Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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Glancing Back for Dec. 14: Future of Lerna Elementary in doubt

Journal Gazette 14 Dec 2024
In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC. My great grandfather, Harry James McCartney was an engraver in Chicago ... Additionally, I used the circular design to symbolize Illinois being a kind of center of the country, whether it is geographically or from Chicago serving as a hub for train and air traffic....
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Glancing Back for Dec. 12: Problems of demolition cited

Journal Gazette 12 Dec 2024
In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC. My great grandfather, Harry James McCartney was an engraver in Chicago ... Additionally, I used the circular design to symbolize Illinois being a kind of center of the country, whether it is geographically or from Chicago serving as a hub for train and air traffic....
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Poll: What's your pick for Illinois' next state flag?

Journal Gazette 11 Dec 2024
The public will soon be able to vote on a new state flag design ... In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC ... Additionally, I used the circular design to symbolize Illinois being a kind of center of the country, whether it is geographically or from Chicago serving as a hub for train and air traffic....
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New Illinois state flag? Here are the 10 finalists

Journal Gazette 11 Dec 2024
"Abe’s silhouette reminds us of our past," the designer wrote ... In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC ... Additionally, I used the circular design to symbolize Illinois being a kind of center of the country, whether it is geographically or from Chicago serving as a hub for train and air traffic....
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Daywatch: $4.2 million in unpaid wages

Chicago Tribune 11 Dec 2024
Good morning, Chicago ... Meslar/Chicago Tribune) After much revision, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan ekes through Finance Committee ... A student runs past the Chicago Public Schools central office at 42 W ... New Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director designate Klaus Mäkelä conducts the CSO at Symphony Center on April 4, 2024....
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Photos: See the 10 finalists for Illinois’ new state flag

Chicago Tribune 10 Dec 2024
I found this old design from 2016 just today ... In the fall of 2004, I lived in Chicago and was studying industrial design at UIC ... Additionally, I used the circular design to symbolize Illinois being a kind of center of the country, whether it is geographically or from Chicago serving as a hub for train and air traffic....

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