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  2. 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.

  3. Chicago (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [3] The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones ...

  4. List of acronyms: Z - Wikipedia

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    This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter Z. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars

  5. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Honorable mentions. 530.5 feet (161.7 m) Park Place Tower in Lakeview is the tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago. 513 feet (156 m) Park Tower in Edgewater is the second-tallest building in Illinois outside of downtown Chicago.

  6. Category:Painters from Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Cynthia Carlson. Rodney Carswell. Eda Nemoede Casterton. Minerva J. Chapman. Ralph Elmer Clarkson. Frank Coburn. William Conger. Matt Connors (artist) Edward Corbett (artist)

  7. Chicago (band) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency [1]) in 1968, then shortened the name in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ," their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop ...

  8. Chicago and North Western Z Class - Wikipedia

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    C&NW class ZOmaha Road class Z. The Chicago and North Western Railway class Z (and Omaha Road class Z) was a class of 251 American 2-8-0 locomotives. They were built between 1909 and 1913, when production switched to the larger class J 2-8-2 locomotives. The class letter spawned their nickname amongst C&NW and Omaha Road crews: "Zulu".

  9. University of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The University of Chicago. /  41.78972°N 87.59972°W  / 41.78972; -87.59972. The University of Chicago ( UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) [10] is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. The university has its main campus in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. [11] [12]