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  2. Nicknames of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [1] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati. The popularity of the ...

  3. Windy City (nickname) - Wikipedia

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    The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [ 1 ] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati .

  4. List of city nicknames in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This list of city nicknames in Illinois compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that Illinois cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders, or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

  5. What are the origins of some famous city nicknames? - AOL

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    Chicago is often called the "Windy City," but that moniker's origins might have a richer story than just gusts whipping off Lake Michigan. Some believe the nickname actually refers to political ...

  6. List of city nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...

  7. Just Askin': It's our most popular nickname. Why is ... - AOL

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    The City of Seven Hills. Porkopolis. The 'Nati. We know Cincinnati by many names. Arguably our most recognizable moniker is the Queen City.

  8. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    "The Land of Koz" is a nickname for the tongue-twisting proper designation of the neighborhood of Kosciuszko Park. The Krause Music Store in Lincoln Square 26th Street in Little Village A woodblock print (1925) of Maxwell Street by Todros Geller A Portage Park two-flat, or Polish flat , in Chicago's Bungalow Belt Wacławowo is derived from the ...

  9. Category:Lists of nicknames by city - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lists of nicknames by city" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Nicknames of Chicago; Nicknames of Cleveland; D.