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Chicago

Chicago is a major city in the Midwestern United States located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. It grew rapidly after being incorporated as a city in 1837 and became a major transportation and business hub in North America. Today, Chicago is known for its architecture, culture, and as the third largest city in the United States, attracting millions of tourists annually to visit its parks, sculptures, shopping, and sights.

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Chicago

Chicago is a major city in the Midwestern United States located on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. It grew rapidly after being incorporated as a city in 1837 and became a major transportation and business hub in North America. Today, Chicago is known for its architecture, culture, and as the third largest city in the United States, attracting millions of tourists annually to visit its parks, sculptures, shopping, and sights.

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CHICAGO

As every road had once led to Rome,


every road in America leads to
Chicago.
Chicago map shows that Chicago is located in the Midwestern
United States on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan,
bordering the Illinois-Indiana State Line.
For many centuries
before Chicago was
visited by a white
man ,it was the home of
the red-skins Indian
tribes.
 Chicago has three million people and is the
third-biggest city in the United States. It grew
up quickly, being incorporated as a city only in
1837.
The city of Chicago was founded in 1833 and it rapidly became a major transportation and
telecommunication hub in North America. It is considered as a center of international
business and commerce and is listed as the world's top ten global financial centers.
Chicago’s nicknames are: the Windy City, the City of Big
Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
Today, Chicago is known as the Windy City. Walking around it you might
suspect that Chicago got this nickname from the winds off Lake Michigan. But
the true origin of the saying comes from politics.
Chicago used its central position to become the primary
railroad linking the eastern and western United States.
Chicago is famous for its
architecture, culture,
entertainment and business
The city is visited by
millions of tourists every
year.

Millennium Park...
Cloud Gate
Chicago looks great from
See yourself and a reflection of the city every angle
skyline in artist Anish Kapoor’s interactive
sculpture that sits in the center of the Park.
It’s no wonder
that President Barack and Michelle
Obama – and nearly three million others –
call Chicago
home.

 The Willis Tower is the


tallest building in the
Western Hemisphere at 110
stories high.
Chicago's "Eye" sculpture
There is so much to do in the city that many visitors want to come back time and
time again to see the sights you’ve never seen before and revisit the ones you
enjoyed the most.
SHOPPING

Shop till you drop!


From luxury and
trendy fashion
boutiques to
Department stores.
Chicago is on Lake Michigan, which
has 26 miles of beaches, trails, and
boardwalks. In the "Windy City"
temperatures range from minus 30
degrees Fahrenheit in winter to more
than 100 in summer.
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