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  2. Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia

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    July 10, Chicago's first legally executed criminal, John Stone was hanged for rape and murder. Population: 4,470. [4] 1843: Chicago's first cemetery, Chicago City Cemetery, was established in Lincoln Park. [5] 1844: Lake Park designated. [6] 1847: June 10, The first issue of the Chicago Tribune is published. 1848

  3. Chicago in the 1930s - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago democrats could deliver the votes in every other way. In 1932, Chicago as a city was about 100 years old since it was established by Jean Baptiste Du Sable, and had developed into a massive city with a huge population of 3.4 million in 1932.

  4. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.

  5. List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923 - Wikipedia

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    April 25, 1930 [dates 4] – 1933 Democratic [parties 4] 4 Harry L. Sain: 1933 – February 23, 1971 Democratic [parties 5] 5 Eugene Ray: February 23, 1971 – 1983 Democratic [parties 5] 6 Wallace Davis Jr. 1983 - 1987 Democratic: 7 Sheneather Y. Butler 1987 - 1991 Democratic: 8 Rickey R. Hendon: 1991 – January 13, 1993 Democratic

  6. Political history of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    [1] [full citation needed] The 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated home-state candidate Abraham Lincoln. During the 1880s, 1890s, and early 20th century, Chicago also had an underground radical tradition with large and highly organized socialist, communist, anarchist and labor organizations. [2]

  7. Chicago History Museum hosts exhibit on legacy of Emmett Till ...

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    While Till's accused killers, Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, were acquitted by an all-white jury, the two later admitted to Till's murder.

  8. Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Infrastructure Trust

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    Chicago will face another lost decade.”--Rahm Emanuel, 1 March 2012 $7 bn Trust Project Partners 501(c)3 non-profit status $1.0 bn already committed for public building Energy Retrofit Private & Not-for-Profit Funding Sources: unions, foundations, equity, mutual, pension, sovereign funds Pioneer Private Partners, Energy Retrofit project:

  9. File:Reminiscences of early Chicago (IA reminiscences00mcil).pdf

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    Books from the Library of Congress reminiscences00mcil (User talk:Fæ/IA books#Fork5) (batch 1900-1924 #52045) File usage No pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed).