B efore the Great Chicago fire happened‚ the summer of 1871 was very dry. Chicago was also made out of all wood‚ which is the easiest to burn. It was October 8‚ 1871 in Chicago and a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn located on the southwest side of Chicago. Yet no one is for sure if a cow kicked over the lantern that is what myths say. The barn was on the property of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary at 137 DeKoven Street. Before the fire‚ there was no type of warning because no one knew that it
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Chicago: A City with Many Attributes Everything is defined by its characteristics. There’s no doubt Chicago is a peculiar city and possesses distinct qualities which makes it recognizable and distinguishable from other cities. It is a place with a great past‚ and perennially has stood with a noteworthy feature. The city not only exemplifies its distinct feature‚ but also symbolizes the personality of Chicagoans. The skyscraper‚ architecture‚ comedy‚ arts and music‚ and scandals are the attributes
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Introduction The Chicago Cubs are known as the "loveable losers" and have been for many years. They have not won a World Series since 1908. Their last appearance in a World Series was in 1945. For those of you who are not quick on your feet with numbers that is 96 years without being crowned the best team in baseball. The Cubs do not have a record of winning. In 127 years of existence‚ the Cubs have only won the World Series twice. They won 16 National League Championships‚ and they won
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Towards the end of the 19th century and early 20th century‚ Chicago was one of the most desirable cities for immigration. It had railway access and ports and its slaughterhouse and industrial business provided for unskilled workers. Most immigration to Chicago started in or near the 1830s to 1850s. In the 1840s‚ large amounts of Irish immigrants came to Chicago because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ Swedes‚ Norwegians‚ Canadians‚ Czechs‚ Poles‚ Greeks‚ and
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in the blaze. Historians agree that on Sunday evening‚ October 8‚ 1871‚ the Chicago Fire did indeed start in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. While the blaze ironically spared the O’Leary home‚ located on the city’s West Side at 137 De Koven Street‚ much of the rest of Chicago was not so fortunate. Before the fire died out in the early morning of Tuesday‚ October 10‚ it had cut a swath through Chicago approximately three and one-third square miles in size. Property valued at
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print facts containing both sides of the case. This was highly publicized and controversial; a lot of people believe it was so publicized because it was a “race issue”. This story will not go away soon‚ people are outraged about this. Reference: Chicago Tribune Zorn: Outrage at the acquittal of George
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The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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The crime in chicago has increasing over time. Chicago has become significant issue due to violence. When I was rise in the neighborhood of englewood‚They teach us how to steal ‚lie‚and cheat. The story I choice was very interesting to me because I move to this neighborhood couple years back . I love this neighborhood.I learned so much from the Gresham neighborhood. This story was about two teengare who was shot and killed. At 8 p.m. the teens walked into a store in the 1300 block of West 87th Street
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The ‘Chicago School’ of criminology was emerged during the 1920s and 1930s. It sometimes described as the ‘Ecological School’ or theory of ‘Social Disorganization’ and it is the body of works in urban sociology. The Chicago School evolved there because the city of Chicago in late 19th and early 20th centuries desperately needed answers for its exponentially growing problem of delinquency and crime. This became a primary focus in the city of Chicago but now it is applied elsewhere. The Chicago School
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Downtown and Chicago Lawn This essay will focus on 2 prominent neighborhoods in the city of Chicago‚to demonstrate how socio-economic state and bad influence can affect many neighborhoods.Chicago is a big city home to 2.7 million people‚famous for it’s special hot dog‚wrigley field where one of the most known baseball team plays at the White Sox‚and also high rises;massive tall buildings usually businesses and/or cooperations. Chicago is filled with many trends from fashion to electronics
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