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	Institutionalization of the Chinese Tongs in Chicago's Chinatown
		Institutionalization of the Chinese Tongs in Chicago's Chinatown
		Chicago was the birthplace of the Progressive Movement with its Chicago School of Criminology based at the University of Chicago.
		Chicago’s Chinese are pacifists as to the white man’s courts and the white man’s law.
	gangresearch.net /ChicagoGangs/tongs/prisek.html (8758 words)

	Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, is on the near South Side (located in the Armour Square community area), centered on and around Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood.
		Chicago's Chinatown is home to a number of banks, Chinese restaurants, gift shops, grocery stores, Chinese medicine stores, as well as a number of services that cater to a Chinese-speaking audience--most specifically, a Cantonese-speaking audience.
		Chinese immigrants began arriving in Chicago in the late 1870s as ex-railroad workers faced increasing discrimination in the Western states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown,_Chicago (448 words)

	Chinatown
		Chinatown expanded before 1980 into Armour Square and by 1990 into Bridgeport.
		In 2000 Chicago had 32,187 Chinese residents, 33 percent of whom lived in Chinatown and adjacent areas.
		In response to a critical shortage of open space, the city of Chicago is building a 12-acre park along the east bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River from 16th to 21st Streets.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/284.html (403 words)

	Encyclopedia: Chinatown
		Chinatowns were formed in the 19th century in many areas of the United States and Canada as a result of discriminatory land laws that forbade the sale of any land to Chinese or restricted the land sales to a limited geographical area and which promoted the segregation of people of different ethnicities.
		London's original Chinatown was established in the Limehouse district in the late 19th century as Chinese seamen established themselves in the city.
		Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with a large concentration of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China - particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan - and settled in countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chinatown (10036 words)

	USATODAY.com - Chicago Chinatown preserves and honors past (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		CHICAGO — Chicago's Chinatown has a growing sense of its own importance, with an increasingly strong instinct to preserve and commemorate the Chinese who chose to settle in the center of America.
		The majestic gate spans the width of South Wentworth near Cermak and marks the main thoroughfare of Chicago's Chinatown.
		Built in 1926-27 and an official Chicago landmark, the On Leong Merchants Association building was modeled after the architecture in China's Kwangtung district, where many Chinatown residents trace their ancestry.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2006-08-30-chinatown-chicago_x.htm?csp=34 (911 words)

	Chicago Chinatown :: News
		The south Chinatown is lacking space for growth because of its physical restrictions, the expressways and the railway embankment form natural tour boundaries.
		Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, with a population of 340.
		Chicago's rail network and the development of the iced refrigerator car meant that meat could be shipped east to New York, spurring the industry's consolidation.
	www.2002china.net /chinatowns/chicago/historyhomee.shtml (3587 words)

	Chinatown, a Chicago Neighborhood Visitor Guide from Chicago Traveler
		Chinatown is a unique neighborhood in that it is more than simply a collection of restaurants, shops and homes.
		It is a rich cultural experience, and a visitor to Chicago’s Chinatown has the distinct feeling of having touched upon a microcosm of China itself.
		Chinatown is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 23rd Street on the south, State Street on the east and the Chicago River on the west.
	www.chicagotraveler.com /neighborhoods/chinatown-feature.htm (1023 words)

	Chicago (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Chicago", the feature-film debut of veteran stage director / choreographer Rob Marshall, is not as radical or experimental as Luhrmann's picture.
		Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is a wannabe, a small-time song-and-dance girl who looks at the bright lights of the Chicago clubs and longs for her night in the spotlight.
		I've never seen "Chicago" onstage, but if this movie captures the energy of the show, it must be one showstopper after another.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0299658 (1494 words)

	Metromix. Chinatown's new reach expands its old borders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The neighborhood was hemmed in during that period by the construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway to the west and the Stevenson Expressway to the south.
		But in Chinatown itself, there are signs of a new harmony between Chinese residents, their non-Chinese neighbors and visitors from around the area.
		Jimmy Lee, president of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, is trying to carve a space for such encounters in Ping Tom Memorial Park, a strip of former industrial land along the Chicago River that serves as Chinatown's only green space.
	metromix.chicagotribune.com /localguide/neighborhoods/mmx-040718-neighborhoods-chinatown,0,6697674.story?coll=mmx-ng_heds (2113 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Four-Day Immigration March Begins In Chinatown
		And they say they chose the starting point -- Chicago's Chinatown -- to demonstrate that this country is a nation of immigrants and that many of them feel the pain of waiting for years at a time for relatives to gain permission to come to the United States and make their families whole again.
		Hastert, whose district includes some of Chicago's suburbs and outlying rural counties, has been emphasizing the immigration issue in making the case to voters that they should keep Congress in GOP hands.
		Friday's rally was a fraction of the size of those held in Chicago earlier this year, including one that attracted about 400,000 in May and another that drew, according to police, about 10,000 in July.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_244064730.html (916 words)

