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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has 9.41 million residents and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Chicago is the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S.

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 ten 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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The Oliver Typewriter Company was an American typewriter manufacturer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The Oliver Typewriter was the first effective "visible print" typewriter, meaning text was visible to the typist as it was entered. Oliver typewriters were marketed heavily for home use, utilizing local distributors and sales on credit. Oliver produced more than one million machines between 1895 and 1928 and licensed its designs to several international firms. Competitive pressure and financial troubles resulted in the company's liquidation in 1928. The company’s assets were purchased by investors who formed The British Oliver Typewriter Company, which manufactured and licensed the machines until its own closure in the late 1950s. The last Oliver typewriter was produced in 1959.

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

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This list of tallest buildings in Chicago ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois by height. The tallest building in Chicago is the 108-story Sears Tower, which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974. It also stands among the tallest buildings in the United States, and the world. In addition, the Sears Tower had the most floors of any completed building in the world, and stood as the world's tallest completed skyscraper when measuring to pinnacle height, rising 1,730 feet (527 m) with the addition of its western antenna. The second- and third-tallest buildings in Chicago are the Aon Center and the John Hancock Center, respectively. As of June 2008^[update], the John Hancock Center, with 49 floors of condominiums, held the world record for the highest residence. In addition, Chicago has several buildings containing at least 100 floors. (Read more...)

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... that a college designed for and led by Native Americans was active in Chicago from 1974 to 2005?
... that from the old Chicago Station, a five-cent fare would get you as far west as California?
... that the Chicago Community Bond Fund sought to put itself out of business by eliminating cash bail?
... that the architect of Chicago's 860–880 Lake Shore Drive nearly quit the project after his original floor plans were rejected?
... that four course records were broken during the 2023 Chicago Marathon?
... that kids could fight the Great Chicago Fire at Freedomland U.S.A.?
... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly?
... that the Fun Lounge police raid is considered the main cause for the formation of Mattachine Midwest, a gay rights group in Chicago?

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Frank Leroy Chance was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (initially named the "Orphans") and New York Yankees from 1898 through 1914. He also served as manager of the Cubs, Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. Discovered by the Cubs as he played semi-professional baseball while attending college, Chance debuted with the Cubs in 1898, serving as a part-time player. In 1903, Chance became the Cubs' regular first baseman, and in 1905, he succeeded Frank Selee as the team's manager. Chance led the Cubs to four National League championships in the span of five years (1906–1910) and won the World Series championships in 1907 and 1908. With Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers, Chance formed a strong double play combination, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". Let go by the Cubs after the 1912 season, Chance signed with the Yankees, serving as a player–manager for two seasons. He joined the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League as a player–manager, returning to MLB in 1923 as manager of the Red Sox. Chance was named the manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1924, but never took control of the team as he became ill. He died later that year. Noted for his leadership abilities, Chance earned the nickname "Peerless Leader". He is the all-time leader in managerial winning percentage in Cubs history. Chance was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 1946 balloting by the Veterans Committee, along with Tinker and Evers.

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Washington Park Court District is a Grand Boulevard community area neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 2, 1991. Despite its name, it is not located within either the Washington Park community area or the Washington Park park, but is one block north of both. The district was named for the Park. The district includes row houses built between 1895 and 1905, with addresses of 4900–4959 South Washington Park Court and 417–439 East 50th Street. Many of the houses share architectural features. The neighborhood was part of the early twentieth century segregationist racial covenant wave that swept Chicago following the Great Migration. The community area has continued to be almost exclusively African American since the 1930s.

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"Chicago—is—oh well a façade of skyscrapers facing a lake, and behind the façade every type of dubiousness." — E. M. Forster

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History of Chicago: Windy City • 1871 Great Chicago Fire • Haymarket affair • World's Columbian Exposition • Chicago race riot of 1919 • Chicago Board of Trade • McDonald's • Millennium Park • Cook County Democratic Party

Geography: Chicago River • Fort Dearborn • Prairie Avenue • Magnificent Mile • Cook County, Illinois

People: Daniel Burnham • Richard J. Daley • Oprah Winfrey • Al Capone • Barack Obama • Michael Jordan • Jesse Jackson • Aaron Montgomery Ward • Marshall Field • Potter Palmer • Pope Leo XIV • Harold Washington • Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Landmarks & Tourist Attractions: Chicago Landmarks • Wrigley Field • Buckingham Fountain • Willis Tower • John Hancock Center • Chicago Cultural Center

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...that the Arts Club of Chicago (pictured) arose from the success of the Art Institute of Chicago's handling of the Chicago showing of the Armory Show?
...that the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic is the largest African American parade in the United States?
...the AT&T Corporate Center is the tallest building built in Chicago in the last quarter of the 20th century?
...that Jerrold Wexler helped save a transaction to purchase the Denver Nuggets, helped save Goldblatt's from bankruptcy and led the Drake Hotel to a National Register of Historic Places listing?

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