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  2. Devon Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Devon Avenue / dɪˈvɒn / is a major east-west street in the Chicago metropolitan area. It begins at Chicago's Sheridan Road, which borders Lake Michigan, and it runs west until merging with Higgins Road near O'Hare International Airport. Devon continues on the opposite side of the airport and runs intermittently through Chicago's northwestern ...

  3. South Side Irish - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The South Side Irish is the large Irish-American community on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. After 1945, a large-scale movement to the suburbs occurred because of white flight and the steady upward social mobility of the Irish. [ 1 ] Although their population has spread out, Irish Americans continue to make up the majority of the ...

  4. Robert Taylor Homes - Wikipedia

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    Robert Taylor Homes

  5. Sheffield Historic District - Wikipedia

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    January 11, 1976. The Sheffield Historic District is a national historic district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The district is primarily a residential area, though it also includes multiple small commercial areas. The area takes its name from Joseph and Maria Sheffield, who established a farm at the site in the late 1830s.

  6. Historic Michigan Boulevard District - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Michigan Boulevard District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States encompassing Michigan Avenue between 11th (1100 south in the street numbering system) or Roosevelt Road (1200 south), depending on the source, and Randolph Streets (150 north) and named after the nearby Lake Michigan.

  7. Rush Street (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Rush Street is a one-way street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The street, which starts at the Chicago River between Wabash and North Michigan Avenues, runs directly north until it slants on a diagonal as it crosses Chicago Avenue then it continues to Cedar and State Streets, making it slightly less than a mile long. [1]

  8. Mickey Cobras - Wikipedia

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    Rivals. Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples, Black Disciples. The Mickey Cobras are a gang affiliated with the nationwide alliance known as "People" and based in Chicago. The gang is considered stable, and its colors are green, black, and red. Factions of the gang are being established throughout the Midwest.

  9. State Street (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    State Street is a large south-north street, also one of the main streets, in Chicago, Illinois, USA and its south suburbs. Its intersection with Madison Street (41.8820°N 87.6278°W) has marked the base point for Chicago's address system since 1909. [1] State begins in the north at North Avenue, the south end of Lincoln Park, runs south ...