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Chicago, Illinois - definition of Chicago, Illinois in Encyclopedia (3397 words) |
 | On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated as a town with a population of 350. |
 | In addition, Chicago schools have developed in various aspects of study, such as the famed Chicago school of architecture and the Chicago schools of economic theory, literary criticism and urban sociology, the latter three founded by the University of Chicago. |
 | Chicago is a well-known theater capital and is the mecca for improvisational comedy. |
| Encyclopedia: Lincoln Park, Chicago (954 words) |
 | The name may be used to describe Lincoln Park as a community on the city's north side; Lincoln Park, the park primarily within that community; or the zoo within the park's southern area. |
 | Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. |
 | The area now known as Lincoln Park in Chicago was still primarily forest with stretches of grassland and occasional quicksand, and was virtually untouched by Europeans as late as the 1820s. |