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Includes sites focused on the rich history of the City of Chicago.

Sites may include but not limited to:

  • Local historical societies, groups and organizations
  • Famous persona or Chicago (i.e., former mayors, government officials and figures)
  • News and media coverage of distinct events that have occurred in the city's history.
  • Historical foundations
  • Former businesses, markets, and organizations that are covered by educational or media resources.

  • Crime

    Sites relating to historical crime or criminals in Chicago.

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    Great Fire of 1871

    Sites about the fire of October 8-10, 1871 which destroyed over three square miles of the city of Chicago and started, by legend, by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O'Leary's cow.

    du Sable, Jean Baptiste Point

    Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is widely known as the founder of Chicago.

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