The NFL's Chicago Bears were first known as the "Staley Bears". They were organized in 1920, in Decatur, Illinois.
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The first birth on record in Chicago, Illinois was of Eulalia Pointe du Sable, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable and his Potawatomi Indian wife in 1796.
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Des Plaines, Illinois is home to the first McDonald's.