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Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (About this soundlisten), locally also /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/), officially the City of Chicago, is the most-populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most-populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is also the most-populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second-most-populous county in the US, and portions of the city extend westward into neighboring DuPage County. It is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland. At nearly 10 million people, the metropolitan area is the third-most-populous in the nation.
Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-19th century.[7] After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild.[8] The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900, Chicago was the fifth-largest city in the world.[9] Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.[10][11]
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Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. Chicago has also been called a global architecture capital. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which razed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild on the damage. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, leading Chicago to become among the five largest cities in the world by 1900.
Fun Facts:
1. Chicago's nicknames include: The Windy City, City of Big Shoulders, The Second City, and The City That Works.
2. Chicago River is the only river in the world that flows backward.
3. Four states are visible from the top of the Willis Tower (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin).
Chicago, Illinois, United States city tour
There are slides of Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, the Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, Statue of the Republic, Jackson Park, Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, etc.
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index. As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.
In 2014, Chicago had 50.2 million international and domestic visitors. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
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Chicago, Illinois
City
City of Chicago
Clockwise from top: Downtown, the Chicago Theatre, the 'L', Navy Pier, the Pritzker Pavilion, the Field Museum, and Willis Tower
Clockwise from top: Downtown, the Chicago Theatre, the 'L', Navy Pier, the Pritzker Pavilion, the Field Museum, and Willis Tower
Flag of Chicago, Illinois
Flag Official seal of Chicago, Illinois
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Etymology: Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa (wild onion or wild garlic)
Potawatomi: Gaa-zhigaagwanzhikaag
Nicknames: Windy City, Chi-Town, City of Broad Shoulders, Second City, My Kind of Town
(for more, see full list)
Motto(s): Latin: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), I Will
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Coordinates: 41°50′13″N 87°41′05″WCoordinates: 41°50′13″N 87°41′05″W[1]
Country United States
State Illinois
Counties Cook, DuPage
Settled circa 1780
Incorporated (town) August 12, 1833
Incorporated (city) March 4, 1837
Founded by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Named for Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa
(wild onion or wild garlic)
Government
• Type Mayor–council
• Body Chicago City Council
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D)
• City Clerk Anna Valencia (D)
• City Treasurer Kurt Summers Jr. (D)
Area[2]
• City 234.14 sq mi (606 km2)
• Land 227.34 sq mi (588 km2)
• Water 6.80 sq mi (17.62 km2) 3.0%
• Urban 2,122 sq mi (5,496 km2)
• Metro 10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
Elevation[1] (mean) 594 ft (181 m)
Highest elevation
– near Blue Island 672 ft (205 m)
Lowest elevation
– at Lake Michigan 578 ft (176 m)
Population (2010)[5]
• City 2,695,598
• Estimate (2017) 2,716,450
• Rank 3rd, U.S.
• Density 11,898/sq mi (4,593.95/km2)
• Urban 8,667,303[4]
• Metro 9,533,040 (3rd)[3]
• CSA 9,901,711 (US: 3rd)[3]
Demonym(s) Chicagoan
Time zone UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST) UTC−05:00 (Central)
ZIP Code Prefixes
606xx, 607xx, 608xx
Area codes 312/872 and 773/872
FIPS code 17-14000
GNIS feature ID 0428803
Major Airports Chicago O'Hare, Chicago Midway
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Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (About this soundlisten), locally also /-ˈkɔː-/), officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States. As of the 2017 census-estimate, it has a population of 2,716,450, which makes it the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States, and the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is often referred to as Chicagoland. The Chicago metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, the fourth largest in North America, and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Buckingham Fountain by Edward H. Bennett in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.
The name Chicago is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, translated by some sources as wild leek or wild onion or wild garlic.
The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as Checagou was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir.
The first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African and French descent and arrived in the 1780s. traditionally stated to be Haitian, from the French colony of Saint Domingue He is commonly known as the Founder of Chicago.
The municipal flag of Chicago has four red six-pointed stars
1. The first star represents Fort Dearborn.
2. The second star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
3. The third star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
4. The fourth star represents the Century of Progress Exposition (1933–1934)
Chicago's nicknames include: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901.
