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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/

Facts
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
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
Connections

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Illinois, States or Territories

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Source Chicago (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
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Chicago Raised Itself on Jacks, Then Turned Its River Around, Articles
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Origin Of

Ed Rossbach

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Ferne Jacobs

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Harmonia Rosales

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

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Judy Chicago

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Katherine Dunham

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Prairie School

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William L. Pereira

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The Chicago native was born in 1909.
University of 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.
Ferris Wheel

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The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, although much smaller wooden wheels of a similar idea predate Ferris's wheel, dating perhaps to the 1500s.

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The 1893 World's Parliament of Religions

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The 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions

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Haymarket affair

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Dexter Building

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in the South Loop area of Chicago, Illinois
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

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American Gothic

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At the Moulin Rouge

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Chicago Picasso

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The Chicago Picasso (often just "The Picasso") is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois.
John Hancock Center

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Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier

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ABC Bank (Kenya)

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Alton Railroad

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American Marketing Association

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Argus Brewery

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Associated Negro Press

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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Baker McKenzie

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Black Sand and Gold Recovery Company

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

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Chicago and North Western Railway

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Chicago Union Station Company

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

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Essanay Studios

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GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

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Haidilao

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Half Acre Beer Company

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation

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Illinois Central Railroad

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International Harvester

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Kirkland & Ellis

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Kraft Foods Group

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Manga Entertainment

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MB Financial

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Milwaukee Road

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Molson Coors Beverage Company

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Monon Railroad

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Motorola Mobility

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Motorola Solutions

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Music Box Films

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Pabst Brewing Company

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Quaker Oats Company

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Questar Entertainment

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Revolution Brewing

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Revolution Brewing (Colorado)

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Sidley Austin

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The Black Sand and Gold Recovery Company

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Tribune Media

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headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
United Airlines

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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad

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University of 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.
University of Illinois Chicago

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in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois
Ida Craddock

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Craddock moved to Chicago and opened a Dearborn Street office offering "mystical" sexual counseling to married couples by both walk-in counseling and mail order.
Karl E. H. Seigfried

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Municipal Code of Chicago

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Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

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"name": "Chicago"
Sources
1. Chicago (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1837
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 41.8819,-87.6278
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 214.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, -87.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, -87.75
41.75 -87.75 Dfa
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5. GeoNames: Chicago - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4887398
Quote, cities500 record 4887398
41.85003 -87.65005 P PPLA2 US IL 031 14000 2664452 179 180 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Chicago
Wikidata Q1297, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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