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  2. Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia

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    1876 Chicago White Stockings Art Institute of Chicago As seen from Michigan Ave. 1878 Art Institute of Chicago established. Conservator newspaper begins publication. [10] [11] 1879: Art Institute of Chicago founded. [1] 1880 Polish National Alliance headquartered in city. Population: 503,185. [12] 1881 Unsightly beggar ordinance effected. [13]

  3. Language coaching - Wikipedia

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    Language coaches are sought by higher-level, more advanced language learners who feel they have ceased benefiting from language teaching and are ready and able to take control of their development autonomously. Language coaching therefore has a strong emphasis on metacognitive practice. Metacognition is also valuable to language learners but it ...

  4. Alliance Française de Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Alliance Française de Chicago was established in 1897, and is one of the oldest Alliance Française branches in the US. Originally located in the Fine Arts Building on South Michigan Avenue and currently on Dearborn Avenue, it aims to be "Chicago's French cultural and learning center dedicated to the study of French language, cultural exchange, and friendship between Americans and French ...

  5. Chicago Linguistic Society - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Linguistic Society (or CLS) is one of the oldest student-run organizations in the United States, based at the University of Chicago. Although its exact foundation date is obscure, according to Eric Hamp it is generally believed to antedate the Second World War, and possibly extends back to Bloomfield 's and Sapir 's tenure at the ...

  6. Languages of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The official language of Illinois is English.Nearly 80% of the population speak English natively, and most others speak it fluently as a second language. The forms of American English spoken in Illinois range from Inland Northern near Chicago and the northern part of the state, to Midland and Southern dialects further downstate.

  7. Lane Tech College Prep High School - Wikipedia

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    Lane Tech College Prep High School (often shortened to Lane Tech, full name Albert Grannis Lane Technical College Preparatory High School ), is a public 4-year selective enrollment magnet high school located in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district.

  8. De La Salle Institute - Wikipedia

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    De La Salle Institute was founded by Brother Adjutor, a former director of St. Patrick High School, in 1889, after being chartered by the State of Illinois the previous year. [5] The laying of the cornerstone on May 19, 1889 was a major event which began with an hour-long parade through the streets of Chicago.

  9. Chicago World Language Academy - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago World Language Academy was opened in 1894 to serve children from the crowded tenement community surrounding the Polk Street Station port of entry for immigrants. That year was started one of the first public schools kindergartens in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1981 this school has offered foreign language instruction to Chicago's students.