Illinois Symbols:
State Bird Northern Cardinal
State Animal White-tailed Deer
State Flower Violet
State Capital Springfield
State Pie Pumpkin Pie
State Snack Popcorn
State Vegetable Sweet Corn
State Tree White Oak
State song Illinois by C.H. Chamberlain & Archibald Johnston
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Ohio
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New Jersey
New York
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ILLINOIS
Chicago IL
Grant Park
Buckingham Fountain
Millennium Park
Cloud Gate
The Magnificent Mile
Wrigley Building
Tribune Tower
Chicago Water Tower
Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Navy Pier
Marina City
Lake Michigan and Great Lakes
Lake Michigan Cruise
Chinatown
MICHIGAN
Detroit MI
Ford Museum (National Historic Landmark)
GM Renaissance Center
People Mover - Detroit Transportation Corporation train
Detroit River
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
Belleville, MI
Holland, MI
The Dutch Village - living museum
OHIO
Cleveland OH
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Lake Erie
Toledo OH
Toledo Museum of Art
Tony Packo's Cafe (Hungarian hot dogs)
Parma OH
Henninger Homestead
Richfield OH
INDIANA
Welcome Center visit
PENNSYLVANIA
Welcome Center visit
Delaware Water Gap PA
Amish Pennsylvania
Lamar PA
Mill Hall PA
Danville PA
Mauses Creek
Mausdale, PA
Brookville PA
NEW JERSEY
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
Delaware Water Gap
Delaware River
NEW YORK
Chinatown NYC
ONTARIO
Windsor Ontario
United States–Canada border People Mover ride by
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US Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
April 2015 visit to the home of the Chicago White Sox. Filmed with iPhone 6 plus.
Visit Chicago - The DON'Ts of Visiting Chicago
Chicago, the Second City of the USA has so much for tourists to do. The Art Institute of Chicago, The Magnificent Mile, The Shed Aquarium, The Willis/Sears Tower, the Bean, and so much more! However, there are some things that tourists should know before they visit Chicago so they make sure they have a great time in the Windy City!
The Don'ts of Visiting Chicago, 23 Things Tourists Should Not Do in Chicago.
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Chicago | 540 days in the 2nd City
Simple video using photo stills that span the last 540 days of life in the 2nd City.
Photos & video by C. Troy Mathis.
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Chicago History Month Video 2
The City of Chicago was incorporated on Saturday, March 4, 1837.
AKA: Chi-town, Windy City, City of the Big Shoulders, and Second City.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States, with approximately 2.8 million residents.
March has been designated as Chicago History Month by Harold Lee Rush, creator of Chicago History Month. In recognition and celebration of CHM, all Chicago is invited to participate, in whatever form and fashion chosen. Schools, churches, community and social organizations, senior, youth groups and individuals are urged to have events and/or create displays that highlight some aspect of Chicago's rich history and people.
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Driving Downtown - Chicago 4K - USA
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Driving Downtown - Chicago Illinois USA - Episode 42.
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Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.
The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. The city has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.
In 2015, Chicago had over 52 million international and domestic visitors. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
Tourism
In 2014, Chicago attracted 50.17 million domestic leisure travelers, 11.09 million domestic business travelers and 1.308 million overseas visitors. These visitors contributed more than US$13.7 billion to Chicago's economy. Upscale shopping along the Magnificent Mile and State Street, thousands of restaurants, as well as Chicago's eminent architecture, continue to draw tourists. The city is the United States' third-largest convention destination.
Sports
The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago Bears, one of the last two remaining charter members of the National Football League (NFL), have won nine NFL Championships, including the 1985 Super Bowl XX. The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) began play in 1926, and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL.
Economy
Chicago is a major world financial center, with the second-largest central business district in the United States. The city is the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve). The city has major financial and futures exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Architecture
The destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire led to the largest building boom in the history of the nation. In 1885, the first steel-framed high-rise building, the Home Insurance Building, rose in the city as Chicago ushered in the skyscraper era, which would then be followed by many other cities around the world. Today, Chicago's skyline is among the world's tallest and most dense.
Cuisine
Chicago lays claim to a large number of regional specialties that reflect the city's ethnic and working-class roots. Included among these are its nationally renowned deep-dish pizza; this style is said to have originated at Pizzeria Uno. The Chicago-style thin crust is also popular in the city.
Infrastructure
Chicago is a major transportation hub in the United States. It is an important component in global distribution, as it is the third-largest inter-modal port in the world after Hong Kong and Singapore.
