Timeline of Chicago history - Wikipedia
WEBMarch 16: First Chicago death due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Governor J. B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot issue a stay at home order. Over 7,700 people in Chicago died in the pandemic. May 28 – June 1: George Floyd protests in Chicago; Population: 2,741,730. 2021: The Chicago Sky won their first WNBA championship, defeating the Phoenix ...
Timeline: Early Chicago History | American Experience | PBS
WEB1818. December 3: Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union. 1831. January 15: the Illinois General Assembly creates Cook County, with Chicago as the county seat. 1833. August: the Town of...
City of Chicago :: Chicago History
WEBIncorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago was ideally situated to take advantage of the trading possibilities created by the nation’s westward expansion. The completion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal in 1848 created a water link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, but the canal was soon rendered obsolete by railroads.
History of Chicago - Wikipedia
WEBChicago has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history. Since the 1850s Chicago has been one of the dominant metropolises in the Midwestern United States, and has been the largest city in the Midwest since the 1880 census.
Chicago - History | Britannica
WEBChicago - History: Chicago’s critical location on the water route linking the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River shaped much of its early history. It was populated by a series of Native tribes who maintained villages in the forested areas near rivers.
How Chicago Transformed From a Midwestern Outpost Town …
WEBOctober 12, 2018. Raising a block of buildings on Lake Street, Chicago, in 1857 Chicago Historical Society/Wikimedia Commons. In 1833, Chicago was a wilderness outpost of just 350 residents,...
Chicago - HISTORY
WEBMar 4, 2010 · The largest city of the American Midwest, Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1830 and quickly grew to become, as Carl Sandburg’s 1916 poem put it, “Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat ...
Chicago: From trading post to global city | CNN
WEBFeb 28, 2014 · AP. Chicago: From trading post to global city — Chicago's famous "L" (short for "elevated" train) started moving residents around town in 1892. That makes it the second-oldest transit system...
Chicago | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Chicago is a city, the seat of Cook county, in northeastern Illinois, U.S. With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the state’s largest and the country’s third most populous city. It is the commercial and cultural hub of the American Midwest. Learn more about Chicago in this article.
Encyclopedia of Chicago
WEBIncludes set of detailed articles and maps on Chicago's industries, people, culture, sports, surrounding cities and towns, politics and more, mainly with a historical perspective.
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