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  2. Chicago River - Wikipedia

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    In 1823 a government expedition used the name Gary River (phonetic spelling of Guillory) to refer to the north branch of the Chicago River. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is widely regarded as the first permanent resident of Chicago; he built a farm on the northern bank at the mouth of the river in the 1780s. [48]

  3. List of rivers of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    North Branch Chicago River; North Branch Kishwaukee River; North Fork Embarras River; Ohio River; Owens Creek; Palmer Creek (Columbia, IL) Panther Creek (Mackinaw ...

  4. Goose Island (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Goose Island is a 160-acre (65 ha) artificial island in Chicago, Illinois, formed by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) across at its widest point. [1]

  5. River North - Wikipedia

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    River North is a neighborhood in the Near North Side, Chicago located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. [1] It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail corridor. River North has become one of Chicago's top neighborhoods for nightlife especially on and around Hubbard Street.

  6. Near North Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The community area is located north and east of the Chicago River. To its east is the shore of Lake Michigan, and its northern boundary is the early 19th-century city limit of Chicago, North Avenue. In 2020 the Near North Side had 105,481 residents, surpassing Lake View as the largest Chicago community area by population.

  7. North Shore Channel - Wikipedia

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    The North Shore Channel is a 7.7 mile long canal built between 1907 and 1910 to increase the flow of North Branch of the Chicago River so that it would empty into the South Branch and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. [1] Its water is generally taken from Lake Michigan to flow into the canal at Wilmette Harbor.

  8. Northern lights probably won’t dance across Chicago skies ...

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    In the 50 years Anthony Harris has admired astronomy, he said he’s seen the northern lights in Chicago only about five times. It’s unlikely he’ll add to his total this week. “I’d say ...

  9. Skokie River - Wikipedia

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    The Skokie River (or East Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River) is a 20-mile-long (32 km) [1] river that flows through the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It flows almost parallel to the shore of Lake Michigan, and historically discharged its outflow into that lake via the Chicago River.

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