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  2. Czechs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago has a large Czech population [1] (colloquially known as "Czechcagoans"). As of 2000, Chicago had the largest Czech population among US metropolitan areas, and Illinois had the second-largest Czech-American population after Texas. [2] There are 72,058 residents of Czech heritage living in the greater Chicago area as of 2023. [3]

  3. Czech Americans - Wikipedia

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    The Czech American community mobilized massively to help in the searches for the girl and support her family, and it gained much sympathy from the general American public. While most Czech-Americans are white, some are people of color or are Latino/Hispanic. A small group of Black Czech-Americans of Ethiopian descent lives in Baltimore. [14]

  4. Pilsen Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Pilsen was formally founded in 1878 making the neighborhood a factor in the political and economic change planned in Chicago. [2] In the late 19th century Pilsen was inhabited by Czech immigrants who named the district after Plzeƈ (German: Pilsen), the fourth largest city in today's Czech Republic.

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  6. Bohemian Club (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The club was used as a place to share Czech culture, drama, music and literature. [1] It was visited by numerous well-known people of Bohemian descent, such as Anton Cermak, Rudolf Friml, George Halas and Otto Kerner Jr. [2] It also served as host to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia. [3]

  7. Czech government survives no-confidence vote in Parliament ...

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    The Czech coalition government survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Thursday over opposition claims that it is mishandling the economy and immigration. Only 85 opposition lawmakers in ...

  8. Czech court removes surgery requirement for gender transition

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    The Czech Constitutional Court has struck down a legal requirement for transgender people to undergo surgery before they are able to officially complete their transition, the court said on Tuesday.

  9. Bohemian National Cemetery (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Tomb of Anton Cermak in Section 21. The cemetery was established by members of Chicago's Czech community in 1877. [3] The community had been outraged when a Czech Catholic woman named Marie Silhanek was denied burial at several Catholic cemeteries in Chicago because she supposedly never made her Easter Duty (going to confession and Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season), which ...