

161

East Hyde Park

158

East Garfield Park

154

Andersonville

152

Forest Glen

143

South Chicago

143

Ukrainian Village

137

Back of the Yards

129

Fuller Park

129

West Garfield Park

127

Hamilton Park

126

O'Hare

122

Norwood Park

119

Auburn Gresham

114

Park West

109

Ravenswood

99

Heart of Chicago

94

Oakland

83

Greater Grand Crossing

79

Gladstone Park

74

Montclare

74

Sauganash

74

West Elsdon

74

Garfield Ridge

69

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

Sheffield Neighbors

58

South Deering

58

Ashburn

55

West Lawn

52

Bowmanville

49

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

48

Beverly

46

Clearing

45

Old Town Triangle

32

Morgan Park

26

Park Manor

23

Lake Meadows

22

South Commons

22

Canaryville

21

Grand Crossing

21

Edison Park

19

Bucktown

10

Avalon Park

9

Goose Island

7

Jackson Park Highlands

6

Stateway Gardens

6

Cabrini Green

5

Marquette Park

4

Wentworth Gardens

4

Longwood Manor

3

Noble Square

3

Riverdale

3

Rosehill

3

Altgeld Gardens

2

Burnside

2

Peterson Park

2

Printers Row

2

Tri-Taylor

2

Belmont Gardens

1

East Rogers Park

1

Fernwood

1

Groveland Park

1

Ravenswood Gardens

1

Scottsdale

1

Stony Island Park

1

West Humboldt Park

1

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Chicago

96574

North Chicago

108

Chicago Heights

33

Elmhurst

31

Evanston

29

Brookfield

15

Oak Park

14

West Chicago

13

Des Plaines

11

Geneva

11

Aurora

10

Joliet

10

Lake Forest

9

River Forest

9

Winnetka

9

Highland Park

8

Riverside

8

Cicero

7

Waukegan

7

Forest Park

6

Glencoe

6

Hammond

6

Lemont

6

Lockport

6

Wilmette

6

Gary

5

Lyons

5

Naperville

5

Berwyn

4

Blue Island

4

Burnham

4

Downers Grove

4

East Chicago

4

Glenview

4

Palatine

4

Park Ridge

4

Western Springs

4

Wood Dale

4

Arlington Heights

3

Calumet City

3

Elgin

3

Evergreen Park

3

Glen Ellyn

3

Hinsdale

3

Niles

3

Oak Brook

3

Skokie

3

Wheeling

3

Aberdeen

2

Broadview

2

Deerfield

2

Itasca

2

Johnsburg

2

Kenilworth

2

Lake Bluff

2

Lisle

2

Lombard

2

Maywood

2

Mettawa

2

Oak Lawn

2

Palos Park

2

Schaumburg

2

Villa Park

2

Warrenville

2

Westmont

2

Wheaton

2

Woodridge

2

Addison

1

Barrington

1

Bartlett

1

Batavia

1

Bensenville

1

Bloomingdale

1

Bolingbrook

1

Buffalo Grove

1

Burr Ridge

1

Carol Stream

1

Chesterton

1

Clarendon Hills

1

Crestwood

1

Crown Point

1

Crystal Lake

1

Darien

1

Elk Grove

1

Elmwood Park

1

Flossmoor

1

Glendale Heights

1

Grayslake

1

Gurnee

1

Hanover Park

1

Hillside

1

LaGrange

1

Libertyville

1

Manhattan

1

Melrose Park

1

Merrionette Park

1

Morton Grove

1

Mundelein

1

North Riverside

1

Northbrook

1

Oakbrook Terrace

1

Orland Hills

1

Orland Park

1

Park Forest

1

Plainfield

1

Prospect Heights

1

River Grove

1

Riverdale

1

Riverwoods

1

Robbins

1

Roselle

1

South Haven

1

Spring Grove

1

St. Charles

1

Summit

1

Thornton

1

Union

1

Wauconda

1

Wayne

1

Willow Springs

1

Willowbrook

1

Winfield (IL)

1

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