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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Population
2,746,388 1
Area (sq km)
607.44 1
Founding Year
1837 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
182 1
Latitude
41.88194 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.62778 degrees west 1
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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Harmonia Rosales (born on February 6, 1984) is an American artist born in Chicago.

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The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, UChi, or U of C) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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1. Chicago (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
  • Infobox: population_total
    2746388
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    607.44
  • Infobox, Elevation
    182.02 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    41.88194 N 87.62778 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    41.88194 N 87.62778 W
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: Illinois, Lead section, state fact
    Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Chicago (Wikidata)
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inception 1837
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Wikidata Q1297, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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