The History of Chicago St. Gabriel High School
Chicago (population: 2.8 million people) is the third largest city in
the United States, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in northeastern Illinois. It was the fastest growing city in the
US during the second half of the 19th Century, even with a great fire in 1871 that wiped out a good portion of the city, and
by annexing numerous communities such as Woodlawn, Roseland, Englewood, Lake, Rogers Park, Humboldt Park, Forrestville, and
Pilsen.
Interstates 55, 57, 90, and 94 will take you to the city, along with other highways
with state and US designations, train service, and air travel to/from O'Hare International Airport as well as Midway Airport,
both of which serve many travelers daily. As the city grew, Chicago became a melting pot of cultures and people with countless
nationalities showing representation in the "Windy City." In doing so, neighborhoods were noted by the country were the immigrants
came from. Those folks believed in education and started their own schools, some of which were taught in their native language
or run by people that they knew and trusted.
