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In November of 1998, voters in five Roseland precincts voted to ban the sale of alcohol, another milestone in efforts over the years to restrict the sale of liquor in Chicago. > Learn more

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August 30

On August 30, 1847, Cyrus McCormick and future mayor Charles M. Gray begin construction of what would become Chicago's largest reaper factory.
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