- Chicago - Wikipedia
Chicago is home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, while the Art Institute of Chicago has an influential visual arts museum and art school
- History of Chicago - Wikipedia
The main lines from the East ended in Chicago, and those oriented to the West began in Chicago and so by 1860, the city had become the nation's trans-shipment and warehousing center
- Chicago - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some of the many things Chicago is famous for are: Chicago-style hot dogs, Chicago-style (deep dish) pizza, Maxwell Street Polish Sausage, jazz music, and 1920s gangsters, for example Al Capone
- Chicago | History, Population, Map, Facts | Britannica
Chicago is a city, the seat of Cook county, in northeastern Illinois, U S With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the state’s largest and the country’s third most populous city It is the commercial and cultural hub of the American Midwest Learn more about Chicago in this article
- Chicago - History | Britannica
Chicago - History: Chicago’s critical location on the water route linking the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River shaped much of its early history It was populated by a series of Native tribes who maintained villages in the forested areas near rivers
- Chicago History - City of Chicago
Today, Chicago has become a global city, a thriving center of international trade and commerce, and a place where people of every nationality and background come to pursue the American dream
- Chicago Facts | Chicago Public Library
Great Chicago Fire of October 8-10, 1871, on the original flag The points of the star signify transportation, labor, commerce, finance, populousness and salubrity (health) World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, on the original flag The points of the star signify religion, education, aesthetics, justice, beneficence and civic spirit
- Demographics of Chicago - Wikipedia
Chicago was home to over 2 7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of the population in the Chicago metropolitan area, home to approximately 9 6 million
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