Also known as
  • Chicago,
  • City of Chicago,
  • Chicago, IL,
  • The City With Broad Shoulders,
  • The City That Works,
  • The Windy City,
  • Chicago, Illinois
Chicago (IPA: /ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/ or /ʃɪˈkɔːgoʊ/ pronounced shi-KAH-goh or shi-KAW-goh) is the largest city by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. It is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles, with a population of nearly 3 million people. Adjacent to Lake Michigan, the Chicago metropolitan area (commonly referred to as Chicagoland) has a population of over 9.7 million people in three U.S. states, Illinois,... full article at wikipedia
Date founded
  • 1833
Date dissolved
Population
number
date
  • 2,833,321
  • 2006
GDP (nominal)
GDP (nominal per capita)
CO2 emissions - total
CO2 emissions - residential
CO2 emissions - commercial
CO2 emissions - industrial
CO2 emissions - mobile
Automobiles per capita
Places exported to
Places imported from
Major exports
Major imports
Featured In Films
film
initial release date
  • Sep 5, 2007
  • Sep 5, 2005
  • Sep 27, 1965
  • Sep 26, 1997
  • Sep 2, 1988
  • Sep 19, 1980
  • Sep 13, 2002
  • Sep 11, 1992
  • Sep 10, 1999
  • Oct 28, 2005
Governing officials
officeholder
office, position, or title
from
  • 1989
Government positions
Government bodies