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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Grant Park (Chicago)


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Grant Park (originally named Lake Park) is a large park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in Chicago. The park's most notable features are Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago. Grant Park is frequently referred to as the city's front yard. It is bordered on the north by Randolph Street, on the south by McFetridge Drive (South of Roosevelt Road), on the west by Michigan Avenue and its Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District, and on the east by Lake Michigan.

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Obama supporters weep with joy in Chicago - 2008/11/4

CHICAGO – With delirious cheers from more than 100,000 people jammed into the city's Grant Park, Barack Obama's hometown embraced his landmark victory Tuesday night as a dream finally come true...

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