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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, as of 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 county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has the largest and most diverse finance derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports by passenger traffic, and the region is also the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) of any urban region in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. Chicago's economy is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. (Full article...)

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"Go Cubs Go", "Go, Cubs, Go" or "Go, Cubs, Go!" is a song written by Steve Goodman in 1984. At various times the Goodman version of the song has been the official Chicago Cubs team song and the official Cubs victory song. The Goodman version of the song is now referred to as the official Chicago Cubs victory song. The Goodman version has been included in both a 1994 Steve Goodman anthology album and a 2008 Cubs songs and sounds album. An alternate 2008 version by Manic Sewing Circle has also been released.

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Image 1Flag of Chicago (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 2The Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 3Chicago Theatre (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 4O'Hare International Airport (from Chicago)
Image 5Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 6Chicago Theatre (from Chicago)
Image 7A satellite image of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 8The Chicago Building (1904–05) is a prime example of the Chicago School, displaying both variations of the Chicago window. (from Chicago)
Image 9The Chicago River during the January 2014 cold wave (from Chicago)
Image 10An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (from Chicago)
Image 11The Chicago Picasso (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 12The Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 13Downtown and the North Side with beaches lining the waterfront (from Chicago)
Image 14WGN began in the early days of radio and developed into a multi-platform broadcaster, including a cable television super-station. (from Chicago)
Image 15Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side (from Chicago)
Image 16Chicago was home of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011, and of other Harpo Production operations until 2015. (from Chicago)
Image 17Ethnic origins in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 18"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (from Chicago)
Image 19Traditional Potawatomi regalia on display at the Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 20The University of Chicago campus as seen from the Midway Plaisance (from Chicago)
Image 21The Chicago Board of Trade Building (from Chicago)
Image 22Daley Plaza and the Chicago Picasso, with City Hall-County Building visible in background. At right, the Daley Center contains the state law courts. (from Chicago)
Image 23Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 24Ferries offer sightseeing tours and water-taxi transportation along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (from Chicago)
Image 25When it was opened in 1991, the central Harold Washington Library appeared in Guinness World Records as the largest municipal public library building in the world. (from Chicago)
Image 26Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 (from Chicago)
Image 27Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 28Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange (2022) after reconstruction; it initially opened in the 1960s. (from Chicago)
Image 29Aerial view of the Chicago Loop in 2012 (from Chicago)
Image 30Ford Explorer SUV as a Chicago Police Department vehicle, 2021 (from Chicago)
Image 31Men outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression (1931) (from Chicago)
Image 32Aerial view of Navy Pier located in the Streeterville neighborhood, one of the most visited attractions in the Midwestern United States. (from Chicago)
Image 33Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of The Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (from Chicago)
Image 34Community areas of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 35A Polish market in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 36Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, is the third-busiest passenger rail terminal in the United States. (from Chicago)
Image 37The main hall of the Field Museum of Natural History in 2007, with Sue the T. rex in the foreground (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 38Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (from Chicago)
Image 39Willie Dixon (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 40Protesters in Grant Park outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention (from Chicago)
Image 41An Amtrak train on the Empire Builder route departs Chicago from Union Station. (from Chicago)
Image 42Map of racial distribution in Chicago, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Chicago)
Image 43Home Insurance Building (1885) (from Chicago)
Image 44Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, North Side (from Chicago)
Image 45Jay Pritzker Pavilion (from Chicago)
Image 46Chicago tenants picket against rent increases (March 1920) (from Chicago)
Image 47Chicago-style hot dog (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 48Prentice Women's Hospital on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Downtown Campus (from Chicago)
Image 49People walking around Buckingham Fountain to attend a rally (2013) (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 50Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop. (from Chicago)
Image 51The Chicago Picasso (1967) inspired a new era in urban public art. (from Chicago)

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The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after six other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed. In the Chicago Bulls seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record multiple times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs multiple times. They received international recognition in the 1990s when All-Star shooting guard Michael Jordan led them to their six league championships. The only NBA franchises that have won more championships than the Bulls are the Boston Celtics (17 championships) and Los Angeles Lakers (14). The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division. The Western Division was renamed the Western Conference in 1970, and was split into the Midwest and Pacific Divisions. The Bulls played in the Midwest Division until 1980, when they moved to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. (Read more...)

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... that when Oprah Winfrey was honored at the 2018 Golden Globes, the first person she thanked was Dennis Swanson, the Chicago TV station manager who hired her?
... that the Chicago Community Bond Fund sought to put itself out of business by eliminating cash bail?
... that Damen, despite being one of the busiest stations on the Chicago "L", lacks accessibility for the disabled?
... that from the old Chicago Station, a five-cent fare would get you as far west as California?
... that both Christian Albright and De'Montre Tuggle were born on the same day, named second-team all-Mid-American Conference in 2020, signed with the Chicago Bears in 2022, and debuted in the CFL in 2023?
... that the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and Sports Illustrated have all profiled the smallest TV station in the United States?
... that the Chicago Sun-Times credits JumpStart Toddlers as the first video game targeted towards babies?
... that Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven has amassed a database of nearly 250,000 allegations against police officers?

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Helen Shiller is a former Alderman of the 46th ward in Chicago, Illinois. She served in the Chicago City Council for six four-year terms, from 1987 to 2011. Shiller was elected to the City Council on her third attempt, as Harold Washington, Chicago's first black Mayor, was re-elected to his second term, and her election as alderman helped close the Council Wars era in Chicago government. Shiller has been described as "committed to liberal causes" appropriate for the lakefront district she represents. Among her most significant impacts on Chicago were her advocacy for diverse, inclusive, affordable housing and helping craft Chicago's response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Her commitment to fostering community development without displacement often brought Shiller into contention with some constituencies, real estate developers, and editorial boards. Shiller's oral history was collected by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Uptown resident, the late Studs Terkel, in his 2003 book, Hope Dies Last.

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The Washington Square Park, a registered historic landmark that is better known by its nickname Bughouse Square (derived from the slang of bughouse referring to mental health facilities), was the most celebrated open air free-speech center in the country as well as a popular Chicago tourist attraction. It is sometimes referred to as simply Washington Square. It was located across Walton Street from Newberry Library at 901 N. Clark Street in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is Chicago's oldest existing small park. It is one of 4 Chicago Park District parks named after persons surnamed Washington (Washington Park, Harold Washington Park, Dinah Washington Park). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1991 and the neighboring Washington Square Historic District was later added to the register August 21, 2003. The Washington Square District was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 16, 1991 and Washington Square District Extension was declared a Chicago Landmark on July 10, 2002. A second extension was declared a Chicago Landmark on May 11, 2005.

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"It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows her prophecies faster than she can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time." — Mark Twain

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