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30209

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23789

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16488

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5740

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3104

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1451

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1087

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876

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574

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573

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245

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147

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113

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108

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103

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100

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63

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58

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54

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51

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9

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39307

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17983

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12385

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3996

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3675

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3145

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2906

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1347

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937

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762

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525

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485

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456

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252

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29

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9275

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2737

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2384

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1621

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1524

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787

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684

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397

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124

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8

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8348

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2112

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1827

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1417

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843

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704

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681

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305

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193

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192

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121

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104

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101

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92

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43

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39

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37

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30

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30

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9

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3

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1

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7781

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2074

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1469

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954

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887

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848

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382

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323

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282

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234

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210

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170

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161

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113

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85

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66

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22

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16

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1

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6820

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2753

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2009

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776

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480

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468

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372

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244

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152

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66

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1519

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344

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211

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141

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84

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75

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69

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63

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45

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40

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35

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35

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33

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30

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29

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26

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25

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19

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18

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18

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15

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15

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13

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12

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12

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12

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11

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10

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10

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10

LGBTQ+ people

9

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8

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8

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8

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7

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7

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7

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5

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4

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4

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3

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3

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3

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3

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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14379

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6928

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4444

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4295

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4184

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3256

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2515

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2131

Englewood

1952

Lake View

1930

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1850

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1843

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1317

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1288

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1129

River North

1129

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1090

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1064

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1037

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1024

Woodlawn

899

Austin

888

Lincoln Square

854

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828

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763

East Side

746

Douglas

732

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690

Pilsen

674

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634

Wrigleyville

627

Bronzeville

572

Kenwood

570

Old Town

561

Edgewater

472

Roseland

468

Greater Grand Crossing

447

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424

Chicago Lawn

402

Rogers Park

398

Wicker Park

398

West Englewood

396

McKinley Park

391

Belmont Cragin

383

Bridgeport

376

University Village

376

Albany Park

375

Pullman

375

South Shore

360

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355

Logan Square

325

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305

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298

Dunning

293

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288

Chinatown

287

Chatham

277

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254

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244

Archer Heights

206

Jefferson Park

198

West Pullman

194

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185

Avondale

184

South Chicago

172

Oakland

169

Mount Greenwood

166

Brainerd

161

East Hyde Park

158

Andersonville

152

Forest Glen

140

Ukrainian Village

137

Fuller Park

133

West Garfield Park

133

Back of the Yards

131

Hamilton Park

126

West Lawn

123

Auburn Gresham

122

O'Hare

122

Norwood Park

121

Ravenswood

112

Little Italy

111

Park West

109

Heart of Chicago

94

Garfield Ridge

77

South Deering

75

Gladstone Park

74

Montclare

74

West Elsdon

74

Sauganash

67

West Rogers Park

66

Craigin

63

Calumet Heights

61

Sheffield Neighbors

58

Ashburn

56

Bowmanville

54

Hermosa

49

Clearing

47

Beverly

46

Morgan Park

44

Old Town Triangle

32

Grand Crossing

23

Park Manor

23

Lake Meadows

22

South Commons

22

Canaryville

21

Edison Park

20

Bucktown

10

Avalon Park

9

Cabrini Green

7

Goose Island

7

Noble Square

7

Stateway Gardens

6

Marquette Park

5

Wentworth Gardens

4

Jackson Park Highlands

3

Longwood Manor

3

Riverdale

3

Rosehill

3

Altgeld Gardens

2

Burnside

2

Hegewisch

2

Peterson Park

2

Printers Row

2

Tri-Taylor

2

Auburn Park

1

Belmont Gardens

1

East Rogers Park

1

Fernwood

1

Fifth City

1

Groveland Park

1

North Mayfair

1

Northalsted

1

Ravenswood Gardens

1

Rosemoor

1

Stony Island Park

1

Vittum Park

1

West Humboldt Park

1

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Cities

Chicago

114715

Evanston

1565

Lake Forest

1086

Waukegan

645

Oak Park

329

Elk Grove

302

Highland Park

271

Glencoe

260

Winnetka

258

Elgin

232

Palatine

230

Lake Bluff

201

Skokie

196

Wheaton

173

Wilmette

158

River Forest

155

Crown Point

144

Des Plaines

143

Aurora

134

Northfield

115

North Chicago

113

Worth

110

Mundelein

101

Glen Ellyn

93

Cicero

86

Park Ridge

83

Bolingbrook

77

Flossmoor

75

Crete

67

Joliet

66

Barrington

65

Algonquin

64

Riverside

64

Homewood

63

Hoffman Estates

60

St. John

60

LaGrange

59

Forest Park

58

Lansing

58

Niles

58

Glenview

55

Naperville

54

Elmhurst

49

Gary

48

Libertyville

47

St. Charles

45

Newark

41

Winfield (IL)

41

Cary

38

Midlothian

37

Oak Forest

36

Arlington Heights

34

Chicago Heights

33

Hinsdale

32

Kenilworth

32

Golf

31

Downers Grove

30

Lake Villa

30

Western Springs

29

Hammond

26

Merrillville

26

Brookfield

25

Berwyn

24

Clarendon Hills

24

Broadview

23

Geneva

23

Hillside

22

Lemont

22

Vernon Hills

22

Deerfield

21

Fox Lake

21

Palos Hills

21

Palos Park

20

Schaumburg

20

Stickney

20

Lombard

18

Chesterton

17

Maywood

17

Wheeling

17

Harvey

15

Blue Island

14

Burnham

14

Frankfort

14

Lyons

14

Lockport

13

Olympia Fields

13

West Chicago

13

Willow Springs

12

Bloomingdale

11

Marengo

10

Beverly Shores

9

Berkeley

8

Evergreen Park

8

Forest View

8

Melrose Park

8

Summit

8

Thornton

8

Calumet City

6

Itasca

6

McHenry

6

Orland Park

6

Whiting

6

Woodstock

6

East Chicago

5

Glenwood

5

Long Grove

5

Oak Brook

5

Plano

5

South Haven

5

Spring Grove

5

Grayslake

4

Lisle

4

Park Forest

4

Porter

4

River Grove

4

South Holland

4

Villa Park

4

Westmont

4

Wood Dale

4

Batavia

3

Highwood

3

Manhattan

3

North Riverside

3

Plainfield

3

Volo

3

Aberdeen

2

Addison

2

Bensenville

2

Crestwood

2

Crystal Lake

2

Darien

2

Diamond

2

Gurnee

2

Harwood Heights

2

Johnsburg

2

Mettawa

2

Morton Grove

2

Oak Lawn

2

Phoenix

2

Portage

2

Prospect Heights

2

Robbins

2

Roselle

2

Warrenville

2

Wayne

2

Westchester

2

Woodridge

2

Antioch

1

Bartlett

1

Buffalo Grove

1

Burr Ridge

1

Carol Stream

1

Carpentersville

1

Chicago Ridge

1

Elmwood Park

1

Franklin Park

1

Glendale Heights

1

Griffith

1

Hanover Park

1

Lincolnwood

1

Long Lake

1

Matteson

1

Merrionette Park

1

Northbrook

1

Oakbrook Terrace

1

Orland Hills

1

Riverdale

1

Riverwoods

1

Rosemont

1

Schiller Park

1

Union

1

Valparaiso

1

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1

Willowbrook

1

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