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Chicago Poles influence spans city and culture
For over a century Chicago has been a hub for Polish immigration led by Antoni Schermann in 1851. Avondale hosts Polish doctors and lawyers alongside pierogis and sausages while Holy Trinity Polish Mission and the Taste of Polonia festival illustrate enduring Polish presence with tens of thousands attending each Labor Day.
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