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The Enemy Within
In 1812, Chicago was not yet a city, just a fort, a trading post, and fewer than one hundred Americans pressed into Indigenous ground. When tension between John Kinzie and Jean La Lime erupted into violence, the settlement proved how little space it had for conflict. Continue reading
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The Creative Quill 