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Lake Forest, IL, Michael H. Ebner(
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) ...beyond Chicago's reach, but starting in 1855 railroads enabled daily commutation. Presbyterians...
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Banking, Commercial, Larry E. Schweikart(
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) ...Ogden and other influential Chicago leaders in railroads , industry, and real estate. The appearance...
...a syndicate of many institutions, to build railroads or other capital-intensive enterprises. After...
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Iron and Steel, David Bensman and Mark R. Wilson(
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) ...area were mills that produced rails for the railroads . The local pioneer in this field was Eber B....
...quantities of iron and steel products to the railroads and companies that built skyscrapers and...
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Set Design, Robert R. Boyle(
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) ...maximum of one dimension was imposed by the railroad baggage cars used to transport scenery. An...
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Batavia, IL, Marilyn Robinson(
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) ...Irish , and Germans already there. Three railroads served Batavia's citizens and industries. In the...
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Taxis, Liveries, and Limousines, Joshua M. Lupkin(
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) ...Transportation Company was organized to cater to railroad passengers. A short-lived electric cab...
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| 347 |
Toll Roads, David M. Young(
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) ...put out of business within a few years by the railroads . The idea lay dormant until the growth of...
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Wood Dale, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...their own farms. When the Chicago & Pacific Railroad came through the area in 1873, farmer Frederick...
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Bronzeville, Dempsey J. Travis(
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) ...Cottage Grove on the east and the Rock Island Railroad on the west. Many citizens of color resented...
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Eric R. Smith(
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) ...within the AFL. In 1978, the decline of the railroad industry led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car...
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Abolitionism, Linda J. Evans(
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) ...took seriously its commitment to Underground Railroad activity assisting fugitive slaves. John...
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Agrarian Movements, Chas. P. Raleigh(
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) ...20 years, Prairie Farmer editorials blamed the railroad monopolies, grain elevator owners, and the...
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Communist Party, Randi Storch(
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) ...metal, and building trades ; printing ; railroads ; and food industries. Through party-organized...
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Air Quality, David Stradling(
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) ...In the early 1900s, a movement to force railroad electrification focused on the Illinois Central's...
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Crerar Library, John, Jane Aikin(
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) ...native New York City in 1862 to establish a railroad supply firm. His will gave the city a portion...
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Crestwood, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...and the beginnings of small market towns as railroad stops were established. In the early twentieth...
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| 357 |
Deerfield, IL, Thomas A. Auger(
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) ...deer population. The opening of the Milwaukee railroad in 1872 attracted new residents who commuted...
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Elmwood Park, IL, Tina Reithmaier(
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) ...was then known as Orison. The Chicago & Pacific Railroad laid tracks in Leyden Township in 1870. The...
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Fox River Grove, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...River not far from the Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad station in Cary . Opatrny's son Eman took over...
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Glendale Heights, IL, Jane S. Teague(
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) ...abolitionist , with a station of the Underground Railroad in his home. Prosperous farmland in this...
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