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  she was born in Bannockburn Chicago
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  This is the first American Girl Store on the Magnificent Mile and is a big hit.
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  Pleasant Company becomes American Girl and was sold to Mattel for $700 Million.
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  Living in Wsconsin and helping raise money for the Madison Childrens Museum