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Libraries & Archives

Chicago History Museum

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30850

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16278

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13030

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2304

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1095

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802

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697

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573

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547

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201

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112

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103

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102

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100

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100

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54

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50

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50

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47

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30

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23

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14

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11

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9

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Daily Life & Identity

38520

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25827

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3465

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3313

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2288

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1981

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1086

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728

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723

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489

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129

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97

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93

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91

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76

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75

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57

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23

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23

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10

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35687

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17296

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12270

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3542

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2333

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2282

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1988

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1027

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554

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484

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369

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221

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12

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6369

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1798

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1487

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1148

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1001

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652

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397

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201

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145

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53

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1

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6368

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1812

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1601

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1288

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703

1893 World's Fair

561

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446

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265

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241

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230

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115

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92

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51

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29

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27

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21

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19

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17

1968 Democratic Convention

16

Haymarket Affair

12

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10

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8

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4745

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1933

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1694

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537

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343

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158

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141

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53

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50

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45

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4361

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948

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718

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673

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509

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395

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330

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246

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157

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129

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129

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100

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61

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59

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49

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48

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21

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6

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5

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1218

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267

Chinese

209

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127

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78

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63

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53

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44

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42

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33

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30

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30

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25

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24

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21

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16

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15

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13

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13

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12

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11

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10

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10

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9

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8

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7

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7

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6

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6

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6

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5

Oceti Ŝakowiŋ (Sioux)

5

Homeless and/or unhoused people

4

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4

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3

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3

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3

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3

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3

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

Lithuanians

1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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Loop

12720

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4613

Near North Side

3675

Hyde Park

3122

Humboldt Park

2416

West Town

2327

South Loop

2004

Lake View

1846

Armour Square

1819

Englewood

1530

Portage Park

1280

River North

1125

Lincoln Park

1045

Gold Coast

1033

Irving Park

1015

Lower West Side

1012

Uptown

912

Near South Side

898

North Lawndale

890

Lincoln Square

828

Woodlawn

691

Little Village

688

Austin

685

Pilsen

663

New City

647

East Side

634

Streeterville

633

South Lawndale

624

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620

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602

Douglas

532

Bronzeville

527

University Village

515

Old Town

508

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458

Roseland

453

Chicago Lawn

397

Wicker Park

393

McKinley Park

385

Belmont Cragin

379

North Center

372

Bridgeport

359

West Englewood

358

Albany Park

350

Pullman

337

Logan Square

308

Gage Park

301

Rogers Park

299

Dunning

293

Brighton Park

290

Little Italy

286

Chinatown

282

South Shore

280

North Park

279

Washington Heights

251

Kenwood

238

Archer Heights

205

Jefferson Park

194

Grand Boulevard

192

West Pullman

191

West Ridge

184

Chatham

179

Avondale

178

Mount Greenwood

166

Brainerd

161

East Hyde Park

158

Andersonville

152

East Garfield Park

143

Ukrainian Village

137

Fuller Park

127

Hamilton Park

126

Back of the Yards

125

West Lawn

121

O'Hare

120

South Chicago

120

Norwood Park

116

Park West

109

Auburn Gresham

108

Ravenswood

98

Heart of Chicago

94

Oakland

80

Forest Glen

77

West Garfield Park

76

Garfield Ridge

75

Gladstone Park

74

Montclare

74

Greater Grand Crossing

73

West Elsdon

72

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

Sheffield Neighbors

58

South Deering

57

Bowmanville

54

Ashburn

53

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

47

Beverly

45

Clearing

45

Morgan Park

36

Old Town Triangle

32

Park Manor

23

Lake Meadows

22

South Commons

22

Grand Crossing

21

Canaryville

20

Edison Park

19

Sauganash

11

Bucktown

10

Avalon Park

8

Cabrini Green

6

Goose Island

6

Noble Square

6

Wentworth Gardens

4

Longwood Manor

3

Marquette Park

3

Rosehill

3

Burnside

2

Jackson Park Highlands

2

Peterson Park

2

Printers Row

2

Riverdale

2

Tri-Taylor

2

Altgeld Gardens

1

Belmont Gardens

1

East Rogers Park

1

Fernwood

1

Groveland Park

1

Ravenswood Gardens

1

Stony Island Park

1

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Chicago

96119

Evanston

1492

Lake Forest

1066

Waukegan

639

Oak Park

317

Elk Grove

301

Highland Park

264

Glencoe

256

Winnetka

250

Palatine

228

Elgin

226

Lake Bluff

200

Skokie

188

Wheaton

162

River Forest

149

Crown Point

142

Des Plaines

132

Aurora

130

Northfield

114

North Chicago

112

Worth

110

Mundelein

100

Glen Ellyn

89

Wilmette

86

Cicero

78

Park Ridge

77

Bolingbrook

76

Flossmoor

74

Crete

66

Algonquin

64

Homewood

63

Barrington

62

Hoffman Estates

60

St. John

60

LaGrange

58

Lansing

58

Forest Park

56

Riverside

56

Glenview

54

Joliet

51

Libertyville

46

Elmhurst

45

Gary

42

St. Charles

42

Newark

41

Winfield (IL)

40

Niles

39

Cary

38

Midlothian

37

Oak Forest

36

Chicago Heights

32

Arlington Heights

31

Golf

31

Naperville

31

Kenilworth

30

Lake Villa

30

Hinsdale

28

Western Springs

28

Downers Grove

26

Merrillville

26

Hammond

24

Brookfield

23

Clarendon Hills

23

Hillside

22

Vernon Hills

22

Broadview

21

Palos Hills

21

Berwyn

20

Fox Lake

20

Stickney

20

Deerfield

19

Geneva

18

Palos Park

18

Schaumburg

18

Lemont

17

Chesterton

16

Harvey

15

Frankfort

14

Lombard

14

Maywood

13

Olympia Fields

13

Wheeling

13

Blue Island

11

Lyons

11

Willow Springs

11

Bloomingdale

10

Burnham

10

Marengo

10

Beverly Shores

9

Berkeley

8

Forest View

8

West Chicago

8

Melrose Park

7

Summit

7

Thornton

7

Lockport

6

McHenry

6

Whiting

6

Calumet City

5

Evergreen Park

5

Glenwood

5

Long Grove

5

Orland Park

5

Woodstock

5

Plano

4

Porter

4

South Haven

4

South Holland

4

Spring Grove

4

Grayslake

3

Itasca

3

Manhattan

3

Park Forest

3

River Grove

3

Volo

3

Aberdeen

2

Batavia

2

Diamond

2

Harwood Heights

2

Highwood

2

North Riverside

2

Phoenix

2

Plainfield

2

Portage

2

Villa Park

2

Westchester

2

Westmont

2

Wood Dale

2

Bensenville

1

Chicago Ridge

1

Crystal Lake

1

Darien

1

East Chicago

1

Franklin Park

1

Griffith

1

Johnsburg

1

Lisle

1

Matteson

1

Morton Grove

1

Oak Brook

1

Prospect Heights

1

Robbins

1

Roselle

1

Schiller Park

1

Valparaiso

1

Wayne

1

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