	Chicago Chinatown :: Recreation :: Dating, Travel & More
		Chicago has one of the most beautiful and accessible shorelines of any city in the world, including 15 miles of bathing beaches and 18 miles of bike paths.
		Chicago is home to a vital, vast and varied community of theatrical companies, as well as several large independent theaters, where you'll find everything from traveling Broadway megahits to experimental theater, to Chicago's famous improvisational groups that display the wit and humor of the Second City.
		Chicago's premiere theater devoted to the adaptation of literature to the stage, City Lit has presented the best of literature from Edith Wharton to P.G. Wodehouse, from April Sinclair to Anton Chekhov.
	stockton.2002china.net /chinatowns/chicago/recreationhomee.shtml (2606 words)

	'L' Station Gets a Look Perfect for Chinatown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The painting was unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony welcoming the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce as the 27th participant in the CTA's Adopt-A-Station program, which lets groups or individuals rehab one of the CTA's 144 "L" stations to reflect the surrounding neighborhood's history and diversity.
		The Chinatown chamber enlisted community youths and seniors from the Chinese American Service League to fill the station's walls and windows with paintings, masks, statues and murals that celebrate Chinese culture.
		Chinatown Chamber President Ray Spaeth said the project could translate into increased revenues for the 200 shops and restaurants he represents.
	www.chicago-l.org /articles/ChinatownAdopt.html (330 words)

	Chinatown Business Directory for Dining, Shopping and Lodging from Chicago Traveler
		The Chinatown Hotel is situated right in the heart of the neighborhood, only steps away from Wentworth Avenue.
		For the most authentic Chinatown experience, this is the hotel to choose.
		Highlights of the tour include several Chinatown landmarks, such as the Nine Dragon Wall, which is adorned with nine dragon sculptures; the Chinatown Mural, depicting Chinese history; Chinatown Square, featuring statues of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac; and Wentworth Avenue, the neighborhood’s historic commercial district.
	www.chicagotraveler.com /neighborhoods/chinatown-directory.htm (825 words)

	Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles \| Pedicabs coming to Chinatown \| Crain's Chicago Business \| Crain's
		Beginning next Tuesday, Chicago visitors and residents for the first time can explore Chinatown from the comfort of a pedicab, a foot-powered taxi that’s a cross between a bike and a carriage.
		As part of its “Summer Fun in Chinatown” campaign, the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce hopes the novelty of these tricycle carriages will draw more visitors and raise the “intrigue quotient” of the area.
		The Chinatown Chamber is shooting for a 15% to 25% growth in foot traffic—and hopes the pedicabs will play a part in attaining that goal.
	www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=13111 (637 words)

	Chicago ''L''.org: Stations - Cermak-Chinatown
		The Chinatown chamber also enlisted community youths and seniors from the Chinese American Service League to fill the station's walls and windows with paintings, masks, statues and murals that celebrate Chinese culture.
		On April 3, 2003, the Chicago Transit Board approved a $4.5 million contract to renovate the 69th and 95/Dan Ryan bus bridges as well as the bus turnaround at 95th Street, signaling the beginning of the rehabilitation of the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line.
		On October 7, 2003, the Chicago Transit Board approved a $192.5 million contract to rehabilitate the Dan Ryan branch, with Kiewit/Reyes, AJV (A Joint Venture) awarded the construction contract as part of a competitive bid process.
	www.chicago-l.org /stations/cermak-chinatown.html (1769 words)

	Chicago Off the Beaten Track: Chinatown - Associated Content
		Chicago's Chinatown is off the beaten track for visitors who head downtown for Chicago's beaches, museums, and many theaters.
		Many do not realize that bustling Chinatown really is not all that far from downtown, a short taxi ride or el trip can have you there in minutes.
		Those who make the visit to Chinatown discover that the couple of blocks that compromise the neighborhood are really a village within itself made up of more than just restaurants and shops.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/161562/chicago_off_the_beaten_track_chinatown.html (470 words)

	Chicago - Neighborhoods
		Photographs of 200 historical buildings in Chicago's Lincoln Park Community include landmark domestic residences, commercial sites, and churches constructed in a variety of historical styles.
		The Municipal Reference Collection is a unique resource that should be the first point of contact for information on Chicago ordinances, statistics, government, budgets and Chicago community areas.
		Chicago neighborhoods that reflect a broad range of experiences and multiple political, social and economic agendas.
	www.lib.depaul.edu /eresource/subject_search_infotype.asp?TopicID=141&SubjectID=13 (607 words)

