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Illinois Naval MilitiaThe naval vessels with the longest history of association with Chicago were those associated with training sailors, which was first done by the Illinois Naval Militia. The militia trained on the USS Michigan every summer from 1890 until 1901. The citizens of the Naval Militia were known in the press as “bluejackets” or “tars.”
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