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9082

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1797

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1205

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584

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319

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236

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117

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30

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28

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33074

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23072

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2315

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2276

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2226

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1344

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997

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49

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11843

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10380

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1736

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1676

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1149

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778

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557

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212

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197

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5580

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1748

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1239

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1097

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1025

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686

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124

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82

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70

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61

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48

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38

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30

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12

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7

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5095

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1552

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1347

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746

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731

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392

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297

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278

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252

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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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54

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34

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31

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27

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25

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25

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15

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12

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1

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1

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4312

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2123

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976

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633

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405

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253

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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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2934

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2846

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2417

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2322

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2007

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1715

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1670

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1618

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1290

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1127

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1066

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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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911

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907

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826

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753

Austin

706

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698

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668

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660

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633

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624

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613

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573

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545

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534

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514

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467

Roseland

462

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401

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401

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385

Belmont Cragin

381

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373

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370

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370

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367

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364

Pullman

358

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356

Logan Square

347

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302

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301

Dunning

293

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286

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286

Kenwood

284

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281

Washington Heights

256

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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

South Chicago

144

Forest Glen

143

Ukrainian Village

137

Back of the Yards

130

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129

Hamilton Park

127

West Garfield Park

127

O'Hare

122

Norwood Park

119

Auburn Gresham

114

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109

Ravenswood

100

Heart of Chicago

94

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83

Greater Grand Crossing

79

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74

Montclare

74

Sauganash

74

West Elsdon

74

Garfield Ridge

69

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

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58

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58

Ashburn

55

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52

Bowmanville

49

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

48

Beverly

46

Clearing

45

Old Town Triangle

32

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27

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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

96798

North Chicago

108

Chicago Heights

33

Elmhurst

31

Evanston

29

Brookfield

15

Oak Park

14

Des Plaines

13

West Chicago

13

Geneva

11

Aurora

10

Joliet

10

Winnetka

10

Lake Forest

9

River Forest

9

Riverside

9

Highland Park

8

Cicero

7

Waukegan

7

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6

Glencoe

6

Hammond

6

Lemont

6

Lockport

6

Lyons

6

Wilmette

6

Gary

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

Lombard

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

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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