Chicago

=What are the Politics of Chicago Like?=

The politics of Chicago are rather murky and corrupted. "A 2004 scandel sent underlings of Richard Daley, Chicago's current mayor to prison. In all, 1,000 businessmen and officials, including three __governers__, have been convicted of corruption since 1970, reckons the university of Chicago list." ("United States"). Corruption is found __alot__ in Chicago. "Illinois is __E__xceptionally corrupt. It's also __E__xceptionally lawless. The __w__atergate scandal in 1970 promoted congress and state legislatures to limit campaign contributions" ("United States"). Rod Blagojevich is not exactly a role model __governer__. His plots __include__..."Include plotting to sell Barrack Obama's senate seats" ("United States"). Our road to recovery is long and hard. "Illinois is unlikely to change overnight. Laws can only do so much. After congress limited individual contributions in the 1970's, spenders simply diverted their cash to political parties" ("United States").

=What is the History of Chicago?=

Before the large city that is there today, there was open land. Louis Joliet was..."Canadian explorer and the French-born Jesuit Jaques Marquette were the first Europeans to discover the Chicago area in 1673 with the help of local Indians" ("a view on cities" **See [|rule #8] for what should be in the parentheses**) Some of the first settlements were in 1781. "Founded in 1781 by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, an African American from Santo Domingo" ("a view on cities"). One of the main sources in the Chicago area was the Chicago River. "The location of the Chicago River was chosen for its __strtegic__ value for a trading post, as the river connected the lake __withthe__ Mississippi River" ("a view on cities"). One very famous battle __occured__ around the Chicago area. The fort known as Fort Dearborn was attacked by a __n__ative American tribe leader named Chief Black Hawk. "The fort was attacked regularly by native Americans until Chief Black Hawk was defeated in 1832" ("a view on cities"). Once the territory was claimed the area remained a fort. "The area around the mouth of the Chicago River was occupied by a military base, Fort Dearborn" ("a view on cities"). The train was one of the greatest modern inventions of all time. __withe__ the invention of trains the Chicago population really exploded. "With the __arival__ of railroads, the city of Chicago really started to boom" (:a view on cities"). In 1871 the biggest disaster the city has ever seen struck, the Chicago Fire. "Disaster struck with the Great Chicago Fire laying the city in ashes" ("a view on cities"). The great city recovered though, and in about twenty years was ready to host the World Colombian Exposition. "In 1893 Chicago had recovered well enough...__C__ommemorating the discovery by Columbus of America 400 years ago" ("a view on cities").

=What is Chicago's River?=

The discovery of the Chicago River was one of the main __resons__ it had a large population before __railrodas__ were there. "Alterations like the construction of the Illinois and Michigan canal and the famous reversal of the Chicago River created a water network that, connected__,__ the flowing waters of the mid-continent open waters of the great lakes" (Theodore A Stahman **See [|rule 1] for what goes in these parentheses**). The city has had __alot__ of trouble in the past trying to keep the river clean, but somehow we manage. "Solzman notes recent developments, for example, that have made the river cleaner and its shoreline more inviting for residential and recreational use" (Theodore A Stahman). Some __groupshave__ done their best to help keep it clean. "Groups such as Friends of The Chicago River have helped clean and preserve riparian habitats" (Theodore A Stathman). The river holds together __alot__ of history. "Slozman argues that the river is the thread that binds together virtually all elements of Chicago's history" (Theodore A Stathman).

=Who was Al Capone?=

It was thought he was a violent mobster who bootlegged __liquior__, but who brought him down? Most people say it was a famous detective and his crew known as Eliot Ness and the untouchables. "Although Ness's federal prohibition__, A__gents tapped Capone's phone lines and railed his breweries" (Greg Varner **See [|rule 1] for what goes in these parentheses**).

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 * Stathman, Theodore A..."The Chicago River: An Illustrated History and Guide to the River and Its Waterways." Rev. Of. title_of_work_Reviewed_in_italics, clarifying_information. __Enviromental History__ 12. 2 (2007): 414-415. __Research Library.__ ProQuest. SD State Library, Rapid City, SD, 7 May 2009 
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 * "Chicago sunset 8-8-06 363 HDR 02." []