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114779

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Chicago History Museum

57906

University of Illinois at Chicago

28920

Art Institute of Chicago

16488

Chicago Public Library

9702

Newberry Library

3094

University of Chicago

1451

Northwestern University

962

Loyola University Chicago

876

Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago

573

Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

567

DePaul University

245

Illinois Institute of Technology

145

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

124

Adler Planetarium

113

Polish Museum of America

103

National Hellenic Museum

101

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture

100

Chinese American Museum of Chicago

100

Wilmette Historical Museum

85

North Park University

61

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance

54

Union League Club of Chicago

50

Chicago Botanic Garden

44

Columbia College Chicago

29

Chicago Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

27

The Grove National Historic Landmark

23

North Central College

19

Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago

14

Alliance Française

13

Chicago State University

10

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

9

Rush University

9

Roosevelt University

8

Creative Audio Archive

6

Lake Forest College

5

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

4

Frances Willard Historical Association

2

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Topics

Daily Life & Identity

40029

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25518

Education

3999

Family & Home Life

3051

Recreation & Leisure

2825

Religion

2305

Cultures & Communities

1259

Crime

1097

Societies & Clubs

795

Food & Drink

783

Gender

278

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252

Class

190

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148

Population Change & Movement

126

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109

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101

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97

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53

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51

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33309

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17304

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9304

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3570

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2508

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2503

Conservation

2022

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1155

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675

Biology

517

Maps

366

Lake Michigan & Lakeshore

223

Air Travel

25

Events & Movements

7175

Fairs & Conventions

1795

Celebrations

1639

1933 World's Fair

1415

Settlement House Movement

836

Demonstrations

485

1893 World's Fair

337

Great Chicago Fire

319

Early Chicago (1837-1871)

305

Disasters

299

Wars

294

World War II

181

World War I

178

Eastland Disaster

121

Civil War

118

Before Chicago (until 1837)

102

Iroquois Theater Fire

92

Riots

43

Temperance

41

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36

Haymarket Affair

22

1968 Democratic Convention

18

Pullman Strike

3

1919 race riot

1

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6951

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1830

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1738

Music

1250

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1080

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592

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520

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393

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186

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121

Philosophy

7

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5996

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2481

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1881

Law

761

Civil Rights

513

Social Services

338

Philanthropy

240

Social Justice

167

Governmental Organizations

79

International Relations

64

Work

5835

Industries

1287

Business

922

Medicine

822

Science

789

Media

719

Occupations

355

Publishing

303

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272

Labor Relations

230

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172

Commerce & Trade

148

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113

Finance

104

Agriculture

85

Technology

69

Advertising

62

Marketing

22

Communications

16

Communities

834

Chinese

187

Poles

135

Black and/or African American people

88

Mexicans

80

Italians

64

Jewish people

38

Japanese

36

Germans

25

Greeks

21

Catholic people

14

Swedes

13

Irish

12

Christian people

11

Latino and/or Hispanic Americans

11

Muslim people

10

Working class people

10

Episcopalian people

9

Imprisoned people

9

South Asians

8

Africans

7

North American people

7

Czechs

5

Deaf and/or hard of hearing people

5

LGBTQ+ people

5

Norwegians

5

Protestant people

5

Russians

5

South Africans

5

Asian American people and Pacific Islanders

4

Eastern Europeans

3

Puerto Ricans

3

Veterans

3

Blind people

2

Dutch

2

English

2

European American people

2

Filipinos

2

French

2

Hungarians

2

Oceti Ŝakowiŋ (Sioux)

2

People with disabilities

2

Presbyterian people

2

Quaker people

2

Scots

2

Slovaks

2

Somalis

2

Swiss

2

Westerners (United States)

2

Arabs

1

Carribeans

1

Christian Scientist people

1

Congregationalist people

1

Dakota

1

Diné (Navajo)

1

Gay men

1

Koreans

1

Lithuanians

1

Lutheran people

1

Methodist people

1

Middle Easterners

1

Mozambicans

1

Pakistanis

1

Russian Orthodox Church members

1

Serbs

1

Southerners (United States)

