Chicago

Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States, with around 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area, sometimes called "Chicagoland," is the third largest in the United States, with an estimated 9.8 million people in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, the city retains its status as a major hub for industry, telecommunications and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the second busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements. In 2008, the city hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. Among metropolitan areas, the Chicago area has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world. Chicago is an important...

Works Written About This Topic: Windy City: A Novel of Politics  Jack Gance  An Unfinished Season  To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960; Then We Came to the End  For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago  Chicago under Glass: Early Photographs from the Chicago Daily News  The Encyclopedia of Chicago  My Friend Leonard  Sister Carrie
Employees and other personnel: John F. Harris - Budget Director - 1996 - 2005;
Exhibitions sponsored: Kiss on the Cheek: Portraits by Dale Washington - Hyde Park Art Center - Jul 6, 2008 - Oct 12, 2008;
Characters that have lived here: Nick Cranley
Fictional Characters Born Here: Lenny Leonard  Edward Cullen  Crraw
Fictional Works Set Here: American Flagg!
Featured In Films: I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With  Proof  Mickey One  Soul Food  Eight Men Out  Ordinary People  Barbershop  Candyman  Stir of Echoes  The Weather Man
Governing officials: Richard M. Daley - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - 1989; Eugene Sawyer - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Dec 2, 1987 - Apr 24, 1989; David Duvall Orr - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Nov 25, 1987 - Dec 2, 1987; Harold Washington - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Apr 29, 1983 - Nov 25, 1987; Jane Byrne - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Apr 16, 1979 - Mar 29, 1983; Michael Anthony Bilandic - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Dec 28, 1976 - Apr 16, 1979; Richard J. Daley - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Apr 20, 1955 - Dec 20, 1976; Martin H. Kennelly - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Apr 15, 1947 - Apr 20, 1955; Edward Joseph Kelly - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Mar 17, 1933 - Mar 15, 1947; Frank J. Corr - Mayor - Mayor of Chicago - Mar 15, 1933 - Apr 17, 1933;
Government bodies: Chicago City Council
Country: United States of America
Postal codes: 60290  60601  60602  60603  60604  60605  60606  60607  60608  60609
Date founded: 1833;
County: Cook County
Place: Chicago
BLS Unemployment Rate (%): 0.0816 - 2008;
Estimated Number of Foreclosures: 35,691 - 2008;
Estimated Number of Mortgages: 555,692 - 2008;
Household Count: 1,061,964 - 2008;
OFHEO Price Change (%): -0.0115 - 2008;
90-Day Vacant Residential Addresses: 61,446 - 2008;
Total Residential Addresses: 1,012,103 - 2008;
Adjoins: Indiana; Norridge; Oak Park; River Forest; Elmwood Park; Lake Michigan; Lincolnwood; Evanston;
Area: 613.82718 km²;
Contained by: United States of America  Illinois  Cook County  Chicagoland  DuPage County
Contains: Grant Park  Chicago Loop  Lincoln Park  Landmark Century Centre Cinema  Rogers Park  Uptown  Logan Square  West Ridge  Lincoln Square  Edison Park
Events: Fort Dearborn massacre  Great Chicago Fire  1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament  1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament  1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament- Midwest Regional First Round  1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament- Midwest Regional Second Round  2000 Bassmaster Classic  International Mr Leather 1979  International Mr Leather 1980  International Mr Leather 1981
Geolocation: 41.85, -87.65;
Nearby airports: Midway Airport  Gary/Chicago International Airport  O'Hare International Airport  Palwaukee Municipal Airport  Lewis University Airport  Aurora Municipal Airport  Schaumburg Regional Airport  Lansing Municipal Airport  Waukegan Regional Airport
Time zone(s): Central Time zone
Neighborhoods: Rogers Park  West Ridge  Uptown  Lincoln Square  Edison Park  Big Oaks  Norwood Park  Old Norwood  Oriole Park  Union Ridge
Population: 3,005,072 - 1980; 3,366,957 - 1970; 1,698,575 - 1900; 503,185 - 1880; 3,550,404 - 1960; 3,396,808 - 1940; 3,620,962 - 1950; 1,099,850 - 1890; 3,376,438 - 1930; 29,963 - 1850;
Olympics bid on: 1952 Summer Olympics;
Organizations with this scope: One Brick  OpticsPlanet
Newspapers: Chicago Flame  Daily Southtown  Chicago Record  Chicago Tribune  Chicago Sun-Times  The A.V. Club  The Chicago Reader  RedEye  Chicago Daily News  Chicago Defender
Teams: Chicago Cubs  Chicago White Sox  Chicago Bears  Chicago Bulls  Chicago Blackhawks  Chicago Fire  Chicago Cougars  Machine  Chicago Shamrox  DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Climate: February, 1 °C, -7 °C, 42 mm; September, 24 °C, 14 °C, 83 mm; January, -1 °C, -9 °C, 48 mm; March, 8 °C, -1 °C, 72 mm; December, 2 °C, -6 °C, 61 mm; November, 9 °C, 1 °C, 76 mm; October, 18 °C, 7 °C, 68 mm; May, 21 °C, 10 °C, 85 mm; July, 29 °C, 19 °C, 89 mm; June, 27 °C, 16 °C, 92 mm;
How to get here: Train - Union Station - Chicago Transit Authority/Amtrak/Metra; Air travel - Midway Airport/O'Hare International Airport; Bus - Union Station - Greyhound Lines; Bus - 630 W. Harrison St. - Megabus; Train - Ogilvie Transportation Center - Metra;
Local transportation: Metra  Chicago Transit Authority  Pace  Chicago Trolley Company  Regional Transportation Authority
Tourist attractions: Wrigley Field  Willis Tower  Lincoln Park Zoo  Field Museum of Natural History  Shedd Aquarium  Museum of Science and Industry  Adler Planetarium  DuSable Museum  Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District  John Hancock Center
Related Web Pages: http://www.cityofchicago.org/  Geonames  GNIS Feature  Daylife Topic Page  Chicago Videos  Ranker Lists  Superdawg  http://egov.cityofchicago.org/  Visitor Information