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Across

3. first African-American mayor of Chicago
7. poet Laureate of Illinois
9. site of first nuclear power plant
11. took over many factory jobs during WW2
12. powerful Chicago mayor
13. fastest growing ethnic group in Illinois
14. Illinois Governor nominated for President
16. first African-American woman to win Pulitzer prize
18. smaller cities surrounding large city
19. bomb used by US to end WW2
21. to become part of a whole
22. protestors of this war demonstrated at 1968 Democratic convention
23. extreme right political movement emphasizing nationalism
24. international airport in Chicago named after this Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
27. famous author from Oak Park
28. factory which builds and stores arms
29. Republican minority leader from Illinois

Down

1. to become involved in a difficult situation
2. immediately
4. passed down from previous generations
5. civil rights leader assassinated in 1968
6. caused $1.5 billion dollars in western Illinois in 1993
8. awareness
10. site of radar systems plant
15. placed in a prison
17. of considerable importance
20. enticements
23. scientist who conducted first controlled nuclear reaction
25. ally of Germany and Italy in World War 2
26. first African-American woman elected to US Senate

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