Chicago, Major city in Illinois.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States.
Established in 1833, Chicago was a small trading post at that time and has grown to a large cosmopolitan city now.
Noted for its museums, particularly the Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.
Known for its Chicago School and Prairie School architecture.
Location: Cook County
Location: DuPage County
Inception: August 12, 1833
Founder: Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Population: 2746388
Elevation above the sea: 179 m
Phone: +13127445000
Website: chicago.gov
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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States.
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story skyscraper in Chicago.
Cloud Gate is a stainless steel sculpture that mirrors Chicago's skyline and the clouds above.
Wrigley Field is a distinctive baseball park, known for its ivy-covered outfield walls.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a 98-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.
The John Hancock Center, now known as 875 North Michigan Avenue, is a 100-story, 1,128-foot skyscraper located in Chicago.
U-505 is a German Type IXC U-boat built for service in the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
The Art Institute of Chicago hosts an expansive collection of artworks dating from 5,000 years ago to the present.
Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor.
Hull House was a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
Millennium Park is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a 24.5-acre section of northwestern Grant Park.
