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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
1909
Burnham Plan for Chicago
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Bank failure
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Crowd gathered on the sidewalks and the street by the Milwaukee Avenue Bank during a bank failure. Exterior view of a crowd gathered on the sidewalks and the street. The bank was located at 739-47 Milwaukee Avenue (formerly 409-415 Milwaukee Avenue) in the West Town community area of Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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