Source of the place names in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

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Blue Island Avenue is a diagonal street in the city of Chicago, Illinois that once led to a ridge of land that early pioneers gave the name Blue Island because at a distance it looked like an island in the prairie. ... Beverly, one of the 77 official community areas, is located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Lincoln Square is a neighborhood located on the North Side of Chicago. ... Logan Square is a community area located on the northwest side of Chicago. ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... The Calumet River refers to a system of heavily industrialized rivers in the region around South Chicago and Gary, Indiana. ... A Lakota (Sioux) peace pipe pipestem, without the pipe itself, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes, traditionally as a token of peace. ... There was much conflict with a neigboring tribe of aliens!The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois, Illinois Confederacy) were a group of six Native American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America. ... Canaryville is a predominantly Irish-American enclave on the South Side of Chicago. ... Cermak Road, formerly 22nd Street, is a major east-west artery on Chicagos south side and western suburbs. ... Anton Cermak Anton Cermak, in Czech Antonín ÄŒermák, (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1931 until his death in 1933. ... The Chicago River is 156 miles (251 km) long[1], and flows through downtown Chicago. ... The Miami language is a Native American language formerly spoken in the United States, primarily in northern Indiana and Ohio by members of the Miami tribe. ... Binomial name Allium tricoccum Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum), also known as ramps are a member of the onion family (Alliaceae). ... Chicagos Clark Street is occasionally a diagonal, and occasionally a north-south street running near the shore of Lake Michigan from the city limits with Evanston (where it is called Chicago Avenue, and further north, Green Bay Road) south to Cermak Road. ... Clark as painted by Matthew Harris Jouett in 1825 George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was the preeminent American military leader on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. ... DeWitt Clinton. ... Konstanz in 1925 seen from the lake Schnetztor, a section of the former city wall Another gate from city wall Shops in Konstanz The Konzilgebäude in Konstanz Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake... For other uses, see Saint Ignatius College (disambiguation). ... DeKoven Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois named for John DeKoven. ... Northern Trust Corporation NASDAQ: NTRS is a financial services company, headquartered in Chicago, providing fiduciary, banking and investment services for individuals and credit, operating, custody, trust and investment management services for organizations. ... Devon Avenue (IPA pronunciation: ) is a major east-west thoroughfare in the Chicago metropolitan area. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Diversey Parkway (2800 N.) is a major east-west street on the North Side of Chicago. ... Englewood is a neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois with some 3,000 inhabitants. ... Map highlighting Englewoods location within Bergen County. ... Fuller Park, located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the official Chicago Community Areas. ... Melville Weston Fuller (February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910) was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The sign on Wrigley Field Halsted Street is a major north-south street in Chicago, Illinois. ... William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805 - August 3, 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Loop is what locals call the downtown neighborhood of Chicago. ... The southeasternmost neighborhood in Chicago, home of a South Shore Line Commuter Rail Station, Categories: Substubs ... Hubbard Street is a road in Chicago, Illinois named for early settler Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. ... Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard (Windsor, Vermont, August 22, 1802 – September 14, 1886 in Chicago, Illinois) was an insurance underwriter and land speculator. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... A lek is a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes of competitive mating display. ... Binomial name Tymphanucus cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) The Greater Prairie Chicken, Tymphanucus cupido, is a large bird in the grouse family. ... Winnebago can refer to: The Winnebago (tribe) of Native Americans with a reservation in Nebraska and Iowa. ... John Kinzie (December 3, 1763 - January 6, 1828) is known as Chicago’s first permanent white settler. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Logan Square is a community area located on the northwest side of Chicago. ... For other persons with similar names, see John Logan. ... West Maxwell Street, is a short street in Chicago, Illinois, near Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road. ... William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805 - August 3, 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... Richard M. Daley is the current mayor of Chicago. ... --67. ... John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ... Pilsen is a neighborhood on Chicagos West Side. ... Pilsen redirects here. ... Mundelein College at Loyola University Chicago was once the tallest building in Rogers Park. ... Roosevelt Road, sometimes called 12th Street, is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago and its western suburbs. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... Dr. Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1745–April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. ... Forest Glen, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in Jefferson Township, on the citys Northwest Side. ... Rain dance, Kansas, c. ... Sauganash, also known as Chief Sauganash, or Billy Caldwell, was a half-Potawatomi, half-European leader born in the late 18th century. ... Sheridan Road is a major north-south thoroughfare that leads from Diversey Parkway[1] in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond. ... Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), a military man and one of the great generals in the American Civil War. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government  - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population  - City 96,845  - Density  3,795. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked... Streeterville is a neighborhood in Chicago north of the Chicago River. ... Cap Streeter (George Wellington Streeter) (1837 - January 22, 1921) was born near the town of Flint, Michigan. ... Stony Island Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, designated 1600 E in Chicagos street numbering system. ... Calumet Heights, located on the south side of the city, is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois. ... During the 18th and 19th centuries, the French, British and American nations built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ...

References

1. ^ Swenson, John F. “Chicagoua/Chicago: The Origin, Meaning, and Etymology of a Place Name.” Illinois Historical Journal 84.4 (Winter 1991): 235–248
2. ^ McCafferty, Michael. Disc: "Chicago" Etymology. LINGUIST list posting, Dec. 21, 2001
3. ^ McCafferty, Michael. A Fresh Look at the Place Name Chicago. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 95.2 (Summer 2003)