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9081

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1584

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1091

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283

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201

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100

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100

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81

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73

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51

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50

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48

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27

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11

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9

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5

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32241

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23148

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2658

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2165

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1812

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1221

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626

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591

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559

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250

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95

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66

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54

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21

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16

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11

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24924

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11851

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10058

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1641

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1589

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1082

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711

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485

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210

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173

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33

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17

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11

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5386

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1676

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1055

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1034

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910

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636

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211

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183

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93

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46

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5319

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1444

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1283

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1153

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637

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560

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375

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250

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230

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212

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115

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92

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43

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20

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19

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15

Before Chicago (until 1837)

11

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10

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9

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6

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5

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3

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3626

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1713

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925

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508

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313

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136

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119

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43

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23

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15

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3341

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783

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611

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419

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364

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243

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211

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199

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151

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123

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113

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90

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54

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51

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45

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30

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19

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3

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1072

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233

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209

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127

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63

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52

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43

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33

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31

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29

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24

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24

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20

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19

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15

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14

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13

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12

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12

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9

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8

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8

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7

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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

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5

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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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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

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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

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Loop

12704

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4551

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3643

Hyde Park

3120

Humboldt Park

2407

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2301

South Loop

2004

Lake View

1838

Armour Square

1819

Englewood

1529

Portage Park

1280

River North

1125

Lincoln Park

1044

Gold Coast

1032

Irving Park

1014

Lower West Side

1005

Uptown

912

Near South Side

898

North Lawndale

890

Lincoln Square

828

Woodlawn

691

Little Village

688

Austin

685

Pilsen

662

New City

647

East Side

633

Streeterville

633

South Lawndale

624

Wrigleyville

620

Washington Park

602

Douglas

532

Bronzeville

527

Old Town

508

University Village

504

Edgewater

458

Roseland

453

Chicago Lawn

397

McKinley Park

385

Belmont Cragin

379

North Center

372

Wicker Park

365

Bridgeport

359

West Englewood

358

Albany Park

350

Pullman

335

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

119

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

52

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

47

Beverly

45

Clearing

44

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

Goose Island

6

Cabrini Green

5

Wentworth Gardens

4

Longwood Manor

3

Marquette Park

3

Noble Square

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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Cities

Chicago

96119

North Chicago

107

Chicago Heights

32

Elmhurst

27

Evanston

13

Aurora

9

Geneva

9

Des Plaines

8

Oak Park

8

West Chicago

8

River Forest

7

Forest Park

4

Glenview

4

Hammond

4

Glencoe

3

Highland Park

3

Lemont

3

Lockport

3

Lyons

3

Waukegan

3

Western Springs

3

Winnetka

3

Aberdeen

2

Blue Island

2

Burnham

2

Calumet City

2

Joliet

2

Palatine

2

Wood Dale

2

Chicago Ridge

1

Cicero

1

East Chicago

1

Elgin

1

Hillside

1

Johnsburg

1

Kenilworth

1

Lake Bluff

1

Lake Forest

1

Libertyville

1

Manhattan

1

Park Ridge

1

Riverside

1

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