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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChicagoChicago - Wikipedia

    Website. chicago .gov. Chicago [a] 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 in the 2020 census, [8] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

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      Grant Park map. Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop...

    • Great Chicago Fire

      The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in...

    • Chicago Portage

      The Chicago Portage was an ancient portage that connected...

    • Chicago City Council

      The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the...

    • Navy Pier

      Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the...

  2. Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the third largest city in the United States. As of 2020, the population is 2,746,388. It is the city with the largest population in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the main city of the Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland.

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  3. Chicago has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history. Since the 1850s Chicago has been one of the dominant metropolises in the Midwestern United States, and has been the largest city in the Midwest since the 1880 census.

  4. 6 days ago · 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.

  5. www.history.com › topics › us-statesChicago - HISTORY

    Mar 4, 2010 · The largest city of the American Midwest, Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1830 and quickly grew to become, as Carl Sandburg’s 1916 poem put it, “Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat ...

  6. Even after Illinois became a state in 1818, however, Chicago remained a small settlement. It was incorporated as a town in 1833 with a population of about 350. History of the Chicago Board of Trade. A discussion of how the Chicago Board of Trade influenced the city's entrepreneurial spirit in the 19th and 20th centuries. (more)

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