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  2. Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia

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    The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...

  3. Wildfires in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.

  4. Chicago Fire season 11 - Wikipedia

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    season 11. The eleventh season of Chicago Fire, an American drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Derek Haas and Matt Olmstead, was ordered on February 27, 2020, by NBC. [1] The season premiered on September 21, 2022. [2] The season concluded on May 24, 2023 and contained 22 episodes.

  5. Streeterville - Wikipedia

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    Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, north of the Chicago River. It is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east, according to most sources, although the city of Chicago recognizes ...

  6. Chicago Fire (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Justice. Chicago Fire is an American procedural drama television series created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, with Dick Wolf as an executive producer. It is the first installment of Wolf Entertainment 's Chicago franchise, which deals with different public services in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ]

  7. Fort Dearborn - Wikipedia

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    Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by U.S. troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor of Henry Dearborn, then United States Secretary of War. The original fort was destroyed following the Battle of Fort Dearborn during the War of ...

  8. Old Town, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Significant dates. Added to NRHP. November 8, 1984. Designated CL. September 28, 1977. Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, [2][3] home to many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.

  9. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Between 1870 and 1900, Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million and was the fastest-growing city in world history. Chicago's flourishing economy attracted huge numbers of new immigrants from Eastern and Central Europe, especially Jews, Poles, and Italians, along with many smaller groups.