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1904
Justice of the Peace System abolished
1905
Mayor cleans up Old Custom House; over 200 houses of prostitution closed
Municipal Court of Chicago created
1906
Upton Sinclair’s exposé, “The Jungle” published
1908
Chicago has 1 million immigrants
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The Chicago City Council Chamber
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Interior view of the city council chamber in Chicago, Illinois, showing aldermen at their desks, men sitting in the balcony above and a portion of the speaker's rostrum visible in the foreground.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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