Chicago, Cook, DuPage, Illinois, United States
Chicago, a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, is the third most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the American Midwest, with approximately 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area, which extends into Indiana and Wisconsin, is the third-largest in the United States, after those of New York City and Los Angeles, with an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, though a small portion of the city limits also extends into DuPage County. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, Chicago is listed as an alpha+ global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, telecommunications, and transportation, with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements. In 2008, Chicago hosted 45.6 million international and domestic visitors. Among metropolitan areas, Chicago has the fourth-largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world, just behind Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, and ranking ahead of London and Paris. Chicago is one of the most important Worldwide Centers of Commerce and trade. Chicago's notability has found expression in numerous forms of popular culture, including novels, plays, films, and songs. The city has many nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best-known include Windy City and Second City.Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. It is the principal city in Chicago Metropolitan Area situated in the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. Chicago rests on a continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. The city lies beside huge freshwater Lake Michigan, and two rivers the Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Side flow entirely or partially through Chicago. Chicago is a major port city as the St Lawrence Seaway connects Lake Michigan with the Atlantic Ocean. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which runs to the west of the City, connects the Chicago River with the Mississippi River, the fourth-longest river in the world. Chicago's history and economy are closely tied to its proximity to Lake Michigan. While the Chicago River historically handled much of the region's waterborne cargo, today's huge lake freighters use the city's Lake Calumet Harbor on the South Side. The lake also provides another positive effect, moderating Chicago's climate; making waterfront neighborhoods slightly warmer in winter and cooler in summer. When Chicago was founded in 1833, most of the early building began around the mouth of the Chicago River, as can be seen on a map of the city's original 58 blocks. The overall grade of the city's central, built-up areas, is relatively consistent with the natural flatness of its overall natural geography, generally exhibiting only slight differentiation otherwise. The average land elevation is 579 ft (176 m) above sea level. The lowest points are along the lake shore at 577 ft (176 m), while the highest point, at 735 ft (224 m), is a landfill located in the Hegewisch community area on the city's far south side. The Chicago Loop is the central business district, but Chicago is also a city of neighborhoods. Lake Shore Drive runs adjacent to a large portion of Chicago's lakefront. Some of the parks along the waterfront include Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Burnham Park and Jackson Park. Thirty-three public beaches are also found along the waterfront. Landfill extends into portions of the lake providing space for Navy Pier, Northerly Island, the Museum Campus, and large portions of the McCormick Place Convention Center. Most of the city's high-rise commercial and residential buildings can be found close to the waterfront. An informal name for the entire Chicago metropolitan area is Chicagoland. There is no precise definition for the term Chicagoland, but it generally means the city and its suburbs combined together. The Chicago Tribune, which coined the term, includes the city of Chicago, the rest of Cook County, eight nearby Illinois counties: Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee, and three counties in Indiana: Lake, Porter and LaPorte. The Illinois Department of Tourism defines Chicagoland as Cook County without the city of Chicago, and only Lake, DuPage, Kane and Will counties. The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce defines it as all of Cook and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
Second City (Chicago Time-lapse)
A collection of timelapses, hyperlapses, and day-to-night transitions (and vice versa) from Chicago (IL), shot in the period August 2012-April 2013.
Camera: Canon EOS 550d (+Magic Lantern)
Lenses: Sigma 17-70mm, Sigma 10-20mm, Tamron 70-300mm
Software: Adobe Lightroom, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Elements, LRTimelapse
Music (licensed): Dexter Britain, Second Class Citizen (dexterbritain.co.uk/)
Locations in order of appearance: Chicago Theatre, Lincoln Park Zoo, Michigan Avenue, Michigan & Wacker, Willis Tower, River Walk, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Columbus Drive, Crown Fountain, Lincoln Park Zoo, Exelon Plaza, Exelon Plaza, Chinatown, Hancock Center, North Beach, Lakefront, Abraham Lincoln statue between Columbus & Michigan, Chicago River, Buckingham Fountain, Michigan Avenue, Osaka Garden, Lincoln Park, Promontory Point, Field Museum, Navy Pier, Promontory Point, Rockefeller Chapel, Daley Plaza, Dearborn Street, Promontory Point, Hyde Park Blvd Lakefront, Promontory Point, Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, Adler Planetarium, Museum Campus, Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, Robie House, Adler Planetarium, W 18th Street, Osaka Garden, Burnham Park, E Roosevelt Road, W Roosevelt Road, Pritzker Pavillion, Trump Tower, North Beach, Wabash Avenue, Hancock Center, Hancock Center, Hancock Center
Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.
