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        <PrimaryActivities>TO SUPPORT THE STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY'S THEATRE PROGRAMS</PrimaryActivities>
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        <Explanation>STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY PURCHASED THE 1700 N. HALSTED BUILDING, AND STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY, STEPPENWOLF FOUNDATION I, AND STEPPENWOLF FOUNDATION II ARE ALL LISTED AS JOINT BORROWERS ON THE CORRESPONDING LOAN.</Explanation>
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