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Calumet City

(Encyclopedia) Calumet City, city (2020 pop. 36,033), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, near Ind.; settled 1868,…

Bensenville

(Encyclopedia) Bensenville Bensenville bĕnˈsənvĭl [key], village (2020 pop. 17,740), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill…

Kiritimati

(Encyclopedia) KiritimatiKiritimatikərĭsˈməs [key], largest atoll in the Pacific (1990 pop. 2,537), 222 sq mi (575 sq km), in the Line Islands, one of the island groups that compose the Republic of…

Cicero, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cicero, town (2020 pop. 85,268), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial and residential suburb adjoining Chicago; inc. 1867. A largely white…

Gisborne

(Encyclopedia) Gisborne Gisborne gĭzˈbôrn [key], city, East Coast North Island, New Zealand, on Poverty Bay. It is a…

Elk Grove Village

(Encyclopedia) Elk Grove Village, village (2020 pop. 32,812), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of…

The Fat Lady Sings

The Question: Where did the saying "It ain't over until the fat lady sings" come from? The Answer: Often mistakenly attributed to N.Y. Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi…

Simcoe, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, Lake, 539 sq mi (1,396 sq km), S Ont., Canada, between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario. Cook Bay, Kempenfelt Bay, and Lake Couchiching are arms of the lake. Lake Simcoe drains N…

Palatine, village, United States

(Encyclopedia) PalatinePalatinepălˈətīn [key], village (1990 pop. 39,253), Cook co., NE Ill.; inc. 1869. Primarily residential, the growing village manufactures a variety of products, such as machine…