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The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things.

~Gary Krist

Topics: Ability Any Before Bonds Chicago City Come Constitution Getting Grew Had Illinois Limits Money More Raise Realized Severe Size State Taxes Things Through Up Ways Written

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I grew up in Albany Park in Chicago and then went to Lake View High School.

~Gary Sherman

Topics: Chicago Grew High High School Lake Park School Then Up View

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One of the great things going on in Chicago is the educational facilities here. And the largest film school in the world is right here in Chicago: Columbia College.

~Gary Sherman

Topics: Chicago College Columbia Educational Facilities Film Film School Going Great Great Things Here Largest Right School Things World

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I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Band Buddy Chicago Mine Named Pal Started Veteran Vietnam Williams

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Having someone from Washington, California, or Chicago come in as a verifier, it shows the Hispanic community that Hispanic leaders support me.

~Gene Green

Topics: California Chicago Come Community Having Hispanic Leaders Me Shows Someone Support Washington

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I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week.

~Gene Kelly

Topics: About Broadway Chicago Dance End Every Fact First Getting Got In Fact Job Studied Summer Taught Week Well-Rounded Winter Worried

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The only actor who I think probably might have possibly taken a swing at me if he could have would be Burt Reynolds. He used to call Roger and me the Bruise Brothers, out of Chicago.

~Gene Siskel

Topics: Actor Brothers Bruise Call Chicago Could He Me Might Only Out Possibly Roger Swing Taken Think Used Who Would I Think

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I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss.

~Georg Solti

Topics: Become Been Chicago Director Extremely Loss Music Never Sad Symphony Which Would

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It was a bright, clear afternoon in the late fall that pretty Miss Cable drove up in her trap and waited at the curb for her father to come forth from his office in one of Chicago's tallest buildings.

~George Barr Mccutcheon

Topics: Afternoon Bright Buildings Cable Chicago Clear Come Curb Drove Fall Father Forth Her His Late Miss Office Pretty Trap Up Waited

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My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago.

~George Gobel

Topics: Chicago Drunk Lived Town Uncle

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