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  2. List of Chicago placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name may also refer to youth gangs in the neighborhood, who were known as "wild canaries". [9] Central Park Avenue: Refers to the original name of Garfield Park. Cermak Road: Slain Chicago mayor Anton Cermak (formerly 22nd Street) Chicago River: A French rendering of the Miami-Illinois name shikaakwa, meaning wild leek. [10] [11] [12 ...

  3. Owens (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Owens is a surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities: the Welsh from ab Owain meaning "son of Owen" (Owen meaning 'noble') with English patronymic-s, and the Irish by the Gaelic surname Mac Eoghain. [1] This is a list of notable people born with the last name Owens and people who married into the Owens family.

  4. Welsh history in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson Vance Owen, [1] whose grandparents were from Wales, is considered "The True Founder of Chicago". He became the first president of the town of Chicago in 1833, and is responsible for sub-dividing the city into sections and towns. In early Chicago history, some of the city's mayors were of close Welsh heritage, including:

  5. Owen (name) - Wikipedia

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    Owen is usually an anglicised variant of the Welsh personal name Owain. Originally a patronymic , Owen became a fixed surname in Wales beginning with the reign of Henry VIII . [ 1 ] Etymologists consider it to originate from Eugene , meaning 'noble-born'. [ 2 ]

  6. Owens - Wikipedia

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    Owens v Owens, 2018 divorce case in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Victoria University of Manchester, once known as Owens College (an unofficial name sometimes used by staff and students at UMIST) Owens Corning, an American glass company

  7. K-Town Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The K-Town Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, Illinois.A mainly residential area, its borders are West Cullerton Street to the north, South Pulaski Road to the east, West Cermak Road to the south, and South Kostner Avenue to the west.

  8. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The intersections of North Ave, Damen and Milwaukee in 2010 in Wicker Park Wrigley Field, from which Wrigleyville gets its name, is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2]

  9. List of Illinois townships - Wikipedia

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    The legal name of each township is the form "___ Township" or "Town of ... Chicago was chartered as the state's first city in 1837. ... Owen: Winnebago: Oxford: Henry ...