Century of Progress
A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation.
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Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,484 at the 2010 census.
Population: 17,484
Latitude: 41° 41' 48.12" N
Longitude: -87° 49' 1.20" W
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Union Stock Yards
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Comiskey Park
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WLS-TV
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Oak Brook, Illinois
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Lisle, Illinois
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Chicago Union Station
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Roosevelt University
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Downers Grove, Illinois
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Shimer College
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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College of DuPage
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Jay Pritzker Pavilion
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Hamburger University
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Dixie Square Mall
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WMAQ-TV
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Meigs Field
Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX) was a single strip airport that operated from December 1948 until March 2003. It was built on Northerly Island, the human-made peninsula that was also the site of the 1933–1934 Century of Progre…