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Fire Claims Historic Chicago Church

NPR | By Cheryl Corley
Published January 7, 2006 at 11:19 AM CST
Fire crews battle a blaze at Chicago's historic Pilgrim Baptist Church.
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Fire crews battle a blaze at Chicago's historic Pilgrim Baptist Church.

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Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is NPR’s Midwest Bureau Chief and is based in Chicago.
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