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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous … See more
The name Chicago is derived from a French rendering of the indigenous Miami-Illinois word shikaakwa for a wild relative of the onion; it is… See more
Topography
Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of freshwater Lake Michigan. It is the principal city in the Chicago metropolitan area, situated in both the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. … See moreChicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $670.5 billion according to September 2017… See more
The city's waterfront location and nightlife has attracted residents and tourists alike. Over a third of the city population is concentrated in the … See more
Beginnings
In the mid-18th century, the area was inhabited by the Potawatomi, an indigenous tribe … See moreDuring its first hundred years, Chicago was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. When founded in 1833, fewer than 200 people had… See more
The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs of the National League play in Wrigley Field on the North Side; and … See more
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