	Chicago forum: chinatown - TripAdvisor
		My experience and observation has been that the Chinatown "El" statiion is in a very safe localtion and that there's no need to be concerned about your safety.
		Chinatown is a very safe neighborhood and there are always lots of people walking around.
		I haven't taken the el to Chinatown at night but I have during the day and wouldn't hesitate to use it then, the ride is really quick from the downtown area and IMO beats driving or taking a cab.
	chicago-hotels.tripadvisor.com /ShowTopic-g35805-i32-k172771-Chicago_Illinois.html (641 words)

	Chinatown on 43 Places (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I was eating with a guy born in China in Chinatown so it’s just extra cool to me for some reason.
		Chinatown, Chicago was an incredible little entity of the city.
		Chicago’s Chinatown has the best Chinese restaurants and neatest shops of any Chinese enclave in America, including San Francisco … and I’ve been to both.
	www.43places.com /visit/Chinatown-Armour-Square-South-Side/287436 (638 words)

	NAAAP Chicago - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This will be the 5th year of the Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy sponsored and presented by the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District.
		The race is held at the beautiful and picturesque Chicagoâs Ping Tom Park and is participated by 20 teams including groups such as the Chicago Police Department, the Fire Department, United Airlines, Asian American professional organizations, and others.
		The Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce is a not for profit organization committed to promoting the business and tourism industry of Chicagoâs Chinatown.
	www.naaapchicago.org /News.do?id=788 (275 words)

	Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Residential and commercial neighbourhood on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, just southwest of the Loop.
		It has been the centre of the local Chinese community since the 1920s.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chinatown+(Chicago,+Illinois) (102 words)

	Armour Square, Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armour Square, located on the southwest side of Chicago, is one of the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas.
		The Armour Square neighborhood has a large Italian-American population.
		This Illinois state location article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armour_Square,_Chicago (220 words)

	Chicago Day Bike Rentals, Trusted Tours and Attractions
		Lincoln Park is Chicago's urban oasis with 1,200 acres of wonderful park land, sandy beaches, serene lagoons, and world-famous cultural attractions including the Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory and the Notebaert Nature Museum.
		It took over 40 years to complete the Baha'I Temple, also known as the Taj Mahal of Wilmette, and the result is a breathtaking vista of unsurpassed beauty.
		Bike and Roll was established in 1993, and we currently operate locations in Chicago, Miami Beach, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., with planned expansion into other cities and parks throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
	www.trustedtours.com /store/Chicago-Day-Bike-Rentals-C267.aspx?UserID=291929&SessionID=hQmZIoRSQP1tqFTqDfr0 (610 words)

	Chinatown Chamber of Commerce - Government - Chicago, IL, 60616 - Citysearch
		Chicago's home to a vibrant Asian immigrant community and authentic dining an...
		Chicago's home to a vibrant Asian immigrant community and authentic dining and shopping.
		Much of the touristy part of Chinatown is worn and ragged, but there's good stuff to be found and sights to see if you get off the main streets.
	chicago.citysearch.com /profile/11433733 (504 words)

	Is Chicago the Most Underrated City for Asian Americans? \| Asian American Issues \| GoldSea
		You know that the Chinatowns in Chicago are far bigger than that and they also are loaded with great stores and places to eat.
		To find a heavily Asian American area type in Chicago tribune 2000 census.Put in the city you are wondering about and it will give you the percentages of all the varied minority groups.This is what i did before i moved to the cHicago area.
		Asians in Chicago and Illionis in general are nothing but a several grains of sand in a desert.
	goldsea.com /Air/Issues/Chicago/chicago_21227.html (1944 words)

	Chinatown- Chicago, IL - VirtualTourist.com
		Chicago's Chinatown, located in a small area on the south side of the Loop, is worth a quick stop for lunch or dinner, but definitely not worth being on your list of attractions to closely visit.
		Chicago's Chinatown is primarily found on Cermak Rd., Wentworth Ave., and Archer Ave.
		Chicago has a Chinatown, smaller than in San Francisco but worth a brief visit.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Illinois/Chicago-777256/Things_To_Do-Chicago-Chinatown-BR-1.html (538 words)

	Chicago Events, Reviews, Restaurants, Nightlife, Photos, and More »Blog Archives » A Day In Chinatown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Chicago’s Chinatown stretches for just a few short blocks.
		We were both shocked when it was light and refreshing and the little bits of aloe were as expected and unoffending as orange pulp.
		One day we explored Chinatown, another day we relaxed by a fountain and then headed up Clark Street in Lincoln Park, another day we checked out the fishies at the Shedd Aquarium, and one day we decided to get some Indian cuisine in the Devon Avenue neighborhood.
	thelocaltourist.com /blog/2006/08/29/chinatown-chicago (1412 words)

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