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  2. Goose Island (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Goose Island. Goose Island is a 160 acre 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.

  3. Crime in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.

  4. Timeline of organized crime in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    March 15, 1910 – The Chicago Vice Commission was organized by Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Jr., to be able to bring an end to the Levee District brothels and panel houses. 1911 – A young Filippo Sacco ("Johnny Roselli"), immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, from Italy, with his mother.

  5. Safe and Dangerous Places in Chicago - AOL

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    It shouldn't surprise you that their perception of Chicago is one of. ... Safe and Dangerous Places in Chicago. Louie Lazar. Updated September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM. Areas to Avoid Chicago.

  6. South Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city, with the other two being the North and West Sides. It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop. Much of the South Side came from the city's ...

  7. Northerly Island - Wikipedia

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    Northerly Island Natural Area on south half of Northerly Island. Northerly Island (also Northerly Island Park) is a 119-acre (48 ha) human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago 's Lake Michigan lakefront. [ 1 ] Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field ...

  8. List of beaches in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown. Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North. 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District. The Chicago metropolitan waterfront includes parts of ...

  9. Latin Kings - Wikipedia

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    The gang was founded by Puerto Ricans in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. [24][25] The Latin Kings are one of the largest Hispanic and Latino street and prison gangs worldwide. [26][27][28] In the United States, the Latin Kings operate under two umbrella factions—the King Motherland Chicago (KMC) faction headquartered in Chicago, and the Bloodline ...