The name Chicago is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, translated by some sources as wild leek or wild onion or wild garlic.
The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as Checagou was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir.
The first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African and French descent and arrived in the 1780s. traditionally stated to be Haitian, from the French colony of Saint Domingue He is commonly known as the Founder of Chicago.
The municipal flag of Chicago has four red six-pointed stars
1. The first star represents Fort Dearborn.
2. The second star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
3. The third star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
4. The fourth star represents the Century of Progress Exposition (1933–1934)
Chicago's nicknames include: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901.
Illinois Symbols:
State Bird Northern Cardinal
State Animal White-tailed Deer
State Flower Violet
State Capital Springfield
State Pie Pumpkin Pie
State Snack Popcorn
State Vegetable Sweet Corn
State Tree White Oak
State song Illinois by C.H. Chamberlain & Archibald Johnston
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Visiting 8 states:
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Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Ontario (People Mover ride by)
*** VISITING***
ILLINOIS
Chicago IL
Grant Park
Buckingham Fountain
Millennium Park
Cloud Gate
The Magnificent Mile
Wrigley Building
Tribune Tower
Chicago Water Tower
Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Navy Pier
Marina City
Lake Michigan and Great Lakes
Lake Michigan Cruise
Chinatown
MICHIGAN
Detroit MI
Ford Museum (National Historic Landmark)
GM Renaissance Center
People Mover - Detroit Transportation Corporation train
Detroit River
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
Belleville, MI
Holland, MI
The Dutch Village - living museum
OHIO
Cleveland OH
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Lake Erie
Toledo OH
Toledo Museum of Art
Tony Packo's Cafe (Hungarian hot dogs)
Parma OH
Henninger Homestead
Richfield OH
INDIANA
Welcome Center visit
PENNSYLVANIA
Welcome Center visit
Delaware Water Gap PA
Amish Pennsylvania
Lamar PA
Mill Hall PA
Danville PA
Mauses Creek
Mausdale, PA
Brookville PA
NEW JERSEY
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
Delaware Water Gap
Delaware River
NEW YORK
Chinatown NYC
ONTARIO
Windsor Ontario
United States–Canada border People Mover ride by
Bus border drive along
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(212) 385-1688
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Driving Downtown [4/20/2019] - Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago,officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North America (after Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles) and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.
Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershedand grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was the fifth largest city in the world. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.
Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market gobally, generating 20% of all volume in commoditiesand financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is the one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and greatest amount of railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $680 billion in 2017. In addition, the city has one of the world's most diversified and balanced economies, not being dependent on any one industry, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.
Chicago's 58 million domestic and international visitors in 2018, made it the second most visited city in the nation, behind New York City's approximate 65 million visitors. The city ranked first place in the 2018 Time Out City Life Index, a global quality of life survey of 15,000 people in 32 cities. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Grant Park (Chicago), the Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, literature, film, theater, comedy (especially improvisational comedy), food, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic dance music including house music. Of the area's many colleges and universities, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago are classified as highest research doctoral universities. Chicago hasprofessional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues, including two Major League Baseball teams.
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Looking for things to do in Chicago this weekend or things to do in Chicago today? Well, this video breaks down some great places you can visit and some free things to do in Chicago as well as fun things to do in Chicago.
To find the top things to do in Chicago we didn't have to search hard as there are hundreds of places you visit and things to do in downtown Chicago.
Chicago Illinois also known as the windy city is a popular tourist destination so we've produced a Chicago travel guide highlighting the top Chicago attractions and Chicago things to do, so you never have to question yourself on what to do in Chicago.
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5 Foods You Have to Eat in Chicago
Visiting Chicago means having some of Chicago's amazing traditional foods. Here are our favorite traditional Chicago eats that you should have on your next visit to the Second City, whether it is Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza or one of the various treats from Portillo's (Italian beef please) you will go home full.
