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Neighborhood Spotlight: McKinley Park

Writer: Monique WingardMonique Wingard

The McKinley Park community area has been known as a working-class community throughout its history. According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, Irish workers first settled the area. The community grew as railroads were built, and the area became home to steelworkers and stockyard workers.


 

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