Parks in the 21st century Chicago Municipal parks are a key component of any metropolitan area. A park provides residents and visitors in the urban space a place to relax in the nature. Traditionally‚ parks are designed to resemble open woodlands where people find most relaxing. A typical park often consists of short grass that allows for picnics and sports activities‚ trees that provides shade and beauty as well as ponds. While traditional parks focus on passive recreation activities such as picnics
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George Halas looks around and he finds the open man in the endzone. The receiver leaps up and catches the ball. Touchdown Bears. The Chicago Bears football team is the oldest team in the National Football League. The Bears are the most remarkable team in professional football because of their sensational players‚ their consistency‚ and playoff wins. First‚ the Chicago Bears have had‚ and still have some of the most stunning players in the National Football League . In fact‚ the Bears have the most
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THAT CHANGED CHICAGO HISTORY What The Gautreaux lawsuits were the first major public housing desegregation lawsuits. They helped end racial discrimination in public housing in Chicago‚ which resulted with better job options for adults and improved lives for children who moved out of black ghettos. They influenced public housing desegregation throughout the United States. The Problem Public housing segregation was a huge problem in Chicago. Between 1954 and 1967‚ the Chicago Housing Authority
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Two young girls are in critical condition‚ fighting for their lives‚ after being shot in the head in two separate incidents in Chicago this weekend‚ police told CNN. The shootings happened in two different inner city neighborhoods within an hour of each other. Kanari Bowers‚ 12‚ was playing with friends at a playground Saturday evening when shots rang out. Chicago Police said the shooting took place on the 1900 block of W. 57th street at approximately 7:10 p.m. (8:10 p.m. ET). Bowers’
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I became a Chicago Bulls fan when I started playing travel basketball. Being a Chicago Bulls fan for a long time was hard when I found out that Jay Williams‚ number 22‚ may not be able to play basketball ever again. But why? What is the truth behind this story? Read on to find out. HISTORY You would hear the announcer shouting‚ “ Number 22‚ Jay Williams‚ from Duke University‚ starting point guard.” He went to St. Joseph’s and then attended the University of Duke. In high school he was “ The First
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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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For the first time the Chicago White Sox were playing the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series. While the Reds finished eight games above Chicago‚ the “Sox” were still heavy favorites because of their solid pitching rotation‚ gold-glove infield‚ and power hitting outfield led by Joe Jackson. Yet when pre-game betting odds quickly switched from Chicago to Cincinnati‚ many cynics‚ including future commissioner‚ Kenesaw Mountain Landis‚ immediately grew wary. When the Reds
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property owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary‚ located at on the southwest side of Chicago‚ IL. People knew this event as a devastating event‚ and it was at the time‚ but the city of Chicago had a significant amount of growth after this event. Even though the Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating‚ the Great Chicago Fire brought economic reform‚ architectural reconstruction‚ and major positive changes for the City of Chicago.1 What happened the day of October 8th‚ 1871? Late
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CHICAGO” Poem Questions 1.) It is hard to tell much about the speaker from this poem‚ but what is known is that the speaker is someone who loves Chicago and is very proud of it. It is then easy to conclude that the speaker is most likely a resident of Chicago. As far as characteristics go for the reader‚ we don’t know much gender-wise or really anything else‚ but the defining characteristics are pride‚ in celebrating the character of his/her home city‚ and joy at because the speaker is able to share
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visit to the Chicago History Museum was an opportunity to discover the wonders of history of one of the biggest cities in the world. The spectacular exhibits from all over Chicago offers a remarkable insight from the era of gangsters and mobs to the era of the city’s becoming to an economic center. The museum’s abundance of artifacts‚ and information gave me exhilarated feeling towards learning more about Chicago’s history. Rather late into summer vacation‚ I was set on visiting the Chicago History museum
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