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Calumet City

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Calumet City, Illinois/USA West Hammond Founded in 1868, it was renamed in 1924 after a Native American version of the French chlamel ‘little reed’, itself from the Latin calamus ‘reed’ which, in its modified form, meant a peace pipe; in other words, the pipe used to signify the ratification of a treaty.

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Calumet City

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Calumet City city (1990 pop. 37,840), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, near Ind.; settled 1868, inc. 1911. Once heavily industrial, the city is primarily residential with some light manufacturing. Formerly called West Hammond, it grew as a suburb of Hammond, Ind.

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	Des Plaines decides to support Calumet City's bid for a casino.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/10/1999
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	Wheeling to share Calumet City's gaming wealth.(Neighbor) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/4/1999