1

Ukrainians

1

Welsh

1

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Neighborhoods

Loop

12677

Near North Side

3714

Hyde Park

2878

Near West Side

2847

Humboldt Park

2379

West Town

2321

South Loop

2010

Armour Square

1823

Lake View

1712

Englewood

1554

River North

1129

Lincoln Park

1126

Gold Coast

1058

Lower West Side

1042

Irving Park

1017

Little Village

960

Uptown

947

North Lawndale

913

South Lawndale

888

Streeterville

758

Near South Side

704

Lincoln Square

671

Pilsen

669

Austin

642

East Side

634

Wrigleyville

627

Bronzeville

569

Douglas

553

University Village

552

Old Town

517

Portage Park

484

Edgewater

469

Roseland

467

New City

412

Chicago Lawn

400

Wicker Park

397

McKinley Park

386

Woodlawn

374

Bridgeport

372

Pullman

366

Rogers Park

328

North Center

325

Logan Square

321

Gage Park

304

Brighton Park

297

Dunning

293

Little Italy

287

Chinatown

286

North Park

285

Kenwood

268

Washington Heights

254

South Shore

232

Jefferson Park

219

Archer Heights

206

Albany Park

191

Avondale

183

Grand Boulevard

174

Belmont Cragin

168

Mount Greenwood

166

West Ridge

162

Brainerd

161

East Garfield Park

158

East Hyde Park

158

Andersonville

152

Ukrainian Village

137

Back of the Yards

131

Fuller Park

130

Hamilton Park

126

Washington Park

123

O'Hare

122

West Lawn

122

West Englewood

115

Auburn Gresham

113

Park West

109

Ravenswood

106

Heart of Chicago

94

West Garfield Park

90

Chatham

89

Norwood Park

86

Forest Glen

85

Oakland

85

Greater Grand Crossing

81

South Chicago

78

Sauganash

75

Gladstone Park

74

West Elsdon

74

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

Sheffield Neighbors

58

Ashburn

55

Bowmanville

54

West Rogers Park

49

Hermosa

48

Clearing

47

Beverly

46

Morgan Park

44

Old Town Triangle

32

South Deering

32

Grand Crossing

23

Park Manor

23

Lake Meadows

22

South Commons

22

Canaryville

21

Edison Park

20

Garfield Ridge

19

Bucktown

10

Avalon Park

9

Montclare

9

West Pullman

9

Goose Island

7

Cabrini Green

6

Noble Square

6

Stateway Gardens

6

Marquette Park

4

Wentworth Gardens

4

Jackson Park Highlands

3

Longwood Manor

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

Fifth City

1

Groveland Park

1

North Mayfair

1

Ravenswood Gardens

1

Stony Island Park

1

Vittum Park

1

West Humboldt Park

1

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Cities

Chicago

94339

Evanston

1525

Lake Forest

1086

Waukegan

562

Oak Park

328

Elk Grove

302

Highland Park

271

Glencoe

260

Winnetka

255

Elgin

232

Palatine

230

Lake Bluff

201

Skokie

196

Wheaton

170

River Forest

153

Crown Point

144

Des Plaines

143

Wilmette

135

Aurora

134

Northfield

115

North Chicago

113

Worth

110

Mundelein

101

Glen Ellyn

93

Cicero

86

Park Ridge

83

Bolingbrook

77

Flossmoor

75

Crete

67

Barrington

65

Joliet

65

Algonquin

64

Riverside

64

Homewood

63

Hoffman Estates

60

St. John

60

LaGrange

59

Forest Park

58

Lansing

58

Glenview

55

Naperville

54

Elmhurst

49

Gary

48

Libertyville

47

Niles

45

St. Charles

45

Newark

41

Winfield (IL)

41

Cary

38

Midlothian

37

Oak Forest

36

Arlington Heights

34

Chicago Heights

33

Hinsdale

32

Kenilworth

32

Golf

31

Downers Grove

30

Lake Villa

30

Western Springs

29

Hammond

26

Merrillville

26

Brookfield

25

Berwyn

24

Clarendon Hills

24

Broadview

23

Geneva

23

Hillside

22

Lemont

22

Deerfield

21

Fox Lake

21

Palos Hills

21

Palos Park

20

Schaumburg

20

Stickney

20

Lombard

18

Chesterton

17

Maywood

17

Wheeling

16

Harvey

15

Blue Island

14

Frankfort

14

Lyons

14

Burnham

13

Olympia Fields

13

West Chicago

13

Lockport

12

Willow Springs

12

Bloomingdale

11

Marengo

10

Beverly Shores

9

Berkeley

8

Evergreen Park

8

Forest View

8

Melrose Park

8

Summit

8

Thornton

8

Vernon Hills

7

Calumet City

6

Itasca

6

McHenry

6

Orland Park

6

Whiting

6

Woodstock

6

East Chicago

5

Glenwood

5

Long Grove

5

Plano

5

South Haven

5

Spring Grove

5

Grayslake

4

Lisle

4

Oak Brook

4

Park Forest

4

Porter

4

River Grove

4

South Holland

4

Villa Park

4

Westmont

4

Wood Dale

4

Batavia

3

Highwood

3

Manhattan

3

North Riverside

3

Plainfield

3

Volo

3

Aberdeen

2

Addison

2

Bensenville

2

Crestwood

2

Crystal Lake

2

Darien

2

Diamond

2

Gurnee

2

Harwood Heights

2

Johnsburg

2

Mettawa

2

Morton Grove

2

Oak Lawn

2

Phoenix

2

Portage

2

Prospect Heights

2

Robbins

2

Roselle

2

Warrenville

2

Wayne

2

Westchester

2

Woodridge

2

Bartlett

1

Buffalo Grove

1

Burr Ridge

1

Carol Stream

1

Carpentersville

1

Chicago Ridge

1

Elmwood Park

1

Franklin Park

1

Glendale Heights

1

Griffith

1

Hanover Park

1

Lincolnwood

1

Long Lake

1

Matteson

1

Merrionette Park

1

Northbrook

1

Oakbrook Terrace

1

Orland Hills

1

Riverdale

1

Riverwoods

1

Rosemont

1

Schiller Park

1

Union

1

Valparaiso

1

Wauconda

1

Willowbrook

1

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