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PHOTOGRAPH BY ZBIGNIEW BZDAK
The Death (and Possible Rebirth) of Jackowo

It was once the biggest immigrant hub of its kind in the United States. But the Poles are moving out, real estate costs are going up, and buildings sit vacant along the once-humming Milwaukee Avenue. What will become of Chicago’s last Polish neighborhood?

By Mary Wisniewski and Joanna Marszałek
Photography by Zbigniew Bzdak
February 8, 2022, 8:04 am
 
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