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There is a Romanian community in Chicago. [72] Other European ethnic groups in Chicago are Slovaks, [73] Macedonians, [74] Estonians, [75] Latvians, [76] Slovenes, [77] Dutch, [78] Spaniards [79] and Norwegians. [80] There is a Belgian community in Chicago. [81] There is a Portuguese community in Chicago. [82] There is a Luxembourger community ...
Before the 1930s, the Democratic Party in Chicago was divided along ethnic lines - the Irish, Polish, Italian, and other groups each controlled politics in their neighborhoods. Under the leadership of Anton Cermak, the party consolidated its ethnic bases into one large organization.
If treated as a separate category, Hispanics are the largest minority group in Chicago. [14] In 2021, 20.4% of the population was foreign born. [15] Of this, 51.8% came from Latin America, 16.8% from Europe, 24.8% from Asia and 6.6% from other parts of the world.
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's global cities (U of Minnesota Press, 1999). ISBN 978-0-8166-3336-4. online Compares the three cities in terms of geography, economics and race from 1800 to 1990. Andreas, A. T. History of Chicago. From the earliest period to the present time (1884) online v 1; online v 2; online v. 3
Ethnic groups in Chicago (8 C, 23 P) ... History of Chicago; Timeline of Chicago history; ... America First Committee;
Poles have been a part of the history of Chicago since 1837, when Captain Joseph Napieralski, along with other veterans of the November Uprising first set foot there. [1] [self-published source] [2] As of the 2000 U.S. census, Poles in Chicago were the largest European American ethnic group in the city, making up 7.3% of the total population.
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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