CHICAGO HISTORY

Welcome to the Chicago History Library Guide!

This guide provides resources for information pertaining to Chicago History. 

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Chicago Fun Fact:

The name “Chicago” derives from a word in the language spoken by

the Miami and Illinois peoples meaning “striped skunk, ” a word they also applied to the wild leek

(known to later botanists as Allium tricoccum ).

Citation: The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago