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Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whites ox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team. |
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The abbreviation "ORD" for Chicago's O'Hare airport in Illinois comes from the original name Orchard Field. O'Hare Airport was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare. |
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The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, Illinois, 1893. |
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