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Chicago, Cook and DuPage counties, Illinois, Unites States, North America
Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is the third most populous city in the United States, and the most populous city in the American Midwest with over 2.8 million residents. Its metropolitan area (also called Chicagoland), which extends into Indiana and Wisconsin, is the third-largest in the United States, after those of New York City and Los Angeles, with an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, though a small portion of the city limits also extend into DuPage County. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, Chicago is listed as an alpha+ global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, telecommunications, and transportation, with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements. In 2008, Chicago hosted 45.6 million international and domestic visitors. Among metropolitan areas, Chicago has the fourth-largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world, just behind Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, and ranking ahead of London and Paris. Chicago is one of the most important Worldwide Centers of Commerce and trade. Chicago's notability has found expression in numerous forms of popular culture, including novels, plays, films, songs, various types of journals (for example, sports, entertainment, business, trade, and academic), and the news media. The city has many nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best-known include: Chi-town, Windy City and Second City. Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. It is the principal city in Chicago Metropolitan Area situated in the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. Chicago rests on a continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. The city lies beside huge freshwater Lake Michigan, and two rivers—the Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Side—flow entirely or partially through Chicago. Chicago is a world port city as the St Lawrence Seaway connects Lake Michigan with the Atlantic Ocean. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which runs to the west of the City, connects the Chicago River with the Mississippi River, the fourth-longest river in the world. Chicago's history and economy are closely tied to its proximity to Lake Michigan. While the Chicago River historically handled much of the region's waterborne cargo, today's huge lake freighters use the city's Lake Calumet Harbor on the South Side. The lake also provides another positive effect, moderating Chicago's climate; making waterfront neighborhoods slightly warmer in winter and cooler in summer. When Chicago was founded in 1833, most of the early building began around the mouth of the Chicago River, as can be seen on a map of the city's original 58 blocks. The overall grade of the city's central, built-up areas, is relatively consistent with the natural flatness of its overall natural geography, generally exhibiting only slight differentiation otherwise. The average land elevation is 579 ft (176 m) above sea level. The lowest points are along the lake shore at 577 ft (176 m), while the highest point, at 735 ft (224 m), is a landfill located in the Hegewisch community area on the city's far south side. Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive next to Harold Washington Park on the South Side. The Chicago Loop is the central business district, but Chicago is also a city of neighborhoods. Lake Shore Drive runs adjacent to a large portion of Chicago's lakefront. Some of the parks along the waterfront include Lincoln Park, Grant Park, Burnham Park and Jackson Park. Thirty-three public beaches are also found along the waterfront. Landfill extends into portions of the lake providing space for Navy Pier, Northerly Island, the Museum Campus, and large portions of the McCormick Place Convention Center. Most of the city's high-rise commercial and residential buildings can be found close to the waterfront.
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The Loop, (Downtown of Chicago) the 32nd of Chicago's 77 designated community areas, is the central business district of the city and the main part of its downtown. Home to Chicago's commercial core, it is the second largest commercial business district in North America after Midtown Manhattan in New York City and contains the world headquarters and regional offices of several global and national businesses, retail, restaurants, hotels, and theaters, as well as many of Chicago's most famous attractions. It is home to Chicago's City Hall, the seat of Cook County, and numerous offices of other levels of government and consulates of foreign nations. It is the location of the intersection of State Street and Madison Street, which has been the origin of the Chicago street grid since 1909. The Loop community area is bounded on the north and west by the Chicago River, on the east by Lake Michigan, and on the south by Roosevelt Road, although the commercial core has greatly expanded into adjacent community areas.
Chicago's Highest Moving Experiences
The best views in Chicago are the ones that move you!
Enjoy birds-eye views of Chicago from the highest peaks. Discover breathtaking views of Michigan Avenue, the lakefront and scenic skyline from the ultimate aerial angles - aboard a helicopter and from a skyscraper.
Your aerial adventure begins when you step on to Chicago’s fastest moving elevator and transcend 1,000 feet to the observation deck. Take in astonishing 360-degree scenes of the Magnificent Mile, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field and Soldier Field. You’ll have the option of observing Chicago from the exclusive angle of the tilting windowed skyscraper.
Next, you’ll take off aboard one of Chicago Helicopter Experience’s state-of-the-art helicopters and glide in luxury above the scenic skyline. You’ll experience unparalleled, panoramic views of the city below as your pilot shares fun facts about Chicago. Capture one-of-a-kind photos from a unique perspective as you fly over landmark buildings, the incredible skyline, Willis Tower, John Hancock Center and more.
This epic, panoramic experience will provide you with the memory of a lifetime and the pictures to prove it!