Clarence Page: Still we ask, what caused the Great Chicago Fire? Not a cow
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 05, 2021
2 minutes
Congratulations, Chicago. The city is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, although “celebrate” is not the best verb to use.
“Commemorate” is better. After all, the fire killed about 300 people, destroyed more than 3.3 square miles of the city and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
The city rebuilt and recovered. Still, after all these years, a lingering question remains: Who — or what —
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