I learned some stuff while visiting the etymology page of Chicago stuff at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymologies_of_place_names_in_Chicago,_Illinois
I am a huge fan of trivia, and try to incorporate it into my daily conversations. I cannot wait to toss some of these in...
Chicago is from the Miami-Illinois word "Shikaakwa," which means "wild onion." So to all you haters who say I am super Chicago-y when I say chi-CAAA-go instead of Chi-CAW-go, you are the one pronouncing it wrong.
George Street--Settler Sam George sighted the last bear in Chicago at the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets in 1834. The bear was promptly killed by another settler, John Sweeney.
Friday, March 5, 2010
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