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2. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels. The areas' boundaries do not generally change, allowing comparisons of statistics across ...

3. Chicago Urban League - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education.

4. Kevin A. Lynch - Wikipedia

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   Kevin Andrew Lynch (January 7, 1918 – April 25, 1984) was an American urban planner and author. He is known for his work on the perceptual form of urban environments and was an early proponent of mental mapping.

5. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is an Illinois state agency responsible for transportation infrastructure, land use, and long-term economic development planning for the areas under its jurisdiction within Illinois. [23] The planning area has a population of over 8 million, which includes the following locations in Illinois: [24]

6. Jewish Council on Urban Affairs - Wikipedia

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   According to Slingshot, a Resource Guide to Jewish Innovation, "For 45 years, the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) has been perceived by many as the social consciousness of the Chicago-area Jewish community". [2] According to Sojourners magazine, JCUA is the preeminent model for today's Jewish social justice organizations. [3]

7. List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923 - Wikipedia

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   This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923. Numbering the wards such that those on the South Side received the first numbers, followed by in order the West and North sides was a tradition that had dated to the City's founding and division into wards in 1837. [ 1 ]

8. Burnham Plan of Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The Encyclopedia of Chicago (University of Chicago Press 2005) ISBN 0-226-31015-9; The Encyclopedia of Chicago (online version) The Plan of Chicago (reprint ed.). Princeton Architectural Press. 1993. ISBN 978-1-878271-41-9. Smith, Carl (2006). The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City. University of Chicago Press.

9. List of people from Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Attorney General of Illinois Born in Chicago Michael Madigan: Apr 19, 1942: 67th and 69th Speaker of Illinois House of Representatives Born in Chicago Joseph Medill: Apr 6, 1823: Mar 16, 1899: Newspaper editor, mayor of Chicago: John Gould Moyer: Jul 12, 1893: Jan 21, 1976: 31st governor of American Samoa: Born in Chicago Eliot Ness: Apr 19 ...