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Chicago Stormy, Husky, Brawling,  City of the Big Shoulders History Politics Corruption Arts...

Great Lakes and Mississippi connection Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes form a very large barrier. All Roads Lead to Chi...

The city of Chicago is a flat plain that was once the bottom of ancestral Lake Chicago . During the last ice age the Glacier was one ...

Paleo Indians - Just after Ice Age - Illinois River Illinewek       Illini       Illinois  Native Ame...

HISTORY OF CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS 10000-8000 BC Paleo Indians roam the Area 8000-500 BC Archaic Indians inhabit forests, hunt deer and sm...

Clout In the mid-twentieth century, Chicago writers coined the term “clout” to mean political power and influence. This political usage prob...

An interesting article by Aaron Renn  about Chicago. He contends that Chicago's lagging economy is due to clout. I think he is correct. ...