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The 4th congressional district of Illinois includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Jesús "Chuy" García since January 2019.. The previous version of the district from 2013–2023 was featured by The Economist as one of the most strangely drawn and gerrymandered congressional districts in the country, [3] inspired the "Ugly Gerry" gerrymandering typeface, [4] and has ...
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.
The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census covers similar boundaries as its previous incarnation. It includes portions of the city of Chicago and portions of Bloom, Thornton, and Worth townships. The portion located in the Worth Township is an exceptionally small sliver of area. [10]
The cities of Assur and Nineveh (modern-day Mosul), which was the oldest and largest city of the ancient Assyrian Empire, [60] together with several other towns and cities, existed as early as the 25th century BC. They appear to have been Sumerian-ruled administrative centres at this time rather than independent states.
The first recorded Assyrian in America was Zia Attala. [7] He reportedly immigrated to Philadelphia in 1889 and found work in the hotel industry. [8] Most early Assyrian immigrants, however, were young men sent by Western missionaries for religious training; [9] among them was Yaroo Michael Neesan, an Assyrian from Urmia. [10]
The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Hakkari region), Sirnak and Mardin province [2] due to torment, violence and displacement by Ottomans and Kurds in the First World War.
The city of Aššur and Nineveh (modern-day Mosul), which was the oldest and largest city of the ancient Assyrian empire, [11] together with a number of other Assyrian cities, seem to have been established by 2600 BC. However it is likely that they were initially Sumerian-dominated administrative centres.